On June 3, 1955, four-year-old Cris Favors, son of Louis and Rita Geraci Favors, asked Crockett whether he had indeed killed a bear at age three, and if he had his horse with him. Crockett allowed ...

During his lifetime, Crockett—who went by David, not Davy—shaped his own myth. In the 20th century, his legacy got a boost ...

The studio wove the three episodes into a feature film, "Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier" (1955), and shot two new episodes, which were shown on television and repackaged as the 1956 film ...

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.

For our celebration of America’s 250th Anniversary, we’re taking a look at the iconic frontiersman and politician from East ...

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 ...

The first installment of "Davy Crockett" debuted in December 1954 as part of the "Disneyland" TV show. And the 6-foot, 6-inch Parker was quickly embraced by youngsters as the man in a coonskin cap ...

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 ...