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Champion the Wonder Horse was the on-screen companion of singing cowboy Gene Autry in 79 films between 1935 and 1952, and 91 television episodes of The Gene Autry Show between 1950 and 1955. In addition, Champion starred in 26 episodes of his own television series The Adventures of Champion in 1955 and 1956.
Dec 19, 2023 · Explore the fascinating legacy of Gene Autry’s famous horses and their iconic names. From Champion to Thunder Cloud, learn the stories behind these legendary equine companions and their impact on pop culture and horse naming traditions.
Gene Autry with the Pinafores, who sang on his weekly radio show, 1948. From 1940 to 1956, Autry had a huge hit with a weekly show on CBS Radio, Gene Autry's Melody Ranch. His horse, Champion, also had a Mutual radio series, The Adventures of Champion and a CBS-TV series of the same name.
Rushing from a movie set in Hollywood to his annual appearance at Madison Square Garden for the World's Championship Rodeo in 1940, Lindy Champion made aviation history as the first horse to fly from California to New York. Gene used Lindy, a sorrel with four white stockings and an oval-topped blaze, for personal appearances.
Champion, World's Wonder Horse. Original Champion (b. circa 1926 – d. 1943) Dark sorrel-colored; 3 stockings—right front leg solid; T-shaped blaze starting high on his forehead and extending over his muzzle; Appeared in films possibly as early as The Phantom Empire (1935), definitely in Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1935), last movie was Bells of ...
Registered Tennessee Walking Horse. Made personal appearances. Born May 20, 1927, on the day of Charles Lindbergh's historic flight from New York to Paris, France. Highlights: made aviation history as the first horse to make a transcontinental flight from Burbank to New York; made 1939 personal appearance in Britain.
Jul 15, 2019 · Champion the Wonder Horse became Autry's constant onscreen companion for a total of 79 films between 1935 and 1952. He also starred in 91 episodes of the TV series, The Gene Autry Show, from 1950 to 1955 and had his own 26-episode television show, The Adventures of Champion, in 1955 and 1956.
Autry used three horses to portray his horse "Champion". The first died in 1947. The third one, who appeared in Autry's television series, died in 1991 at age 42.
While onscreen with Republic billed as "Wonder Horse of the West;" at Columbia known as "World's Wonder Horse". Highlights: more highly trained than Original Champion; danced well and performed an impressive array of tricks; appeared at Madison Square Garden in 1946.
Mar 21, 2016 · Champion, wonder horse of the West, was Gene Autry's mount. John Wayne rode Duke, his devil horse, and, of course, there was Roy Rogers and Trigger billed as the smartest horse in the...
