Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1907-09-29
Day of Death
1998-10-02
Place of Birth
Near Tioga, Texas, USA
Gene Autry
Biography
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 films, and between 1950 and 1956 hosted The Gene Autry Show television series. During the 1930s and 1940s, he personified the straight-shooting hero - honest, brave, and true. Autry was also one of the most important pioneering figures in the history of country music, considered the second major influential artist of the genre's development after Jimmie Rodgers. His singing cowboy films were the first vehicle to carry country music to a national audience. In addition to his signature song, "Back in the Saddle Again", and his hit "At Mail Call Today", Autry is still remembered for his Christmas holiday songs, most especially his biggest hit "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" as well as "Frosty the Snowman", "Here Comes Santa Claus", and "Up on the House Top". Autry is a member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and is the only person to be awarded stars in all five categories on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for film, television, music, radio, and live performance.
Filmography (106)
My Music: A Classic Christmas
2019
Christmas in Hollywood
2003
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
2000
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
1991
The Republic Pictures Story
1991
A Statlers Christmas Present
1985
Gay, Gay Hollywood
1980
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
It's Showtime
1976
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958
Last of the Pony Riders
1953
Saginaw Trail
1953
Pack Train
1953
Goldtown Ghost Riders
1953
