YES, I am a distant cousin of him. to be more exact, around sixth distant cousin

The correct answer is Frosty the Snowman. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was recorded in 1949.

His widow, Jackie Autry.

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Rudolph the red-nosed Reindeer was written by Johnny Marks and first recorded by Gene Autry in 1949.

Bing Crosby sang the song on a Christmas music compliation called The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas, Volume Two, released in 1987.

Autry became a US Army Air Force C-47 pilot. This was the military version of the Douglas DC-3. He flew as part of the airlift of supplies over "the hump" - the Himalayas - from Burma to China. This was dangerous duty over wild, uncharted territory and the world's tallest mountains. Many pilots who went down on this route are still missing.

i say he was worth 50,000,000 dollars

Gene Autry was born on September 29, 1907.

yes of course he did that's how I born!

born in 1911 would have put him past the draft age maximum which was 27 in 1941.

Unlike John Wayne, Roy Rogers did, indeed, serve his country during WWII. He did join the Army Air Corp.

Congress, after Pearl Harbor passed a new Selective Service Act which removed restrictions and extended the draft to men aged 18-38 years of age (briefly to 45 years). All men between 18-65 had to register. The period of service was extended to 6 months after the end of the War. Over 10 million men were inducted under the terms of this Act until a new Selective Service Act was passed after the War (1948). Although he did not see any action he served his country well, entertaining troops and raising morale. Don't forget he was a rather huge box office star at the time.

No

Tioga in Grayson County in north Texas .

Yes, in 1953 he did a series of shows at the Empress Hall in London. The cinema chain ABC ran a competition for their ABC Minors ( Saturday morning pictures ) to win tickets to see his show. My brother and I were regulars at the Regal Cinema in Purley, Surrey now part of London and my brother was lucky enough to win a ticket.

Yes -- the California Angels (as they were known at the time).

Davis and Autry were a couple for a number of years. I've interviewed people who knew and worked with them at the time and it was a well known fact. They made no attempt to hide the affair. I have two vhs tapes from Knoxville memorabilia shows. In both the Davis-Autry is the subject of a lot of comments. Gail Davis and Carolina Cotton were on both panels.

When I was a little girl, My grandfather Frank Lung a horse trader sold Gene a black horse by the name Blackie, I named it Midnight, and as far as I remember he named it Topper. Champion came after. I have a picture of the horse, and a photo of Gene and his wife when he came to get Midnight.

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He was married twice but had no children.

In 1932 he married Ina May Spivey (who died in 1980), who was the niece of Jimmy Long. He married his second wife, Jackie Autry, in 1981. He had no children by either marriage.

Autry owned a series of horses, all named Champion, which he rode himself in scores of his films. As a film star, he would not perform dangerous stunts on any horse, but Autry could most definitely ride a horse in a parade.

No, they never met.

There is a story that Elvis may have liked and owned a copy of ABBA's 'Mamma Mia' single, installing it on his private jukebox in 1976, but it is unconfirmed.

ABBA were, of course, great admirers of Elvis's music.

Most of the films in which Autrey appeared are "contemporary" in the sense that they are supposed to be taking place at the time the movie is released. We thus see 1930s & 1940s hair-styles, fashions, music, and transportation. So, in SOME films, automobiles definitely appear. During the film In Old Monterey , for example, a 1930s tank appears.

