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19,000-acre wildfire in Santa Barbara County prompts evacuations near vineyards, Neverland Ranch
A Santa Barbara County wildfire in the mountains above the Santa Ynez Valley has spread to more than 19,000 acres, causing evacuations near vineyards and Neverland Ranch.
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Biden bestows Medal of Honor on Union soldiers who helped hijack train in Confederate territory
President Joe Biden on Wednesday awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive deep in Confederate territory during the Civil War and drove ...
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Fess Elisha Parker Jr. (born F. E. Parker Jr.; August 16, 1924 – March 18, 2010) was an American film and television actor best known for his portrayals of the title characters in the Walt Disney television miniseries Davy Crockett (1954–55; ABC) and the television series Daniel Boone (1964–70; NBC).
Fess Parker was a former college athlete who became a Disney star as Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone. He also appeared in movies like The Great Locomotive Chase and Back to the Future, and retired from Hollywood in 1973.
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- Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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- Santa Ynez, California, USA
Mar 19, 2010 · Fess Parker, whose star-making portrayal of frontiersman Davy Crockett on television in the mid-1950s made him a hero to millions of young baby boomers and spurred a nationwide run on...
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Fess Parker was an American actor who starred in the Disney series Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone. He retired from Hollywood in 1973 and became a successful real estate developer in California.
- August 16, 1924
- March 18, 2010
Mar 19, 2010 · Fess Parker, whose television portrayal of the American frontiersman Davy Crockett catapulted him to stardom in the mid-1950s and inspired millions of children to wear coonskin caps in one of...
Mar 18, 2010 · LOS ANGELES — Fess Parker, whose star-making portrayal of frontiersman Davy Crockett on television in the mid-1950s made him a hero to millions of young baby boomers and spurred a nationwide...
Mar 18, 2010 · Fess Parker, the start of Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone, in the 1950s and '60s has died. He was 85. He later became a developer along California's central coast and grew grapes for prize-winning...