For the pro wrestling announcer, see David Crockett (wrestling). Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff David Crockett was a Professional wrestling announcer and executive from Charlotte, North Carolina. See also, Davy Crockett (nuclear device)

Colonel Davy Crockett
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 9th district
In office 1827 – 1831
Preceded by	Adam Rankin Alexander
Succeeded by	William Fitzgerald
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 12th district
In office 1833 – 1835
Preceded by	(none)
Succeeded by	Adam Huntsman
Born	August 17, 1786(1786-08-17) Greene County, Tennessee
Died	March 6, 1836 (aged 49) Alamo Mission, San Antonio, Republic of Texas
Political party	Anti-Jacksonian
Spouse	Polly Finley (1806 - 1815) her death Elizabeth Patton (1816-1836) his death
Occupation	Pioneer, Soldier, Trapper, Explorer, State Assemblyman, Congressman
Religion	Christian

Colonel David Stern Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was a celebrated 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician; usually referred to as Davy Crockett and often by the popular title "King of the Wild Frontier. The M-388 Davy Crockett was a tactical nuclear Recoilless rifle projectile that was deployed by the United States during the Cold War. Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. The 9th Congressional District of Tennessee is a Congressional district in southwestern Tennessee. Adam Rankin Alexander was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. William Fitzgerald was an American politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Adam Huntsman was an American lawyer and politician who represented Tennessee 's twelfth district in the United States House of Representatives. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Greene County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. 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The single salient characteristic which makes a character a folk hero is the imprinting of the name personality A frontier is a Political and Geographical term referring to areas near or beyond a boundary, or of a different nature A soldier is a general English term that refers to a member of a land component of National Armed forces. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person " He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives, served in the Texas Revolution, and died at the age of 49 at the Battle of the Alamo. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. 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Contents 1 Ancestry and birth 2 Childhood 3 Marriage 4 Tennessee Militia 5 Political career 6 Texas Revolution 7 Death 7.1 Alternative theories 8 Burial 9 Legacies 10 Crockett in media 10.1 Television 10.2 Theater 10.3 Music 10.4 Davy Crockett craze 10.5 Movies 11 See also 12 References 13 Further reading 14 External links

Ancestry and birth

Crockett was most likely born on August 17, 1786 but as to where is disputed, with his birthplace being given as near the Nolichucky River in Greene County, Tennessee, in Limestone Cove, Washington County, North Carolina, in Franklin, Tennessee, or in Hawkins County, Tennessee. The history of Texas as part of the United States began in 1845 but settlement of the region dates back to the end of the Upper Paleolithic Period French Texas was the period of Texas history from 1685 until 1689 Spanish Texas was one of the interior provinces of New Spain from 1690 until 1821 Mexican Texas is the given name by Texas history scholars to the period between 1821 and 1836 when Texas was governed by Mexico. The Republic of Texas was a sovereign Nation in North America between the United States and Mexico that existed from 1836 to The state of Texas seceded from the United States on February 1, 1861, and joined the Confederate States of America on March Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Nolichucky River is a major Stream draining the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina and East Tennessee. Greene County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. Washington County is a County located in the US state of North Carolina. Franklin is a city in and the County seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. Hawkins County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. ^[1] A recreation of his birthplace cabin stands in Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park on the Nolichucky River near Limestone, Tennessee. Not to be confused with David Crockett State Park in Lawrence County Tennessee Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park is a State Limestone is an unincorporated community on the western border of Washington County and the eastern border of Greene County in the northeastern part of ^[2] His father's ancestors were of Scots-Irish and Anglo-Irish descent, while his mother's ancestors appear to have been exclusively English. " Anglo-Irish " was a term used historically to describe a privileged Social class in Ireland, whose members were the descendants and successors of the The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English Tradition has it that Davy Crockett's father was born on this family's migrational voyage to America from Ireland, but, in fact, it is his great-grandfather, William David Crockett, who was registered as being born in New Rochelle in 1709. ^[3]

