Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998) was an American performer who gained fame as a
singing cowboy on the
radio, in
movies, and on
television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. Autry was also owner of a television station, several radio stations in Southern California, and the
Los Angeles/California/Anaheim Angels Major League Baseball team from 1961 to 1997.