He was captured by the Shawnee at one point, but managed to escape to return and defend the Kentucky settlements. His adventures as a frontiersman were written and published during his lifetime, making him famous throughout American and Europe--and helping to create our idea of a Western hero.

Daniel Boone is an American action/adventure television series that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on NBC for 165 episodes, and was made by 20th Century Fox Television. The title role was played by Fess Parker. Ed Ames co-starred as Mingo, Boone's American Indian friend, for the first four seasons of the series. Albert Salmi portrayed Boone sidekick Yadkin in season one only. Actor and former NFL football player Roosevelt Grier made regular appearances in the 1969 to 1970 season. The show was broadcast "in Living Color," beginning in Fall, 1965, the second season. It was shot entirely in California and Kanab, Utah.

The photo, is of a 1820 painting by Chester Harding, is reportedly the only portrait of Daniel Boone, painted while he was alive and done from life. Boone, 85 years old and just months away from death, had to be steadied by a friend while the artist worked.