Gene Austin

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Gene Austin

AKA Lemuel Eugene Austin

Born: 24-Jun-1900
Birthplace: Gainesville, TX
Died: 24-Jan-1972
Location of death: Palm Springs, CA [1]
Cause of death: Cancer - Lung
Remains: Buried, Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, CA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Singer/Songwriter

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Vaudeviller crooner and songwriter

Military service: United States Army (Pancho Villa Expedition, WWI)

[1] Desert Hospital, Palm Springs, CA.

Father: Nova Lucas (d. 1943)
Mother: Serena Belle Harrell (d. 1956)
Father: Jim Austin (stepfather, blacksmith)
Wife: Kathryn Arnold (dancer, m. 1924, div. 1929)
Daughter: Anne (b. 1928)
Wife: Agnes Antelline (m. 1933, div. 1940)
Daughter: Charlotte Austin (actress, b. 1933)
Wife: Doris Sherrell (actress, m. 1940, div.)
Wife: LouCeil Hudson (m. 1949, div. 1966)
Wife: Gigi Theodora (m. 1967)

University: Baltimore University

Gene Austin
Grammy Hall of Fame Award for Bye Bye Blackbird (2005)
Grammy Hall of Fame Award for My Blue Heaven (1978)

FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Follow the Leader (3-Jun-1944)
My Little Chickadee (9-Feb-1940)
Klondike Annie (21-Feb-1936)
Belle of the Nineties (21-Sep-1934)
Sadie McKee (9-May-1934) · Cafe Entertainer

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