Gene Autry

Born

September 29, 1907

Died

October 2, 1998 (aged 91)

Known as

actor, singer, musician, screenwriter, television actor, radio personality

Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry, nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American actor, musician, singer, composer, rodeo performer, and baseball team owner, who 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.

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