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...Davy Crockett, popular "King of the Wild Frontier," whose ballad, television series, and coonskin caps have made him the new idol of America's children, was actually a vain political stooge in real life, two College professors agreed yesterday...
Perry G. E. Miller and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. '38, professors of American Literature and History, respectively, both conceded that Davy was a brave "Injun fighter" and "b'ar hunter," as the popular song claims. But as a Congressman, they said, Crockett was a willing stooge used by the Whig Party to counter the popular appeal of the Democrats' Andrew Jackson...
Miller disagreed completely with an article in last Sunday's New York Times Magazine which called Crockett a Congressman of "remarkable good sense and such rare moral courage as to make him an authentic spiritual as well as physical American here." "I don't think Davy did anything in Congress but whittle," Miller said...
...Hollywood's interest in TV deals lies in the booming success of ABC's tie-in with Walt Disney (TIME, Dec. 27). Since its start last October, Disneyland has been in the top ten in the Nielsen ratings; one of its songs, The Ballad of Davy Crockett, is a frequent No. 1 on the Hit Parade. Plugged on the TV show, Disney's movie 20,000 Leagues under the Sea is the nation's top-grossing picture, all without much added overhead. Said Walt's businesslike brother Roy: "Going into TV was the obvious thing...
Disneyland (Wed. 7:30 p.m., ABC). Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter...