Biography

Rex Allen started out as a singer in vaudeville, and sang on numerous radio shows before hooking up with a traveling rodeo show. He signed with Republic Pictures and became a popular singing cowboy, and was often paired with sidekick Slim Pickens. He starred in his own western TV series, Frontier Doctor (1958) and in the 1960s was the narrator on many nature documentaries for Walt Disney.
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Rex was the last of the Hollywood singing cowboy stars. He was also known for narrating the Walt Disney nature films. His big break came just after World War II, when he became a featured performer on radio's The National Barn Dance. He was signed to a contract with Mercury Rcords and wrote nearly 300 songs. His recorded hits included Streets of Laredo, and I Won't Need My Six Gun in Heaven . He made his film debut in The Arizona Cowboy (1949), with other films including Under Mexicali Stars (1950), The Old Overland Trail (1952), Down Laredo Way and The Phantom Stallion (both 1953). He was the top box office star in 1953-54 and the number three all-time money maker in that genre behind Roy Rogers and Gene Autry. On television, he was the star of Frontier Doctor in 1958 and in 1961 joined fellow Western singer Tex Ritter on Five Star Jubilee. His voice became familiar to millions when he narrated a series of Walt Disney wildlife films in the 1960's. Later, he concentrated on television and radio voice-overs for commercials and narrated the 1973 animated film Charlotte's Web. He retired to Wilcox, Arizona, where he started the Rex Allen Arizona Cowboy Museum and Cowboy Hall of Fame. He had three sons, one of whom is country recording artist Rex Allen Jr.
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