LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Fess Parker, a baby-boomer idol in the 1950s who launched a craze for coonskin caps as television's Davy Crockett, died Thursday of natural causes. He was 85.

LOS ANGELES - Actor Fess Parker, who became every baby boomer's idol in the 1950s and launched a craze for coonskin caps as television's Davy Crockett, died Thursday of natural ...

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Like millions of other baby boomer kids I became Davy Crockett as portrayed by Fess Parker, fending off hordes of Mexican soldiers from the “Alamo” of our front porch.

The Crockett Tavern Museum in Morristown offers visitors a glimpse into the life of David 'Davy' Crockett, the "King of the ...

Fess Parker, a baby-boomer idol in the 1950s who started a craze for coonskin caps as television's Davy Crockett, died yesterday of natural causes. He was 85.

A Palm Springs home originally owned by the late “Davy Crockett” star Fess Parker is for sale at $1.975 million. Located in the Indian Canyons neighborhood, the 2,097-square-foot house dating ...

Fess Parker, a baby-boomer idol in the 1950s who launched a craze for coonskin caps as television's Davy Crockett, died Thursday of natural causes. He was 85. Family spokeswoman Sao Anash said ...