I was a 5 year old boy when Fess Parker first played Davy Crockett in 1954. I lived in Morristown TN where the real Davy Crockett lived from age 6 to 20 with his parents and family. Davy's father had a combination tavern and lodging house in Morristown on the new stage road for travelers headed from Abingdon VA to Knoxville TN. Fess Parker even came to Morristown's 1955 Centennial Celebration, and at age 6 I had my picture taken with him! A treasured memory!
Boone (1734-1820) was an explorer/frontiersman but he also married and had a family, and he and his wife adopted many orphans (who apparently were easy to find in the wild lands of the Appalachians(?) at that time). Crockett (1786-1836) was also an explorer/frontiersman and politician and died at The Alamo. There were, no doubt probably thousands of men (and a few women?) just like them, but Boone and Crockett had better publicity agents maybe.... :)
@D Sullivan -- That very well could be! One would have to read all that was written about the two men individually, and expand the research to see what the population numbers of white men were out in the vast areas where they might have met even briefly. They might have heard of each other, but there weren't many methods of _verifiable_ communications back then. Letters, newspapers and books would take time to be made (or made up...) and then to be sent. I'm glad we have the internet!
@D Sullivan -- Theories can be great! Me, it appears that Boone was my great, great, x? grandfather, on my father's side, but I understand that the Boones and no doubt other frontier families adopted orphans, so who knows what person could be a direct ancestor or just in the right place at the right time? Also, due to the movie The Alamo, we learned that Crockett died in battle there.
I'm partial to Fess Parker's portrayal of Daniel Boone. Arcola Enterprises was the company of producer Aaron Rosenberg, who did several movies besides Daniel Boone.
Fess said Walt never paid him more than $500 a week! Fess finally got fed up and walked away from Disney, and even though he was still under contract, Walt didn't stop him. Walt would surely have been embarrassed if it ever came out how little he was paying Fess. Fess refused to play in Tonka because Sal Mineo would have been the star, and Fess said he had never even heard of him. For that matter, Fess barely appeared on camera in Old Yeller, and Tommy Kirk was much more the star than he was. Fess knew that roles like that were hurting his career. He said that when the preseason gala was held at NBC in 1964, Walt approached him, shook his hand and wished him good luck with Daniel Boone.
2:07 I was a Security Policeman stationed at Osan in 1968. We would have these (fake) arguments about Daniel Boone splitting the tree. He won't split the tree this time!...Yes He Will!...I'll bet you a hundred dollars he won't! Good Times.
We never watched Boone. Fess Parker visited the TV station where I worked, and my family showed up for a routine visit. Parker was shocked that my kids did not fawn over him
So, Parker leaves Disney, essentially because he was getting tired of playing only Davy Crocket or similar characters, only to fall into playing Daniel Boone the remainder of his career? Well, I'm sure his earnings got better and he gained more creative control than when he was with Disney. I always liked ole Fess Parker.
Please buy a decent microphone. The one you have sounds like it was assembled in Bangladesh. I watched two of your videos and both are too hard to understand.
I was a 5 year old boy when Fess Parker first played Davy Crockett in 1954. I lived in Morristown TN where the real Davy Crockett lived from age 6 to 20 with his parents and family. Davy's father had a combination tavern and lodging house in Morristown on the new stage road for travelers headed from Abingdon VA to Knoxville TN. Fess Parker even came to Morristown's 1955 Centennial Celebration, and at age 6 I had my picture taken with him! A treasured memory!
Boone (1734-1820) was an explorer/frontiersman but he also married and had a family, and he and his wife adopted many orphans (who apparently were easy to find in the wild lands of the Appalachians(?) at that time). Crockett (1786-1836) was also an explorer/frontiersman and politician and died at The Alamo. There were, no doubt probably thousands of men (and a few women?) just like them, but Boone and Crockett had better publicity agents maybe.... :)
@D Sullivan -- That very well could be! One would have to read all that was written about the two men individually, and expand the research to see what the population numbers of white men were out in the vast areas where they might have met even briefly. They might have heard of each other, but there weren't many methods of _verifiable_ communications back then. Letters, newspapers and books would take time to be made (or made up...) and then to be sent. I'm glad we have the internet!
@D Sullivan -- Theories can be great! Me, it appears that Boone was my great, great, x? grandfather, on my father's side, but I understand that the Boones and no doubt other frontier families adopted orphans, so who knows what person could be a direct ancestor or just in the right place at the right time? Also, due to the movie The Alamo, we learned that Crockett died in battle there.
I'm partial to Fess Parker's portrayal of Daniel Boone. Arcola Enterprises was the company of producer Aaron Rosenberg, who did several movies besides Daniel Boone.
Wasn't Jeffery Hunter also in " The great locomotive chase " ?.
" Coonskin cap, .....why did it have to be a coonskin cap ?."
Secret thoughts of Fess Parker playing Daniel Boone.
Veronica Cartwright got snagged over to " Lost in space" in 1965.
@@johnbockelie3899 Sorry, no. That was her sister Angela, from The Sound of Music.
@@johnbockelie3899 loved watching the Great locomotive chase on tv when I was younger
That explains why he quit acting and started a winery and construction company. He was tired of being type cast, I think is what they call it
Fess said Walt never paid him more than $500 a week! Fess finally got fed up and walked away from Disney, and even though he was still under contract, Walt didn't stop him. Walt would surely have been embarrassed if it ever came out how little he was paying Fess. Fess refused to play in Tonka because Sal Mineo would have been the star, and Fess said he had never even heard of him. For that matter, Fess barely appeared on camera in Old Yeller, and Tommy Kirk was much more the star than he was. Fess knew that roles like that were hurting his career. He said that when the preseason gala was held at NBC in 1964, Walt approached him, shook his hand and wished him good luck with Daniel Boone.
In later life he was a successful winemaker.
Who? Parker or Boone?
@@iwasanangryyoungman Fess Parker. Boone retired to Missouri to live with a grandson.
I remember Boon's Farm wine. :-)
@@Tmanaz480 Actually, the wine is sold under the fess Parker Family Winery name. They also sell coonskin caps.
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2:07 I was a Security Policeman stationed at Osan in 1968. We would have these (fake) arguments about Daniel Boone splitting the tree. He won't split the tree this time!...Yes He Will!...I'll bet you a hundred dollars he won't! Good Times.
We never watched Boone. Fess Parker visited the TV station where I worked, and my family showed up for a routine visit. Parker was shocked that my kids did not fawn over him
Very good, I and my children loved watching it. I. Wonder what WALT. Would say about DISNEY. If he was alive today?
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🖕---- Just kidding. I like all of these series.👍
But the bear was bigger so he ran like a ninja up a tree
I see you beat me to it.
But the bear was bigger so he ran like a (. ) up a tree.
It was a great family show, I. Guess WLt wasn,t really what we thought he was, very interesting.
NBC was kind to produce Daniel Boone. Disney needs to shut its big bazew. Disney wrecked ABC news.
So, Parker leaves Disney, essentially because he was getting tired of playing only Davy Crocket or similar characters, only to fall into playing Daniel Boone the remainder of his career? Well, I'm sure his earnings got better and he gained more creative control than when he was with Disney. I always liked ole Fess Parker.
You and me both rest in Peace fess
Disney 2022. He wasn't faaaaabilous enough duckies
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ROTFLMAO great work around
The only loser here was greedy Walt Disney
Please buy a decent microphone. The one you have sounds like it was assembled in Bangladesh. I watched two of your videos and both are too hard to understand.
They weren't that bad. I can hear his fine. Slightly muffled but no big deal.
Get a new hearing aid