Johnny Marvin papers, 1928-1944.
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Autry, Gene, 1907-1998
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Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, musician, rodeo performer, and baseball owner who gained fame largely by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. Autry was the owner of a television station, several radio stations in Southern California, and the Los Angeles/California Angels Major League Baseball team from 19...
Marvin, Johnny, 1897-1944
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Johnny Marvin was a songwriter who started out as a country crooner playing a ukulele singing Tin Pan Alley songs on the radio in the late 1920s. He wrote lyrics and music mainly for radio, but also for some motion pictures such as "Return of the Rough Riders" (1942). He is most famous as a songwriter for Gene Autry in the late 1930s with songs such as "Old November Moon" (1939) and "Blue Montana Sky" (1939). From the description of Johnny Marvin papers, 1928-1944. (University of Wyo...
