Fess Parker passed...

[billt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhYRDPG8Mu0

Remember it every week. How many remember this? I saw it live. Bill T.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD0DV2vPNEQ

[m25operator]

Sad to hear, had been very political in the recent past, had been on the Mark Levin show many times. Very patriotic, and loved his stuff as a kid.

RIP, and condolences to the family.

[alfsauve]

But how many remember the forgettable John Wayne, Island in the Sky?  Besides the FESS PARKER there was the Duke, James Arness, Jimmy Dugan, Mike Conners and Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer.

Fond memories Parker gave us all.  RIP


[Modified - clarified]

[fightingquaker13]

Due respect to the Duke, but Fess was my Davy Crockett. Hell, I had the coon skin cap, sweated through in the Fl. heat, and the Disney musket that still fired those those red paper strip caps. Take that you Mexican jerks!
FQ13

[alfsauve]

My Davie Crockett too, FQ.   I did the same.  Faux coon skin cap and cap firing musket. 

 What I meant to say and modified my post to say, was that Fess Parker was in a few other movies and TV shows including Island in the Sky.  Not many people remember that movie nor who was in it.

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[CJS3]

Due respect to the Duke, but Fess was my Davy Crockett. Hell, I had the coon skin cap, sweated through in the Fl. heat, and the Disney musket that still fired those those red paper strip caps. Take that you Mexican jerks!
FQ13

 Davy was also my favorite. And yes, I had the coon skin cap and cap firing musket too.

As far as movies go, one of his earliest parts was in the creature feature "Them". It was just on a couple of weeks ago on TCM. That was also the movie where Leonard Nimoy had his first speaking part, and his line was about Fess Parker.

[Hazcat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhYRDPG8Mu0

Remember it every week. How many remember this? I saw it live. Bill T.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD0DV2vPNEQ

Yep, I was a big fan of Merv and I remember watching that show 'live'.