LETTER: Honor veterans with a visit, donate time Nov 13, 2009
Mama says wrote on Nov 12, 2009 5:07 AM:" We invite veterans over and share food with us. Watch tv of old shows which one prefers the CROCCADILE DUNDEES and we record all just for his pleasure.Other likes MCGYVER, and other just likes all the old comedies. I bought the old westerns dvd of THE LONE RANGER, ROY ROGERS, GENE AUTRY, Hopalong Cassidy, even the young kids haven't seen these and rave about being a cowboy again. The veterans enjoy the young kids also. We are military history buffs so we... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
It's the right timewith right teamsfor special series Oct 27, 2009
Well, I was a fan when Gene Autry was involved. "Angels in the Outfield" is a pretty good movie. (NJ.com -- Times)
George Jones: Still Doin' Time Oct 12, 2009
His pa bought him his first little Gene Autry guitar when he was eleven. He learned three chords at Sunday school and was soon playing on small-town sidewalks. (CBS News)
Tombstone tours Oct 7, 2009
Those spending eternity at the Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills cemetery (6300 Forest Lawn Drive) include Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, Buster Keaton, Liberace, Stan Laurel, Gene Autry and David Carradine. INTERACTIVE. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Tombstone tours: Check out these famous boneyards Oct 6, 2009
Those spending eternity at the Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills cemetery (6300 Forest Lawn Drive) include Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, Buster Keaton, Liberace, Stan Laurel, Gene Autry and David Carradine. Of course the most recent celebrity burial to grab headlines took place just outside L.A., when Michael Jackson was buried in the Great Mausoleum at the Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale (1712 S. Glendale Ave.). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Open house planned at the Air Museum; Free admission Sep 10, 2009
The Museum is located at 745 N. Gene Autry Trail, Palm Springs, between Ramon and Vista Chino, (760) 778-6262. Article Rating. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
It Happened This Week: Sept. 7-14 Sep 9, 2009
About 31,500 attended the 1964 Tri State Rodeo, setting a record second only to the 32,500 attending the 1957 rodeo featuring Gene Autry and Annie Oakley. Linda Goodman, 20, of Des Moines, was named Queen of the 1964 Tri-State Championship Rodeo. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Diverse talent Sep 3, 2009
Among Robbins influences were Gene Autry, The Sons of the Pioneers, and Hank Williams. Petty is an award winning actor-singer and has amazed crowds from Broadway to Nashville to Los Angeles and parts in between. (Brewton Standard, AL)
10 folks who got rich during the Depression Aug 21, 2009
The Great Depression was Gene Autry's golden era. Rising from a local radio yodeler (nearly every station had their own yodeler back then) to a hit machine throughout the decade, Autry appeared in over 40 movies, becoming the top western draw at the box office. (CNN)
'Poor Man’s Fine Art' Aug 16, 2009
51 during an eBay auction for Variety s Children Charity of Southern California, were installed in an exhibition at the Gene Autry Museum s Imagination Gallery. They were picked up for $10 each at a vintage outlet in Hollywood, muses Tom, who s collected other Brokeback memorabilia, such as the postcards used in the movie. (Fox News)
Holmen movie night turns back the clock Aug 3, 2009
Skoloda said he was a fan of Rogers and Gene Autry, both singing cowboys, although as a youngster he couldn t help but be annoyed when the songs came up because they only postponed the thrilling horseback chases that every Western had to have. It seemed a little contrived, Skoloda said with a laugh. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
5 spots to celebrate flight in California Jul 13, 2009
745 N. Gene Autry Trail, Palm Springs; (760) 778-6262. Admission: $5-$12. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Depp for Best Actor? Jul 12, 2009
The shootout robberies, choreographed by the Chicago-born Michael Mann and captured by Dante Spinotti's fluid chiaroscuro cinematography, are dazzling, as are the 1930s Depression-era details, with the criminals' favored fedoras and long coats, and the soundtrack featuring Billie Holiday and Gene Autry. "Public Enemies" is a major artistic endeavor from Michael, whose films become classics, from "The Insider" with Russell Crowe, to "The Aviator" with Leonardo DiCaprio and Oscar-winning Cate... (Fox News)
Michael Jackson's final resting place a mystery Jul 11, 2009
If Jackson is buried there, he would join other celebrities such as Liberace, Gene Autry, Bette Davis and Andy Gibb. Recently deceased actor David Carradine and "Tonight Show" sidekick Ed McMahon also are buried there. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Jackson private service at LA's Forest Lawn, final resting place for many stars Jul 8, 2009
