THE DHI FESS-TIVAL-Opening Day at Disneyland
Fess Parker onDisneyland's Opening Day"Walt, you know, was an ex-polo player and he still had his polo ponies. So when we did the parade and Walt led the parade riding on one of his ponies, he wanted me to ride one of the others. And of course my size, I dwarfed that...
SUNDAY FUNNIES-On Monday
THE SUNDAY FUNNIESSorry for the Sunday Funnies appearing on Monday (Monday Funnies?). I was recovering from the Antique/Book Show on Easter. Another offering from Gary Larson's "The Far Side."
DHI Update
I have been out these last two days, and through tomorrow, doing an Antique/Book show. More to come this weekend, including more of the DHI FESS-Tival.
THE DHI FESS-TIVAL-Crocketmania!
It started December 16, 1954--the day after the first episode "Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter" aired on ABC. By the second episode, "Davy Crockett, Goes to Congress," broadcast on January 26, 1955, it was a spreading epidemic that would shortly engulf the nation's...
THE DHI FESS-TIVAL-The Crockett Craze
THE CROCKETT CRAZEBy Paul F. Anderson"I know, that obscure as I am, my name is making a considerable deal of fuss in the world."-David Crockett Autobiography [1834]The craze set-off by the Emmy Award winning Davy Crockett Series is a unique phenomenon of the 20th...
THE DHI FESS-TIVAL-Worldwide for Davy
DAVY CROCKETT OVERSEASDavy Crockett's popularity created one of America's all-time greatest fads. While not quite as epic in foreign countries, it was still popular and the Disney Davy Crockett brand, with Fess Parker as the hero, had success in numerous countries....
SUNDAY FUNNIES-My Childhood Dream
THE SUNDAY FUNNIESI don't recall when I discovered this cartoon, but I do know it was back in the "early days" of the Institute; the 1970s. Even in grade school and junior high I was interested in Walt Disney and his legacy. Moreover, I was completely and totally...
THE DHI FESS-TIVAL-Fess Parker on Indians
Fess Parker and Pat Hogan (Chief Red Stick)"Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter" broadcast December 16, 1954FESS PARKER ON INDIANS"Well, I think there's no question about it. It's a very disgraceful aspect of our country's history, past, present, and I'm afraid into the...
DHI BOOK SHOP HAS OPENED FOR BUSINESS
Just a quick note to let Institute readers know that I have started to put books, magazines, and other Disney paper (and one Walt signature) in the DHI Book Shop. My plan is to put in a half dozen or so items every few days (rarer historical items, rather than the...
THE DHI FESS-TIVAL-Celebrating the Life of Fess Parker
THE DHI FESS-TIVAL CELEBRATION KICKOFF!by Paul F. AndersonWelcome to the first installment of the Disney History Institute's Fess-Tival: A Celebration of the Disney Life & Times of Fess Parker. Check back each day for a new story, anecdote, or photo from Parker's...
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