Davy Crockett Goes to Congress (television)
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress (television) Television show; aired on January 26, 1955. Episode 2. Directed by Norman Foster. Davy tangles with Big Foot Mason when he tries to settle in Tennessee, and in winning the battle, is asked by the townsfolk to run for office. He declines until his wife’s death changes matters and …
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Davy Crockett at the Alamo (television) Television show; aired on February 23, 1955. Episode 3. Davy heads West to Texas to help fight against the invading Mexican Army led by General Santa Anna, and has to fight his way into the Alamo, only to find that the situation there is hopeless. The stalwart defenders are …
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Davy Crockett Arcade Frontierland shop at Disneyland; opened July 17, 1955, and became Davy Crockett Frontier Arcade in 1985.
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Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (film) Theatrical release of the fourth and fifth Crockett television episodes. Released July 18, 1956. Directed by Norman Foster. 81 min. Stars Fess Parker (Davy Crockett), Buddy Ebsen (George Russel), Jeff York (Mike Fink), Kenneth Tobey (Jocko), Clem Bevans (Cap’n Cobb), Walter Catlett (Colonel Plug). Released on video in …
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Davy Crockett: A Natural Man (television) In searching the woods for a grizzly bear which has injured George, Davy finds his long-lost uncle, Jimmy Crockett. Jimmy has a son by a Creek Indian maiden, Eyes Like Sky, who grew up to hate his father and all white men. Jimmy also harbors a secret about a …
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Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (television) Television show; aired on December 14, 1955. Episode 5. Directed by Norman Foster. Some Indian friends of Davy’s have been falsely accused of raiding boat traffic on the Ohio River. With the help of George Russel and Mike Fink, Davy discovers a group of pirates masquerading as Indians, …
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Davy Crockett: A Letter to Polly (television) Missing his family, Davy tries to take a letter to a peddler who can deliver it to them, but on the way happens upon a cabin where the family has all been slaughtered during an Indian attack, except for a boy, Aaron, who is so scared he can …
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Davy Crockett (television)
Davy Crockett (television) The most well-known of all the Disney television shows. The shows won an Emmy Award for Best Action or Adventure Series in 1956. They started a national craze and raised Fess Parker to stardom. Because of their fame, many people erroneously believe that it was a lengthy series. In fact, there were …
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Davis, Virginia
Davis, Virginia (1918-2009) Child actress who Walt Disney brought from Kansas City to act as Alice in his Alice Comedies in 1923. She was in the first 13 films in the series. She was honored as a Disney Legend in 1998.
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Davis, Ossie (1917-2005) Actor; appeared in We’ll Take Manhattan (man in subway), The Ernest Green Story (grandfather), and provided the voice of Yar in Dinosaur.
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