🤠This Week in the West

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When World War II began, Autry set aside his Hollywood stardom to serve as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps. After the war, he returned to the screen, launched his own production company, and continued a remarkable music career that included holiday classics such as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Here Comes Santa Claus. His recordings have sold more than 100 million copies, and he has become forever linked with Christmas traditions.

Autry was more than an entertainer—he was a businessman, rancher, rodeo stock contractor, and the founding owner of the Los Angeles Angels baseball team. He left behind Melody Ranch, the Autry Museum of the American West, and the distinction of being the only person with stars in all five categories of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His influence on Western film, country music, and American popular culture remains unmatched.

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