Gene Autry

Gene Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998) was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television.

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Christened Orvon Gene Autry, the grandson of a Baptist preacher, near Tioga, Texas, his parents, Delbert Autry and Elnora Ozmont, moved to Ravia, Oklahoma in the 1920s. After leaving high school in 1925, Autry worked as a telegrapher for the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway.

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September 29: September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). There are 93 days remaining....

1907: 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar)....

October 2: October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining....

Gene Autry related Images and Photos (experimental)

Gene Autry	Gene Autry Print	Gene Autry Cutout	Gene Autry Rolling Stone no. 146 October 1973
Tumbling Tumbleweeds Gene Autry 1935	Red River Valley Gene Autry 1936	The Singing Cowboy Gene Autry 1936	Bells of Capistrano Gene Autry on Window Card 1942
Boots and Saddles Gene Autry 1937	Back in the Saddle Gene Autry Smiley Burnette 1941	Home on the Prairie Gene Autry 1939	Man from Music Mountain Gene Autry Smiley Burnette 1938