Gene Autry in "The Cowboys and the Indians 1949 film singing "Here Comes Santa Claus"
Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998) was an American singer-songwriter, actor, musician, rodeo performer and business tycoon who gained fame as a singing cowboy in a crooning style on radio, in movies, 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.
Death[]
Autry died 3 days after his 91st birthday
Trivia[]
- Autry wrote the lyrics for Here Comes Santa Claus, which was arranged by The Wiggles on their Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas video.
- Autry also wrote the song Uncle Noah's Ark.