Gene Autry
American actor and singer (1907-1998) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 91
Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry, 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.
Gene Autry is read about 984 times a day, in 42 languages.
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Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made RadioFilm1960Star on Hollywood Walk of FameAward1956
The Steve Allen ShowSeries1955
Buffalo Bill Jr.Series, Producer1954
Annie OakleySeries, Producer1953
On Top of Old SmokyFilm, Gene Autry1952
Night Stage to GalvestonFilm, Gene Autry1951
The Range RiderSeries, Producer
The Red Skelton ShowSeries, 19511950
The Gene Autry ShowSeries, Producer
What's My Line?Series, 19501948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries
Loaded PistolsFilm, 1948Gene Autry1947
The Last Round-upFilm, Gene Autry1942
Stardust on the SageFilm, Gene Autry1941
Ridin' on a RainbowFilm, Gene Autry1940
Melody RanchFilm, Cornelius J. Courtney1939
In Old MontereyFilm, Gene1937
Git Along Little DogiesFilm, Gene Autry1936
Guns and GuitarsFilm, Gene Autry1935
Melody TrailFilm, Gene Autry1934
In Old Santa FeFilm, Gene Autry1907Born29 September 1907People around Gene
Smiley Burnette Gene produced Rhythm of the Saddle (1938)
B. Reeves Eason Directed The Phantom Empire (1935)
George Sherman Directed Rhythm of the Saddle (1938)- Harry Grey Produced Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941)
Betty Burbridge Directed Springtime in the Rockies (1937)
Joseph Kane Directed Oh, Susanna! and The Big Show
June Storey Also in Blue Montana Skies and Colorado Sunset
George Archainbaud Directed Blue Canadian Rockies (1952)
Mack V. Wright Directed The Big Show and Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm
Sol C. Siegel Produced Melody Ranch (1940)
Frank McDonald Directed Sioux City Sue and The Big Sombrero
Oliver Drake Directed Oh, Susanna! and The Singing Vagabond- Armand Schaefer Produced Loaded Pistols and The Strawberry Roan
John English Directed Rim of the Canyon and Loaded Pistols- Nat Levine Produced The Phantom Empire and The Big Show
- Raoul Kraushaar Wrote Melody Ranch and Ridin' on a Rainbow
- Fred Rose Professional partner
Fay McKenzie Also in Down Mexico Way and Sierra Sue- Lew Landers Directed Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941)
Joseph Santley Directed Melody Ranch and Call of the Canyon
William Berke Produced South of the Border and Gaucho Serenade
Ann Rutherford Also in Melody Trail and The Singing Vagabond- Lesley Selander Directed Saddle Pals and Robin Hood of Texas
- Ralph Staub Directed Prairie Moon and Western Jamboree
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Gene Autry with Smiley Burnette, 1934
Gene Autry in Oh, Susanna!, 1936
Gene Autry in The Gene Autry Show episode "The Black Rider", 1950
Gene Autry with the Pinafores, who sang on his weekly radio show, 1948![Gene Autry and Gail Davis in Toronto, 1956[29]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Gene_Autry_and_Gail_Davis_Toronto.jpg/500px-Gene_Autry_and_Gail_Davis_Toronto.jpg)
Gene Autry and Gail Davis in Toronto, 1956[29]
Gene Autry's number 26 was retired by the California Angels in 1982.
Grave of Gene Autry at Forest Lawn Hollywood HillsAwards
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During that time, he personified the straight-shooting hero - honest, brave, and true.
