My brothers and I loved this show and idolized Parker back in the day, but then when you grow up you find out a lot of your heroes were actually total dicks (cough, William Shatner, cough).
Anybody read much about Parker? Was he a good guy or was he a dick?
By most accounts, Parker was a decent, honorable man. I remember an interview many years ago with a reporter over his lawsuit with the producers of Daniel Boone. He addressed the reporter as "Sir". That little detail spoke of the manners and respect that were part of his character. On the other hand, Parker was a canny businessman who made a fortune in real estate development. I am sure he made a few enemies along the way. Overall it would appear that he was a quiet, private, respectful man. Probably not far from the character as portrayed by him in Daniel Boone.
shareI have a Fess Parker biography that paints him in a positive light, but you can still read between the lines. My impression is that he was a good guy, and that the majority of people who knew him liked and respected him. When he passed away there were a lot of fans with stories about how he would visit with customers at his winery, was humble, generous, and so on.
On the other hand, I've heard that he ruffled quite a few feathers with some unpopular real estate moves. He sounded like he could be obstinate and uncompromising on the business side of things, although his opposition still liked him on a personal level. While all accounts I've read indicate a family-like atmosphere on the Daniel Boone set, there's also been indications that not everyone who left did so of their own choosing.
Overall, the accounts I've read overwhelmingly suggest that he was one of the good guys.
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Darby Hinton's father died before he was a year old. When he was cast in the part of Fess Parker's on screen son, Israel Boone, he became the surrogate son of Fess Parker. Darby and Fess kept in touch all their lives.
Fess Parker was a good guy.
I don't get where William Shatner was a dick. He seems to be a person who was full of himself. Does that make him a dick? George Takei didn't get his full amount of attention from WS; that's a given. Should GT have made such a big deal out of it? I'm not certain that I would have done. It's the past and it's over, it can't be changed.
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The internet and National Enquirer are unreliable sources. I don't believe them. I always do research using reliable sources.
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I don't think anyone has read the National Enquirer in 20 years.
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