Davy Crockett was the fifth of nine children of John and Rebecca Hawkins Crockett. He was named after his paternal grandfather, who was killed at his home in present-day Rogersville, Tennessee, by Indians. Rogersville is a town in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States. His father John was one of the Overmountain Men who fought in the American Revolutionary War Battle of Kings Mountain. The Overmountain Men were American colonial militiamen in the American Revolutionary War from west of the Appalachian Mountains, mainly in areas that In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The Battle of Kings Mountain, October 7, 1780, was an important Patriot victory in the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary The Crocketts moved to Morristown, Tennessee sometime during the 1790s and built a cabin. Morristown is a city in and the County seat of Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. A museum now stands on this site and is a reconstruction of that cabin. ^[4]

Childhood

According to Crockett's autobiography, his early years were filled with adventure, hardship, and traveling. Shortly after being sent to school, he left home to avoid an unfair beating at the hands of his father. According to Crockett he apparently had "whupped the tar" out of a school bully who had embarrassed him on his first day in class and, to avoid a beating at the hands of the overly strict school teacher, began skipping school. After several weeks the teacher wrote to Crockett's father asking why his son wasn't attending class. When questioned Crockett explained the situation to his father who apparently was angered that family trade goods exchanged for his son's education had gone to waste and refused to listen to his son's side of the story. Crockett ran away from home to avoid the expected beating and spent several years roaming from town to town. During this period Crockett reports that he visited most of the towns and villages throughout Tennessee and learned the majority of his skills as a backwoodsman, hunter and trapper.

Around his 16th birthday Crockett returned home unannounced. During the years of his travels his father had opened a tavern and Crockett had stopped for a meal. He was unnoticed by his family but one of his younger sisters recognized him with delight. Much to Crockett's surprise, the entire family - including his father - were more than happy to see him and Crockett was welcomed back into the family.

Marriage

Shortly afterwards Crockett became engaged to marry Margaret Elder and, although the marriage never took place, the contract of marriage (dated October 21, 1805) has been preserved by the Dandridge, Tennessee, courthouse. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Dandridge is a town in Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States. It is well documented that Crockett's bride-to-be changed her mind and married someone else. ^[5]

On August 14, 1806, Crockett married Mary (Polly) Finley (1788-1815) at the home of Polly's parents in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jefferson County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. ^[6] They had two boys: Congressman John Wesley Crockett was born July 10, 1807, followed by William Finley Crockett (born 1809). John Wesley Crockett (1807 - 1852 was an American politician who represented Tennessee 's twelfth district in the United States House of Representatives Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common They also had a daughter, Margaret Finley (Polly) Crockett. After Polly's death David remarried in 1816 to a widow named Elizabeth Patton and they had three children: Robert, Rebecca and Matilda.

Tennessee Militia

On September 24, 1813, Crockett joined the Second Regiment of Tennessee Volunteer Mounted Riflemen for an initial term of ninety days and served under Colonel John Coffee in the Creek War, marching south into present day Alabama and taking an active part in the fighting including the final victory under Andrew Jackson at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John R Coffee ( June 2, 1772 &ndash July 7, 1833) was an American Planter and military leader The Creek War (1813&ndash1814 also known as the Red Stick War and the Creek Civil War, began as a Civil war within the Creek (Muscogee Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. Andrew Jackson (March 15 1767 June 8 1845 was the seventh President of the United States (1829&ndash1837 The Battle of Horseshoe Bend was fought during the War of 1812 in central Alabama. He was eventually discharged from service on March 27, 1815. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Crockett was elected Lieutenant Colonel of the Fifty-seventh Regiment of Tennessee Militia on March 27, 1818. Lieutenant Colonel ( Lieutenant-Colonel in English from the French grade 's spelling is a rank of Commissioned officer in the armies The Tennessee Military Department is an executive division within the Executive Branch of Tennessee State Government with four major commands Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

Political career

On September 17, 1821, Crockett was elected to the Committee of Propositions and Grievances. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year In 1826 and 1828 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. As a Congressman, Crockett supported the rights of squatters, who were barred from buying land in the West without already owning property. He also opposed President Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act, and his opposition to Jackson caused his defeat when he ran for re-election in 1831; however, he won when he ran again in 1833. Andrew Jackson (March 15 1767 June 8 1845 was the seventh President of the United States (1829&ndash1837 The Indian Removal Act, part of a United States government policy known as Indian removal, was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 26

Under date of November 26, 1833, John Quincy Adams records in his diary an encounter with Crockett, whom he quotes as saying that he (Crockett) "had taken for lodgings two rooms on the first floor of a boarding-house, where he expected to pass the winter and to have for a fellow-lodger Major Jack Downing, the only person in whom he had any confidence for information of what the Government was doing. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common John Quincy Adams (July 11 1767 &ndash February 23 1848 was an American diplomat and politician who served as the sixth President of the United States Seba Smith ( September 14, 1792 - July 28, 1868) was an American humorist and writer " Diary (New York: Longmans, Green, 1929), p. 445.

