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.

Crockett, who also used the non-cinematic name of Fess Parker, died of natural causes Thursday at the age of 85. The problem for many of us is that we cannot separate Davy and Fess or vice versa.

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 causes. He was 85.

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.

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

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.

At its peak, the frenzy started by Parker's Davy Crockett character helped sell 5,000 coonskin caps a day, causing the price of raccoon fur to jump from 25 cents a pound to $8. Before it was over ...

Fess Parker has died of natural causes at the age of 85. The actor donned a racoon-skinned cap as both Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone in their respective TV series of the 1950s and '60s.

Fess Parker, the actor who portrayed frontiersman Davy Crockett as envisioned by Walt Disney, died Thursday at his home near the winery he founded in the Santa Ynez Valley. He was 85.

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth, Fort Concho will host a Fess Parker Film Festival this weekend. The free event will be 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday and 2-4 p.m. Saturday in the fort’s ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES — 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.