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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), nicknamed The Singing Cowboy, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, musician and rodeo performer who gained fame largely by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. From 1934 to 1953, Autry appeared in 93…
Known for
- My Music: A Classic Christmas — Self (archive footage)2019
- Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown — Self (archive)2004
- Christmas in Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2003
- Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs — (archive footage)2000
- The Republic Pictures Story — Self1991
- Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio — Self - Sings (archive sound)1991
- A Statlers Christmas Present — Self - Special Guest1985
- Gay, Gay Hollywood — Self1980
- Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch — (archive footage)1976
- It's Showtime — Self (archive footage)1976
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Key facts
- Born
- Orvon Grover Autry , ( 1907-09-29 ) September 29, 1907, Tioga, Texas , U.S.
- Died
- October 2, 1998 (1998-10-02) (aged 91), Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Burial place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills , California
- Other names
- The Singing Cowboy Gene Michaels
- Occupations
- Actor musician singer composer rodeo performer baseball owner
- Years active
- 1925–1964
- Spouses
- Ina Mae Spivey ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1932 ; died 1980 ) Jacqueline Ellam ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1981 )
- Relatives
- Randy Quaid (first cousin twice removed) Dennis Quaid (first cousin twice removed) Jack Quaid (first cousin three times removed) Jenna Davis (great grand-niece)
- Awards
- Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Genres
- Country western
- Instruments
- Guitar vocals
- Labels
- Columbia Okeh Perfect Conqueror Victor
- Website
- geneautry .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Tioga
- Place of death
- Studio City
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- western music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- OKeh Records
- Official website
- www.geneautry.com
- Image
- Gene Autry, NPG 94 39.jpg
- Height
- 175
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Commons category
- Gene Autry
- cause of death
- lymphoma
- date of birth
- 1907-09-29
- date of death
- 1998-10-02
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Orvon Grover Autry
- pseudonym
- Gene Autry
- start of work period
- 1925-00-00
- has works in the collection
- Autry Museum of the American West
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- different from
- Gene Autry
- writing language
- English language
- partner in business or sport
- Fred Rose
- archives at
- Autry Museum of the American West
- owner of
- Old Warner Brothers Studios
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Song
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Encyclopedic overview
Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American actor, musician, singer, composer, rodeo performer, and baseball team owner. He largely gained fame by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades, beginning in the early 1930s. During that time, he personified the straight-shooting hero—honest, brave, and true.
Autry was the owner of a television station in Southern California, as well as the state's several radio stations. From 1961 to 1997, he was the founding owner of the California Angels franchise of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gene Autry” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.