The singin' cowboy who spent his twilight years in a futile attempt to turn the Anaheim Angels into a winning baseball team, began his career in 1928. Except for an elusive pennant for the Angels, everything Autry touched turned to gold. He was a successful movie and TV actor, a recording artist, TV and radio mogul, real-estate investor, and businessman. A friendly rival of Roy Rogers, who died earlier this year, Autry's signature song was "Back in the Saddle Again." Autry died Friday at home in Studio City, California.
Passage: Gene Autry, 91
The singin' cowboy who spent his twilight years in a futile attempt to turn the Anaheim Angels into a winning baseball team, began his career in 1928. Except for an elusive pennant for the Angels, everything Autry touched turned to gold. He was a successful movie and TV actor, a recording artist, TV and radio mogul, real-estate investor, and businessman. A friendly rival of Roy Rogers, who died earlier this year, Autry's signature song was "Back in the Saddle Again." Autry died Friday at home in Studio City, California.
