On this day (September 29) in 1907, Orvon Grover Autry was born in Tioga, Texas. Over the course of his 91 years on this earth, he became one of the biggest stars of stage, screen, and radio. He was ...
The only performer to earn five stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame--for film, recordings, television, radio, and live performance--Gene Autry was the singing cowboy king. Journalist George-Warren ...
Introduction: America's Ace Cowboy -- Country-Western Hybrid Music -- Musical-Western Hybrid Film -- New Deal, New West -- The Second New Deal -- The Good Neighbor Policy -- Western Hemisphere Idea -- ...