Sixty years ago Davy Crockett was not only king of the wild frontier on TV, he was king of the box office for Walt Disney. In 1954-1955, Walt Disney ‘s Disneyland five-part TV series starring coonskin capped Fess Parker cap was adapted into the international box-office smash, Davy Crockett King of the Wild Frontier. Released in May 1955, the film grossed $2.5 million and was just the sixth live-action Disney production. Davy Crockett had fans wearing coonskin caps around the world. With the su
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