Gene Autry has: Played Gene Autry in "In Old Santa Fe" in 1934. Played Thomas in "Mystery Mountain" in 1934. Played Gene Autry in "The Phantom Empire" in 1935. Played Gene Autry in "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" in 1935. Played Gene Autry in "Melody Trail" in 1935. Played Captain Tex Autry in "The Singing Vagabond" in 1935. Played Gene Autry in "The Sagebrush Troubadour" in 1935. Played Gene Autry in "The Singing Cowboy" in 1936. Played Gene Autry in "Red River Valley" in 1936. Played Sheriff Gene Autry in "The Old Corral" in 1936. Played Texas Ranger Gene Autry in "Ride, Ranger, Ride" in 1936. Played Gene Autry in "Guns and Guitars" in 1936. Played Gene Autry in "Springtime in the Rockies" in 1937. Played Gene Autry in "Boots and Saddles" in 1937. Played himself in "Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 13" in 1937. Played Gene Autry in "Round-Up Time in Texas" in 1937. Played himself in "Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 7" in 1937. Played Gene Autry in "Manhattan Merry-Go-Round" in 1937. Played Deputy Sheriff Gene Autry in "Public Cowboy No. 1" in 1937. Played Gene Autry in "The Old Barn Dance" in 1938. Played Gene Autry in "Man from Music Mountain" in 1938. Played himself in "Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 4" in 1938. Played Gene Autry in "Prairie Moon" in 1938. Played himself in "Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 7" in 1938. Played Gene Autry in "Western Jamboree" in 1938. Played Gene Autry in "Gold Mine in the Sky" in 1938. Played Gene Autry in "Rhythm of the Saddle" in 1938. Played himself in "Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 1" in 1938. Played Gene Autry in "Mexicali Rose" in 1939. Played Gene Autry in "Blue Montana Skies" in 1939. Played Gene Autry in "Home on the Prairie" in 1939. Played Gene Autry in "Colorado Sunset" in 1939. Played Gene in "In Old Monterey" in 1939. Played Gene Autry in "Mountain Rhythm" in 1939. Played Gene Autry in "South of the Border" in 1939. Played Will Carson in "Shooting High" in 1940. Played Gene Autry in "Rancho Grande" in 1940. Played Gene Autry in "Gaucho Serenade" in 1940. Played Gene Autry in "Carolina Moon" in 1940. Played Himself - Rose Bowl Parade-Rodeo-Singer in "Screen Snapshots: Seeing Hollywood" in 1940. Played Gene Autry in "Rodeo Dough" in 1940. Played Gene Autry in "Men with Steel Faces" in 1940. Played himself in "Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 8: Cowboy Jubilee" in 1940. Played Gene Autry in "Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride" in 1940. Played Gene Autry in "Melody Ranch" in 1940. Played Gene Autry in "Back in the Saddle" in 1941. Played Gene Autry in "Sierra Sue" in 1941. Played Gene Autry in "Sunset in Wyoming" in 1941. Played Gene Autry in "Under Fiesta Stars" in 1941. Played Gene Autry in "The Singing Hill" in 1941. Played Gene Autry in "Down Mexico Way" in 1941. Played Gene Autry in "Stardust on the Sage" in 1942. Played Gene Autry in "Heart of the Rio Grande" in 1942. Played Gene Autry in "Bells of Capistrano" in 1942. Played Gene Autry in "Cowboy Serenade" in 1942. Played Gene Autry in "Call of the Canyon" in 1942. Played himself in "Screen Snapshots Series 23, No. 1: Hollywood in Uniform" in 1943. Played Gene Autry in "Twilight on the Rio Grande" in 1947. Played Gene Autry in "The Last Round-up" in 1947. Played Gene Autry in "Robin Hood of Texas" in 1947. Played Gene Autry in "Trail to San Antone" in 1947. Played himself in "Screen Snapshots Series 27, No. 1: Hollywood Cowboys" in 1947. Played Gene Autry in "Saddle Pals" in 1947. Played Gene Autry in "The Strawberry Roan" in 1948. Played himself in "The Perry Como Show" in 1948. Played Gene Autry in "Loaded Pistols" in 1948. Played himself in "Toast of the Town" in 1948. Played Gene Autry in "Riders in the Sky" in 1949. Played Gene Autry in "The Big Sombrero" in 1949. Played himself in "Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Rodeo" in 1949. Played Gene Autry in "Sons of New Mexico" in 1949. Played Gene Autry in "The Cowboy and the Indians" in 1949. Played Gene Autry in "Riders of the Whistling Pines" in 1949. Played Himself - Performer in "The 22th Annual Academy Awards" in 1950. Played Sergeant Gene Autry in "The Gene Autry Show" in 1950. Played Gene Autry in "Indian Territory" in 1950. Played himself in "Screen Actors" in 1950. Played