<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.fessparker.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Fess Elisha Parker Jr. (born F.E. Parker; August 16, 1924--March 18, 2010) was an American film and television actor best known for his portrayals of Davy Crockett in the Walt Disney 1955--1956 TV miniseries and as Daniel Boone in a television series from 1964 to 1970 . He was also known for being a winemaker and resort owner - operator . </P> <P> Parker was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and raised on a farm in Tom Green County near San Angelo . His father, a tax assessor, had the same first name which had been given to him in honor of the educator and politician Simeon D. Fess . The middle name "Elisha" was chosen by the future actor himself, when he was a teenager (around 1937), because it sounded rhythmic and matched his middle initial . </P>

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