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  • Rex Allen
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  • 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. Allen starred in his own western TV series, Frontier Doctor (1958). In the 1960s, he was the narrator in many nature documentaries for Walt Disney.
  • Rex Elvie Allen (December 31, 1920 – December 17, 1999) was an American film actor, singer and songwriter who is particularly known as the narrator in many Disney nature and Western film productions. For contributions to the recording industry, Rex Allen was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
  • Rex Allen (31 December1920 – 17 December1999; age 78)
  • Rex Allen (December 31, 1920 – December 17, 1999) was an American film actor, singer, and songwriter. He appeared as himself in the 1959 TV documentary Disneyland '59, the narrator in The Hound That Thought He Was A Raccoon, The Legend of Lobo, Yellowstone Cubs, The Incredible Journey, Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar, the Disneyland episodes "The Best Doggoned Dog in the World" and "The Horse of the West", the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color episode "An Otter in the Family", the Wonderful World of Disney episodes "Ringo, the Refugee Raccoon", "The Secret of Old Glory Mine", The Shaggy D.A. and Run, Appaloosa, Run, the announcer in Walt Disney World's 15th Anniversary Celebration and the narrator and Windwagon Smith in The Saga of Windwagon Smith.
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Birthplace
  • Willcox, Arizona, U.S.
Deathplace
  • Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Spouse
  • Bonnie Linder
  • Doris Winsor
  • Virginia Hudson
Name
  • Rex Allen
  • Allen, Rex
Birthdate
  • 1920-12-31
Years Active
  • 1948
Date of Death
  • 1999-12-17
Deathdate
  • 1999-12-17
Place of Birth
  • Willcox, Arizona, U.S.
OtherName
  • Cactus Rex
Place of death
  • Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Died
  • 1999-12-17
  • Tucson, Arizona, United States
yearsactive
  • 1948
Children
  • 5
Occupation(s)
  • Actor, singer, songwriter
Occupation
  • Actor, singer, songwriter
ID
  • 20942
Born
  • 1920-12-31
  • Rex Elvie Allen
  • Wilcox, Arizona, United States
Birthname
  • Rex Elvie Allen
Date of Birth
  • 1920-12-31
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  • 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. Allen starred in his own western TV series, Frontier Doctor (1958). In the 1960s, he was the narrator in many nature documentaries for Walt Disney.
  • Rex Elvie Allen (December 31, 1920 – December 17, 1999) was an American film actor, singer and songwriter who is particularly known as the narrator in many Disney nature and Western film productions. For contributions to the recording industry, Rex Allen was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
  • Rex Allen (31 December1920 – 17 December1999; age 78)
  • Rex Allen (December 31, 1920 – December 17, 1999) was an American film actor, singer, and songwriter. He appeared as himself in the 1959 TV documentary Disneyland '59, the narrator in The Hound That Thought He Was A Raccoon, The Legend of Lobo, Yellowstone Cubs, The Incredible Journey, Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar, the Disneyland episodes "The Best Doggoned Dog in the World" and "The Horse of the West", the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color episode "An Otter in the Family", the Wonderful World of Disney episodes "Ringo, the Refugee Raccoon", "The Secret of Old Glory Mine", The Shaggy D.A. and Run, Appaloosa, Run, the announcer in Walt Disney World's 15th Anniversary Celebration and the narrator and Windwagon Smith in The Saga of Windwagon Smith. For the Disney parks, he provided the voice of the Father in the World's Fair and Disneyland versions of Carousel of Progress, the Grandpa and pre-show film narrator in the current version of the same show at Walt Disney World and the dog that sang "Who Shot the Hole in My Sombrero" in America Sings. He can also be heard on the soundtrack of "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" in the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color episode "Disneyland Goes to the World's Fair".
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