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Tuesday
Question For You
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Can you name this person???
Actor, Singer. Major League Baseball Team Owner. Known by many as "The Singing Cowboy," he is best remembered for his songs "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer," and his theme song, "Back in the Saddle Again.*" His first film was "In Old Santa Fe" (1934), and the following year, he was in a movie serial, "The Phantom Empire" (1935), following which he signed a contract with Republic Pictures. His films in the 1930s and 1940s literally defined the B-Western film, despite cars, airplanes and other modern devices in them. He wrote over 200 songs during his lifetime. A shrewd businessman, He invested wisely and retired from show business in the late 1950s, a self-made millionaire. His gasoline company, Flying A, takes its name from his interest in flying and the letter of his last name. In 1983, he bought the California Angels baseball team.
Died: October 2, 1998 Born: September 29, 1907
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Answer:
Gene Autry
*"Back In The Saddle" can be heard below...
Gene Autry, owner of the California Angels, is flanked by Lew Burdette (left) and Warren Spahn in the dugout prior to a Old-Timers game at Anaheim Stadium on July 15, 1990.