Author: Will McDaniel

Families came out for the second annual Fess Parker “Fess-tival” on Saturday, to celebrate the local actor’s 101st birthday, and share in Fort Concho’s history programs, and, naturally — the Davy Crockett lookalike contest. Parker grew up in San Angelo, and lived on Jackson Street, where he attended Stephen F Austin Elementary, and graduated from the old Angelo High School in 1942. After serving in the Navy, he made his fame acting in classic Hollywood films as Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone, and later in other notable films like “Old Yeller” and “The Great Locomotive Chase”. Though kids aren’t playing…

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