In an 1884 book written by dime novelist^[7][8] and non-fiction author^[9] Edward S. Ellis, Crockett is attributed as giving a speech critical of his Congressional colleagues who were willing to spend taxpayer dollars to help a widow of a U. This article is about US novels For the British versions see Story papers and Penny Dreadfuls. Edward Sylvester Ellis (April 11 1840 &ndash June 20 1916 was an American author who was born in Ohio and died at Cliff Island Maine. S. Navy man who had lived beyond his naval service, but would not contribute their own salary for a week to the cause. ^[10] Ellis describes how the once popular proposal died in the Congress largely as a result of the speech. The authenticity of this speech is questioned; however, since the Register of Debates and the Congressional Globe do not contain transcripts of speeches made on the house floor, there is no way to know whether the speech is authentic. Crockett is on record opposing a similar bill and offering personal support to the family of a General Brown in April 1828. ^[11]

In 1834, his autobiography titled A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett. Written by Himself was published. ^[12] Crockett went east to promote the book and was narrowly defeated for re-election. In 1835, he suffered yet another defeat. He said, "I told the people of my district that I would serve them as faithfully as I had done; but if not . . . you may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. " Following his defeat, he did just that.

Texas Revolution

On October 31, 1835, Crockett left Tennessee for Texas, writing "I want to explore Texas well before I return". Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common He traveled along the Kawesch Glenn, a southwest trail with historical insight. He arrived in Nacogdoches, Texas, in early January 1836. Nacogdoches (ˌnækəˈdoʊtʃɪs is a city in Nacogdoches County, Texas, in the United States. On January 14, 1836, Crockett and 65 other men signed an oath before Judge John Forbes to the Provisional Government of Texas for six months: "I have taken the oath of government and have enrolled my name as a volunteer and will set out for the Rio Grande in a few days with the volunteers from the United States. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap " Each man was promised about 4,600 acres (19 km²) of land as payment. On February 6, Crockett and about five other men rode into San Antonio de Bexar and camped just outside of the town. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio They were later greeted by James Bowie and Antonio Menchaca and taken to the home of Don Erasmo Seguin. James "Jim" Bowie (April 10 1796 March 6 1836 a nineteenth-century American pioneer and soldier played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution, culminating

William B. Travis was the commander in charge at the siege at the Alamo. William Barret Travis ( August 9 1809 &ndash March 6 1836) was a 19th century American Lawyer and Soldier. He appealed for help against the Mexican forces, to which Crockett responded. [1]. The Texas forces of 180-250 were overwhelmed by the attacking 8000 Mexican soldiers. Santa Anna raised a blood red flag which made his message perfectly clear. No quarter would be given for the defenders. The estimated number of deaths is 189 Texans and at least 1600 Mexicans. ^[13] Travis, supported by his entire force except one, refused to surrender.

Death

All that is known for certain about the fate of David Crockett is that he died at the Battle of the Alamo. The Battle of the Alamo was fought in February and March 1836 in San Antonio, Texas. The only survivors on the Texan side were one woman, one man, and a child. The most common account of Crockett's fate was that he was killed in the final minutes of the siege, having fallen back to the Alamo's redoubt position of the long barracks with the last dozen or so of Travis' men. Two eyewitness survivors of the Alamo confirm that Crockett did die in the battle. Susanna Dickinson, the wife of an officer, said that Crockett died in the assault and that she saw Crockett's body between the long barracks and the chapel, and Travis' slave Joe said he also saw Crockett lying dead with the bodies of slain Mexican soldiers around him.

