Biography
Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry, nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American actor, musician, singer, composer, rodeo performer, and baseball team owner. He 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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Awards & recognition
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 2009
- Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame · 1998
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 1960
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 1942 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Valley of Fire
The Blazing Sun
Sioux City Sue
Down Mexico Way
Prairie Moon
Rhythm of the Saddle
Apache Country
Hills of Utah
Beyond the Purple Hills
Heart of the Rio Grande
The Singing Hill
Under Fiesta Stars
Gold Mine in the Sky
Comin' 'Round the Mountain
Call of the Canyon
Home in Wyomin'
Gene Autry and the Mounties
Round-Up Time in Texas
Silver Canyon
Trail to San Antone
Home on the Prairie
The Old Corral
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
The Red Skelton Show
The Last Round-up
Blue Canadian Rockies
The Old West
Texans Never Cry
The Range Rider
What's My Line?
The Cowboy and the Indians
Robin Hood Of Texas
Bells of Capistrano
Sunset in Wyoming
Sierra Sue
Shooting High
Mexicali Rose
Colorado Sunset
Western Jamboree
Git Along Little Dogies
The Ed Sullivan Show
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
Saginaw Trail
Last of the Pony Riders
Pack Train
Goldtown Ghost Riders
Barbed Wire
Sons of New Mexico
Loaded Pistols
The Strawberry Roan