Rex Allen
Birth Name: Rex Elive AllenNickname: Cactus Rex
Birth Date: December 31, 1920
Deceased: December 17, 1999
Biography
Rex Allen was an American film and television actor,singer and songwriter, known as "the Arizona Cowboy" and as the narrator of many Disney nature and Western productions. When singing cowboys such as Roy Rogers and Gene Autry were very much in vogue in American film, in 1949 Republic Pictures in Hollywood gave him a screen test and put him under contract. Beginning in 1950, Allen starred as himself in 19 of Hollywood's Western movies. One of the top-ten box office draws of the day, whose character was soon depicted in comic books, on screen Allen personified the clean cut, God-fearing American hero of the wild West who wore a white Stetson hat, loved his faithful horse Koko, and had a loyal buddy who shared his adventures. In 1948 he signed with Mercury Records where he recorded a number of successful country music singles until 1952, when he switched to the Decca label where he continued to make records into the 1970s. He also recorded one album for Buena Vista (Disney) in the 1960s,