From: "Tierman, Rod (RTIE)" <RTIE@chevron.com>
To: "'r.marks@ieee.org'" <r.marks@ieee.org>
Subject: Did you know?
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 13:29:32 -0800


     Did you know that when Walt Disney was casting the role of Alamo hero
Davy Crockett, that James Arness was actually their first choice for the
role, not Fess Parker?  Arness had to turn down Disney because of prior
commitments (probably because he was about to portray a new Western hero
named Matt Dillon).  Ironic, because some 20 years later Arness would go on
to portray knife fighting adventurer Jim Bowie in the made for TV drama 13
Days to Glory - The Alamo.

      Thank you,



                    Rod Tierman