- Born
- Died
- Birth nameEugene Lucas
- Gene Austin was a singer, songwriter ("When My Sugar Walks Down the Street") and author, educated at Baltimore University. He served in the US Army in 1916 with the Mexican Punitive Expedition, then in World War I. He sang in theaters, vaudeville, radio, television and films, and made many recordings. He joined ASCAP in 1925 and his chief musical collaborators include Jimmy McHugh, Roy Bergere and Nathaniel Shilkret. His other popular song compositions include "The Lonesome Road", "How Come You Do Me Like You Do?", "Please Come Back to Me", "Ridin' Around in the Rain", "Whippoorwill, Go Tell My Honey that I Love Her", "Take Your Shoes Off, Baby".
- IMDb mini biography by: Hup234!
- Children
- Father of actress Charlotte Austin
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6332 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- On Apr 21, 1957, The Goodyear Playhouse aired The Gene Austin Story which about his early life.
- Gene Austin's recording of "My Blue Heaven" sold over 5 million records and was once upon a time the largest selling record of all time.
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