Forest Lawn is the final resting place for dozens of actors, musicians and other notables, including Liberace, Gene Autry, Bette Davis and Andy Gibb. Recently deceased actor David Carradine and "Tonight Show" sidekick Ed McMahon also are buried there. (FOX61, CT)
A Critics' View of John Ford's Stag... Jun 20, 2009
This era also introduced the cowboy singers, most notably Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and the Sons of the Pioneers. A-list directors seemed to avoid westerns. (Suite101.com)
Fiery demise for storied structure Jun 20, 2009
"Back then, they were what my father called 'horse operas' - westerns. We had Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, the Lone Ranger, 'Gone With the Wind' and all the Broadway films.". The theater was segregated, Sims recalled. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Recalling Earl Hagen and Wayne Shrope (2) Jun 2, 2009
Wearing a Stetson hat, he sang the songs of Gene Autry, Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers at fund-raisers and street fairs around Lodi for many years. He even wrote a few songs and recorded three albums. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Gardner Trask: A grateful community thanks you May 29, 2009
I was born in 1962, as the Vietnam War was just beginning, and though I played Army, like the other boys on Brookwood Lane, war was depicted in movies with Gene Autry or John Wayne or on TV, sanitized through shows like McHale s Navy or M*A*S*H.. When I entered middle school in the early 1970s and started learning the nation s history, the Vietnam War was just over, still too fresh, too raw, to discuss with children. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Not many singers have had military slant on patriotism May 21, 2009
GENE AUTRY: He was a major Western music and movie star when World War II broke out. During a live broadcast of his network radio program Melody Ranch in 1942, he was inducted into the Army Air Corps as a technical sergeant. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Important Women in Arkansas History May 15, 2009
Famous Arkansans notes she made over 7,000 concert appearances, produced more than 250 records, and had parts in a couple Gene Autry western films. Helen Martin King (1895-1988). (Suite101.com)
More Than Biology May 10, 2009
Her whole family would go downtown and she would give me and her two oldest boys money (about 35 cents) to go to the latest Roy Rogers or Gene Autry movie. I was the oldest so I got to carry the money. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Movie stars sometimes hit sour notes in music Apr 28, 2009
My cousin was Gene Autry. Certainly its been in my family. (MSNBC -- News)
Hats and shoulders above the rest (1) Apr 12, 2009
For 30 years, the Riders have been keepers of the flame passed on by the Sons of the Pioneers, Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, reviving and revitalizing the genre. They have become modern-day icons by branding the genre with their legendary wacky humor and Western wit. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Monte Hale, at 89; popular singing cowboy of '40s films Apr 3, 2009
In the 1940s, Mr. Hale was a top B-western box office draw, along with Roy Rogers, Eddie Dean, and Mr. Hale's friend Gene Autry ... In Griffith Park, the museum took its current name - the Autry National Center of the American West - in 2003 after the merger of the Southwest Museum of the American Indian, the Women of the West Museum, and the original components of the Gene Autry Museum. (Boston Globe)
Off the record: Pork spending stinks Mar 21, 2009
167,000 for the Autry National Center for the American West in LA. (That would be in honor of cowboy movie star and singer Gene Autry, I presume. What about Roy Rogers and Trigger. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
BACKSTAGE: Ticket prices reduced for Purple Sage show Mar 19, 2009
Riders of the Purple Sage are a veteran cowboy music band, performing the songs of Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Monte Hall, Bob Wills and many others. Reserve to (760) 740-0619. (North County Times)
Collecting Pre-National TV Guides Mar 4, 2009
New York TeleVision Guide, 9/26/48, Gene Autry ($200). Chicago TV Forecast, 2/7/49, Lanny Ross of WNBQ ($25). (Suite101.com)
Events this week Feb 8, 2009
At 1:10 p.m., they ll show the 1938 film Two-Gun Man from Harlem, a low-budget film that revisits the singing cowboy films of Gene Autry with an African-American cast. That followed at 3 p.m. by The Scalphunters, a film of more later vintage that also addresses race relations. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Lights, action, music! Feb 8, 2009
For example, instead of Gene Autry singing Rudolph, his show features the Rockapella version. Edmands creates the show himself, with18 channel controllers. (Amesbury News, MA)