Alternative theories

In 1955, controversial evidence came to light that challenged the accepted account of Crockett's fate. According to the diary of José Enrique de la Peña, currently housed at the Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin, there may have been up to six more survivors, with Crockett perhaps among them. Jose Enrique de la Peña (1807 &ndash 1841 or 1842 was a colonel in the Mexican Army Peña's account states that several prisoners from the Alamo were taken by Mexican General Manuel Fernández Castrillón and summarily executed by order of Mexican General and President Antonio López de Santa Anna. Manuel Fernández Castrillón (178?&ndash1836 was a Major general in the Mexican army of the 19th century Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón ( February 21, 1794 &ndash June 21, 1876) often known as Santa Crockett, according to Peña's entry, was identified to Santa Anna by Castrillón, who along with two other officers, begged the General to spare the life of the great hero. Santa Anna refused, and ordered all survivors to be executed immediately. ^[14]

In de la Peña's narrative written in the Fall of 1836, said narrative being based on his diary, he adds a footnote which may align both versions. He states that "All of the enemy perished, there remaining alive only an elderly lady and a Negro slave, whom the soldiers spared out of mercy and because we had established that only force had kept them in danger. " (Perry 1975) This implies that the summary execution of the survivors may have occurred prior to the releasing of Dickinson and Joe, so that they observed Crockett as dead bringing truth to their testimony. De la Peña describes the disposal of the dead and wounded as an ongoing process that took some time.

However, critics now tend to discount this on two key points. First, no other accounts of Crockett surviving the Alamo have surfaced besides Peña's diary. No documentation in the archives of the Mexican government, nor any of the personal records of others present at the Battle of the Alamo, give any hint of survivors amongst the defenders, much less any claiming Crockett as a survivor. Secondly, there is some speculation that Peña's account may have been a deliberate fabrication, with the intention of presenting Santa Anna in a far more diabolical light than American (and especially Texan) historians have given him since the fall of the Alamo.

Burial

Most sources indicate Crockett and all the Alamo defenders were cremated en masse. There were unconfirmed reports that some of the Mexicans who were hired to burn and bury the dead removed Crockett to a secret, unmarked location and buried him there before his body was burned. Some say that he was secretly transported back to Tennessee to prevent Santa Anna from using his body as a trophy. These reports are all unconfirmed. Conspiracy theories aside, Crockett's body was most likely cremated with the other Alamo defenders on a mass funeral pyre after the fall of the Alamo.

On his tombstone, it says: "Davy Crockett, Pioneer, Patriot, Soldier, Trapper, Explorer, State Legislator, Congressman, Martyred at The Alamo. 1786 - 1836. "

Legacies

One of Crockett's sayings, which were published in almanacs between 1835 and 1856 (along with those of Daniel Boone and Kit Carson), was:

“

Be always sure you are right, then go ahead. Daniel Boone ( &ndash September 26 1820 was an American pioneer and hunter whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson ( December 24, 1809 &ndash May 23, 1868) was an American Frontiersman

”

It is also said that upon going to Texas, his fellow congressmen urged him to stay. In response Crockett quickly answered them:

“

You may go to hell, I will go to Texas.

”

In 1838, Robert Patton Crockett went to Texas to administer his father's land claim. In 1854, Elizabeth Crockett finally came to Texas to live, dying in 1860. Crockett's son John Wesley Crockett was a U. John Wesley Crockett (1807 - 1852 was an American politician who represented Tennessee 's twelfth district in the United States House of Representatives S. Congressman from Tennessee, serving two terms between 1837 and 1841.

A section of U.S. Route 64 between Winchester, Tennessee and Lawrenceburg, Tennessee is signed as David Crockett Memorial Highway. US Route 64 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2326 miles (3743 km from eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners Winchester is a city in and the County seat of Franklin County, Tennessee, United States. Lawrenceburg is a city in Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States.

