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    • Mar 25, 1953
    "On Top Of Old Smoky" debuts in movie theaters, with Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette. In the picture, Autry protects a Texas land owner from poachers
    May 20, 1953
    Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette star, as the western "Goldtown Ghost Raiders" reaches movie theaters
    Jul 5, 1953
    Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette rally against a monopolistic Old West supply store in the debut of "Pack Train." Steel guitarist Frankie Marvin has a minor role as well
    Sep 20, 1953
    Gene Autry performs the Stephen Foster classic "Beautiful Dreamer" in the debut of "Saginaw Trail." The script requires Autry and sidekick Smiley Burnette to keep restless Indians from attacking a settlement
    Nov 3, 1953
    Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette both perform in the debut of "Last Of The Pony Riders," a western built around the Pony Express. It's the last movie to feature Autry as a singing cowboy
    Feb 17, 1967
    Western actor Smiley Burnette dies of leukemia in Encino, California. He served as Gene Autry's sidekick in a wave of movies in the 1930s and '40s
    Oct 9, 1971
    The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducts 19 new members. Among them: Smiley Burnette, Tex Owens, Carson J. Robison, Gene Sullivan, Wiley Walker and Scotty Wiseman
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