Gene Autry in "Hoedown" in 1950. Played Gene Autry in "Beyond the Purple Hills" in 1950. Played U.S. Marshal Gene Autry in "Mule Train" in 1950. Played Marshal Gene Autry in "The Gene Autry Show" in 1950. Played Gene Autry in "The Gene Autry Show" in 1950. Played Sheriff Gene Autry in "The Gene Autry Show" in 1950. Played Gene Autry in "Cow Town" in 1950. Played Gene Autry in "The Blazing Sun" in 1950. Played Gene Autry in "Valley of Fire" in 1951. Played Gene Autry in "Gene Autry and The Mounties" in 1951. Played Gene Autry in "Silver Canyon" in 1951. Played Gene Autry aka The Whirlwind in "Whirlwind" in 1951. Played himself in "Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Goes Western" in 1951. Played Gene Autry in "Texans Never Cry" in 1951. Played himself in "The Red Skelton Show" in 1951. Played Dr. Gene Autry in "The Hills of Utah" in 1951. Played Gene Autry in "Blue Canadian Rockies" in 1952. Played Gene Autry in "The Old West" in 1952. Played Gene Autry in "Barbed Wire" in 1952. Played Himself - Golf Player in "Screen Snapshots: Fun in the Sun" in 1952. Played Gene Autry in "Wagon Team" in 1952. Played Gene Autry in "Night Stage to Galveston" in 1952. Played Gene Autry in "Apache Country" in 1952. Played Gene Autry in "Pack Train" in 1953. Played Gene Autry in "Winning of the West" in 1953. Played Gene Autry in "Goldtown Ghost Riders" in 1953. Played himself in "Person to Person" in 1953. Played Gene Autry in "Last of the Pony Riders" in 1953. Played Gene Autry in "Saginaw Trail" in 1953. Played himself in "Screen Snapshots: Out West in Hollywood" in 1953. Played himself in "Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Stars on Parade" in 1954. Played himself in "Screen Snapshots: Memories in Uniform" in 1954. Played himself in "Screen Snapshots: The Great Al Jolson" in 1955. Played himself in "Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Bronc Busters" in 1955. Played himself in "Wide Wide World" in 1955. Played himself in "Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Cowboy Stars" in 1955. Played Himself - Rodeo Guest Star in "Columbia World of Sports: Rodeo Daredevils" in 1956. Played Himself - Singer in "The Steve Allen Show" in 1956. Played Himself - Guest in "The Steve Allen Show" in 1956. Played himself in "The Big Record" in 1957. Played Gene Autry in "Alias Jesse James" in 1959. Played himself in "The Merv Griffin Show" in 1962. Played himself in "Hollywood and the Stars" in 1963. Played himself in "The Joey Bishop Show" in 1967. Played himself in "Mondo Hollywood" in 1967. Played Gene Autry in "Silent Treatment" in 1968. Played himself in "The David Frost Show" in 1969. Played himself in "This Is Your Life" in 1971. Played Gene Autry in "Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch" in 1976. Performed in "Cowboys of the Saturday Matinee" in 1984. Performed in "The All American Cowboy" in 1985. Played Cowboy in "Bad Girls in the Movies" in 1986. Performed in "The West That Never Was" in 1987. Played himself in "Grammy Living Legends" in 1989. Played himself in "The 7th Annual Golden Boot Awards" in 1989. Played Himself - Sings in "Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio" in 1991. Played himself in "The Republic Pictures Story" in 1991. Played himself in "Sleazemania on Parade" in 1992. Played himself in "Gene Autry, Melody of the West" in 1994. Played himself in "The Life and Times of Marty Robbins" in 1995. Played Host in "America: A Call to Greatness" in 1995. Played Honoree in "An Evening of Country Greats: A Hall of Fame Celebration" in 1996. Played Himself (at the microphone) in "The Fifties" in 1997. Played himself in "The 32nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards" in 1997. Played Himself - Memorial Tribute in "The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards" in 1999. Played Himself - Special Memorial Tribute in "The 71st Annual Academy Awards" in 1999. Performed in "Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs" in 2000. Played himself in "Christmas from Hollywood" in 2003. Played himself in "Christmas in Tinseltown" in 2004. Played himself in "My Music: Country Pop Legends" in 2006. Played himself in "The Last Western" in 2007. Performed in "Gene Autry: White Hat, Silver Screen" in 2007. Played Himself - Honoree in "The 51st Annual Grammy Awards" in 2009. Performed in "The Joy of Country" in 2011.