Ray Whitley(1901-1979)
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Ray Whitley was born on 5 December 1901 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He was an actor, known for Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Giant (1956) and Land of the Open Range (1942). He was married to Catherine Kay Johnson. He died on 21 February 1979 in Mexico.
Actor
Music Department
Soundtrack
- Alternative name
- Ray Witley
- Born
- Died
- February 21, 1979
- Mexico(undisclosed)
- Spouse
- Catherine Kay Johnson1923 - February 21, 1979 (his death, 3 children)
- Other works(1940s) Singles: Recorded a number of singles for the Cowboy Records label of Philadelphia, and was a colleague of Bill Haley at the label.
- TriviaFamous for writing the western song, "Back in the Saddle Again." The song came about when Whitley was awakened early one morning by a telephone call from his bosses at RKO Pictures, who wanted him to write a song for a new western he was to be starting that day. Explaining the call to his wife, he said, "Well, I'm back in the saddle again." She said that would be a good title for the song, he agreed, sat down and wrote the song in just a few minutes. He performed it later that day while shooting the movie. Cowboy star Gene Autry later heard the song, thought it would be perfect for him, got together with Whitley and rewrote it slightly, then used it in his next movie, and it became his signature song.
- Nickname
- The Six Bar Cowboys
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