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. Autry was the owner of a television station, several radio stations in Southern California, and the Los Angeles/California/Anaheim Angels Major League Baseball team from 1961 to 1997.
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Full name at birth | Orvon Grover Autry
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Claim to fame | The Gene Autry Show
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Date of birth | 29 September 1907
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Place of birth | Tioga, TX, USA
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Date of death | 2 October 1998
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Age | 91 (age at death)
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Place of death | Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Cause of death | Lymphoma
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Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Occupation | Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Producer, Rodeo Performer
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Height | 5' 9" (175 cm)
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Net worth | $500,000,000 USD
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Gene Autry is known for his role in the film The Old West (1952) as performer: "Somebody Bigger Than You and I", "Music By the Angels".
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