Gene Autry
Acting
- Born:
- 1907-09-29
- Died:
- 1998-10-02
- Place of birth:
- Near Tioga, Texas, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
Christmas from Hollywood
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
The Republic Pictures Story
A Statlers Christmas Present
Gay, Gay Hollywood
50 Years of Country Music
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
It's Showtime
The Western: A Lost TV Special
The Steve Allen Show
Last of the Pony Riders
Saginaw Trail
Pack Train
Goldtown Ghost Riders
On Top of Old Smoky
Winning of the West
Blue Canadian Rockies
Wagon Team
The Old West
Barbed Wire
Apache Country
Night Stage to Galveston
Valley of Fire
Hills of Utah
The Red Skelton Show
Silver Canyon
Whirlwind
Texans Never Cry
Gene Autry and the Mounties
The Blazing Sun
Indian Territory
Beyond the Purple Hills
The Gene Autry Show
Hoedown
Cow Town
Mule Train
What's My Line?
Sons of New Mexico
Riders in the Sky
The Cowboy and the Indians
Rim of the Canyon
The Big Sombrero
Riders of the Whistling Pines
Loaded Pistols
The Strawberry Roan
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Last Round-up
Robin Hood Of Texas
Saddle Pals
Twilight on the Rio Grande
Trail to San Antone
Sioux City Sue
Bells of Capistrano
Call of the Canyon
Stardust on the Sage
Home in Wyomin'
Heart of the Rio Grande
Cowboy Serenade
Sierra Sue
Down Mexico Way
Under Fiesta Stars
Sunset in Wyoming
The Singing Hill
Back in the Saddle
Ridin' on a Rainbow
Rodeo Dough
Melody Ranch
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Carolina Moon
Gaucho Serenade
Radio Ranch
Shooting High
Rancho Grande
South of the Border
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
In Old Monterey
Colorado Sunset
Mountain Rhythm
Blue Montana Skies
Mexicali Rose
Home on the Prairie
Western Jamboree
Rhythm of the Saddle
Prairie Moon
Man from Music Mountain
Gold Mine in the Sky
The Old Barn Dance
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
Springtime in the Rockies
Boots and Saddles
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
Public Cowboy No. 1
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm
Git Along Little Dogies
Round-Up Time in Texas
The Old Corral
Ride, Ranger, Ride
The Big Show
Oh, Susanna
Guns and Guitars
The Singing Cowboy
Comin' 'Round the Mountain
Red River Valley
The Singing Vagabond
The Sagebrush Troubadour
Melody Trail
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
The Phantom Empire
Mystery Mountain
In Old Santa Fe