Gene Autry
Appearance
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Background information | |
Birth name | Orvon Grover Autry |
Also known as | The Singing Cowboy |
Born | Tioga, Texas, U.S. | September 29, 1907
Died | October 2, 1998 Studio City, California, U.S. | (aged 91)
Genres | Country, western music |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, actor |
Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
Years active | 1931–1988 |
Labels | Columbia, Okeh, Perfect, Conqueror |
Website | geneautry |
Orvon Grover Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), better known as Gene Autry was an American movie actor and a singer. He was born in Tioga, Texas. He was also owner of a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles. His is best known for the song "Back in the Saddle Again" but he also performed many Christmas songs.
Autry died of lymphoma in Studio City, Los Angeles, California.
Related pages[change]
Other websites[change]
- Gene Autry on IMDb
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- National Radio Hall of Fame inductees
- Actors from Texas
- Country musicians from Texas
- American movie actors
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- American radio personalities
- Singer-songwriters from Texas
- American television actors
- American television producers
- Deaths from lymphoma
- 1907 births
- 1998 deaths