Obituaries

Fess Parker, actor and winery owner was 85

Fess Parker's first credit was in the 1950 film "Harvey," but he became widely known as Disney's Davy Crockett later that decade and as Daniel Boone. More recently Parker has been active in politics and land development in Santa Barbara County, where he has a winery and a hotel. LAT obit


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