Article: END OF THE TRAIL 1907-1998 DEATH SILENCES THE ORIGINAL SINGING COWBOY.(Entertainment)(Obituary)

In his movies and TV series, Gene Autry played the same unchangeable character: a true-blue son of the West who always fought fair and square and loved his horse, Champion.

Off the screen, Autry was a shrewd businessman who owned baseball's Anaheim Angels for more than 30 years. His ventures into movies, music, radio, TV and broadcasting were major successes.

Hollywood's original singing cowboy died yesterday at his home after a long illness. He was 91.

Autry's death came three months after the industry bid happy trails to Roy Rogers, who replaced Autry as Hollywood's top cowboy when Autry left to serve as a flier in the Army Air Corps during ...

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