Crockett in media

Television

The Crockett legend was again popularized by Walt Disney, who produced a three-episode television series loosely based on his life, starring Fess Parker in the title role: Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter; Davy Crockett Goes to Congress; and Davy Crockett at the Alamo. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter Fess Elisha Parker Jr (born August 16, 1924) is an American film and television Actor best known for his 1950s portrayals of Davy The shows first aired on the ABC network on the Wednesdays of December 15, 1954; January 26, 1955; and February 23, 1955, but were all repeated on NBC in the 1960's after Disney had moved his program to that network. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's The 1960 repeats marked the first time that the programs had actually been shown in color on TV. Buddy Ebsen co-starred as Crockett's friend George E. Buddy Ebsen ( April 2, 1908 &ndash July 6, 2003) was a versatile American Character actor and Dancer. Russel, who had actually only accompanied him during the Creek Indian War.

Davy Crockett made a return with Disney in two further adventures: Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race and Davy Crockett and the River Pirates. In these two episodes Crockett faced off against Mike Fink, another early American legend. Mike Fink (b1770/1780?? – ca1823 called "king of the keelboaters" was a semi-legendary brawler and river-boatman who exemplified the tough and hard-drinking men who

A three-episode 1988-89 revival was made entitled The New Adventures of Davy Crockett, in which Tim Dunigan took over Fess Parker's famous role. In Fiction a revival is an attempt to revive or revitalize a defunct Media franchise by producing new original story lines Tim Dunigan (born August 2, 1955 in St Louis Missouri, US) is an actor who played Capt

Theater

The musical drama "Gentleman from the Cane" is an account of the life of Davy Crockett while he lived and worked in Lawrence County from 1817 to 1822 including his first foray into the political arena on the local and state level. The production was first presented in 1976 and has been performed numerous times by the residents of Lawrenceburg, TN.

Music

The 1955 song "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" was introduced in the television series. " The Ballad of Davy Crockett " is a Song with music by George Bruns and lyrics by Tom W Four different versions of the song hit the Billboard Best Sellers pop chart that year. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry The versions by Bill Hayes, TV series star Fess Parker, and Tennessee Ernie Ford charted in the Top 10 simultaneously, with Hayes' version hitting #1. Ernest Jennings Ford ( February 13, 1919 – October 17, 1991) better known by the Stage name Tennessee Ernie Ford, was

He is also mentioned in the Squeeze song "Cool for Cats" which refers to an attack on Indians. Squeeze are an English band that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the New Wave period of the late 1970s and continued recording successfully

Davy Crockett craze

The publicity for Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier spawned a brief Davy Crockett Craze amongst children in the U.S. and UK, buying coonskin caps and other Davy Crockett memorabilia. " The Ballad of Davy Crockett " is a Song with music by George Bruns and lyrics by Tom W The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A coonskin cap is a cap fashioned from the skin and fur of a Raccoon. This Crockett phenomenon is referenced in books of the time such as the Nigel Molesworth series by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle. Herbert Geoffrey Willans ( 4 February 1911 – 6 August 1958) an English author and journalist is best known as the co-creator with Ronald William Fordham Searle CBE (b 3 March 1920, Cambridge England) is an influential English Artist and Cartoonist

Movies

The Walt Disney Company produced two film which starred Fess Parker as Davy Crockett and Buddy Ebsen as George Russel: Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955) and Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956). Fess Elisha Parker Jr (born August 16, 1924) is an American film and television Actor best known for his 1950s portrayals of Davy Buddy Ebsen ( April 2, 1908 &ndash July 6, 2003) was a versatile American Character actor and Dancer. Davy Crockett King of the Wild Frontier is a 1955 live-action Walt Disney Adventure film starring Fess Parker as Davy Crockett and the River Pirates is a 1956 live-action Walt Disney Adventure film starring Fess Parker as Davy Both were edited compilations of stories previously shown on the Disney anthology television series. The first incarnation of the Walt Disney anthology television series, commonly called The Wonderful World of Disney, premiered on ABC on October 27

After the Crockett fad had waned, John Wayne starred as Crockett in the 1960 feature film The Alamo (the first film he also directed). John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American The Alamo was released in 1960 by United Artists, starring John Wayne as Davy Crockett, Richard Widmark as Jim Bowie More recently was the John Lee Hancock version of The Alamo (2004). The Alamo is a 2004 American War film about the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. This Crockett, played by Billy Bob Thornton, is portrayed as a man trying to downplay his legend, but in the end unable to escape it. William Robert Thornton (born August 4 1955 This is epitomized in a scene where Crockett, speaking to Bowie says, "If it was just me, simple old David from Tennessee, I might drop over that wall some night, take my chances. But that Davy Crockett feller. . . they're all watchin' him. "

