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Davy Crockett star Fess Parker dies at 85
LOS ANGELES - Fess Parker, the actor best known for playing American folk hero Davy Crockett, has died at the age of 85, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The paper said Parker, who became a successful winery owner and real estate developer after retiring from Hollywood in the 1970s, died of complications from old age at his home in California.