Fess Parker grew up in Texas, served in World War II, and later became TV's incredibly popular "Davy Crockett" and "Daniel Boone." After his film and TV career, Parker became a successful businessman, hotel builder, and vintner.
The first chapter is Fess Parker's biography before the acting bug bit him, then the second chapter focuses on a bigger bug, THEM! Each chapter that follows is dedicated to each of the DAVY CROCKET episodes (which means you get a lot of information about DAVY CROCKETT in this book), and then focuses on DANIEL BOONE. Books like this are only as good as they get when the family cooperates, and thanks to Fess Parker Enterprises and Parker's family, this book is wonderful.
The author also had conducted a lengthy interview with the actor and used most of that interview for this book.
I was impressed to see that Ron Ely wrote the Foreword, and Phil Collins wrote the introduction. Parker truly was an inspiration. I was among the large handful who rushed to Best Buy the day DAVY CROCKETT came out on DVD, and was pleased to discover this book is a loving tribute and superb biography about the man we saw weekly on TV for many years.
William R. Chemerka's authorized biography is a respectful tribute to an amazing man that features thoughtful recollections from Parker's family, friends, co-stars, and fans, and includes a number of never-before-published photographs.
William R. Chemerka's authorized biography is a respectful tribute to an amazing man that features thoughtful recollections from Parker's family, friends, co-stars, and fans, and includes a number of never-before-published photographs.
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I remember NBC Nightly News devoted an entire five minutes for Parker's obit. Other networks didn't cover much other than a 30 second mention.
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