In films, Crockett has been played by:

• Charles K. French (Davy Crockett - In Hearts United, 1909, silent)
• Dustin Farnum (Davy Crockett, 1916, silent)
• Cullen Landis (Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo, 1926, silent)
• Jack Perrin (The Painted Stallion, 1937)
• Lane Chandler (Heroes of the Alamo, 1937)
• Robert Barrat (Man of Conquest, 1939)
• George Montgomery (Davy Crockett, Indian Scout, 1950)
• Trevor Bardette (The Man from the Alamo, 1953)
• Arthur Hunnicutt (The Last Command, 1955)
• Fess Parker (King of the Wild Frontier, 1955, Davy Crockett and the River Pirates, 1956)
• James Griffith (The First Texan, 1956)
• John Wayne (The Alamo, 1960)
• Brian Keith (The Alamo; Thirteen Days of Glory, 1987)
• Merrill Connally (Alamo: The Price of Freedom, 1988)
• Johnny Cash (Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder, 1988)
• Tim Dunigan (Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder, Davy Crockett: A Natural Man, Davy Crockett: Guardian Spirit, Davy Crockett: Letter to Polly, 1988-1989)
• David Zucker (The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear, 1991 [a very small cameo role])
• John Schneider (Texas, 1994)
• Scott Wickware (Dear America: A Line in the Sand, 2000)
• Justin Howard (The Anarchist Cookbook, 2002)
• Billy Bob Thornton (The Alamo, 2004)

See also

• Timeline of the Texas Revolution
• The Ballad of Davy Crockett
• Micajah Autry
• Crockett, Texas

References

Further reading

• Crockett, David, A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of the State of Tennessee; University of Nebraska Press; ISBN 0-8032-6325-2
• Derr, Mark The Frontiersman. Davy Crockett William Morrow and Co. ISBN 0-688-09656-5
• Davis, William C. , Lone Star Rising-The Revolutionary Birth of the Texas Republic; Free Press; ISBN 0-684-86510-6
• Davis, William C. , Three Roads to the Alamo; Harper Collins; ISBN 0-06-017334-3
• Groneman (1999). Death of a Legend: The Myth and Mystery Surrounding the Death of Davy Crockett. Plano, TX: Republic of Texas Press. Plano (ˈpleɪnoʊ is a city in Collin and Denton Counties in the U ISBN 9781556226885.  
• Roberts, Randy & Olson, James S. , A Line in the Sand-The Alamo in Blood and Memory; Simon & Schuster; ISBN 0-684-83544-4
• Levy, Buddy, The Real Life Adventures of David Crockett; Putnam Press; ISBN 0-399-15278-4

External links

• Davy Crockett at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The Handbook of Texas Online: David Crockett
• Davy Crockett biography at Americanwest. The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a Biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as com
• An account of Col. Crockett's tour to the North and down East, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. . . written by David Crockett, and published 1835, hosted by the Portal to Texas History.
• Sam Houston; David Crockett. published 1901, hosted by the Portal to Texas History.
• Sketch of David Crockett from A pictorial history of Texas, from the earliest visits of European adventurers, to A.D. 1879, hosted by the Portal to Texas History.
• David Crockett, available at Project Gutenberg. Project Gutenberg, abbreviated as PG, is a volunteer effort to Digitize, archive and distribute Cultural works ; written by John S. C. Abbott
• Official site of the descendants of David Crockett

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Adam Rankin Alexander	Member from Tennessee's 9th congressional district 1827 – 1831	Succeeded by William Fitzgerald
Preceded by (none)	Member from Tennessee's 12th congressional district 1833 – 1835	Succeeded by Adam Huntsman

John Stevens Cabot Abbott ( September 19, 1805 - June 17, 1877) an American historian pastor and pedagogical writer was born The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Adam Rankin Alexander was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. The 9th Congressional District of Tennessee is a Congressional district in southwestern Tennessee. William Fitzgerald was an American politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives. Adam Huntsman was an American lawyer and politician who represented Tennessee 's twelfth district in the United States House of Representatives.

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