Gene Autry

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.

Known For	Acting
Most Rating	9.898
Birthday	1907-09-29
Place of Birth	Near Tioga, Texas, USA
Also Known As	Orvon Grover Autry, The Singing Cowboy, Bob Clayton, Johnny Dodds,

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

Ride, Ranger, Ride

Boots and Saddles

Riders of the Whistling Pines

Round-Up Time in Texas

Springtime in the Rockies

Red River Valley

The Big Show

South of the Border

The Republic Pictures Story

The Old Corral

Apache Country

Valley of Fire

Winning of the West

Oh, Susanna

Git Along Little Dogies

Men with Steel Faces

Heart of the Rio Grande

The Big Sombrero

Down Mexico Way

Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm

The Last Round-up

The Old Barn Dance

Last of the Pony Riders

Night Stage to Galveston

Blue Canadian Rockies

Call of the Canyon

Man from Music Mountain

Guns and Guitars

Stardust on the Sage

The Singing Cowboy

Whirlwind

Barbed Wire

Goldtown Ghost Riders

Hills of Utah

In Old Santa Fe

Back in the Saddle

Sunset in Wyoming

On Top of Old Smoky

The Singing Vagabond

Rim of the Canyon

The Phantom Empire

Rancho Grande

Public Cowboy No. 1

Tumbling Tumbleweeds

The Sagebrush Troubadour

Sioux City Sue

Melody Ranch

Melody Trail

Comin' 'Round the Mountain

Ridin' on a Rainbow

Riders in the Sky

Beyond the Purple Hills

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

In Old Monterey

The Cowboy and the Indians

Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge

Gold Mine in the Sky

Prairie Moon

Rhythm of the Saddle

Western Jamboree

The Blazing Sun

Hoedown

Shooting High

Home in Wyomin'

Twilight on the Rio Grande

Carolina Moon

Mountain Rhythm

The Strawberry Roan

Mule Train

The Singing Hill

Saginaw Trail

Wagon Team

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

Robin Hood Of Texas

Pack Train

Mexicali Rose

Bells of Capistrano

Home on the Prairie

Saddle Pals