1911 - 1967
Smiley Burnette American Actor
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Smiley Burnette was previously married to Dallas Mcdonald (1940).
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American Actor Smiley Burnette was born Lester Alvin Burnett on 18th March, 1911 in Summum, Illinois, USA and passed away on 16th Feb 1967 Encino, CA, USA aged 55. He is most remembered for Petticoat Junction. His zodiac sign is Pisces.
Smiley Burnette is a member of the following lists: American film actors, American male singers and Cancer deaths in California.
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Relationship Statistics
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| Married | 1 |
87 years, 2 months
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87 years, 2 months
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Details
| First Name |
Smiley
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| Last Name |
Burnette
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| Full Name at Birth |
Lester Alvin Burnett
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| Alternative Name |
Ole Frog, Smiley Burnette
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| Birthday |
18th March, 1911
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| Birthplace |
Summum, Illinois, USA
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| Died |
16th February, 1967
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| Place of Death |
Encino, CA, USA
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| Cause of Death |
Leukemia
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| Buried |
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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| Build |
Average
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Inventor
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| Occupation |
Actor
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| Claim to Fame |
Petticoat Junction
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Country Music
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| Music Genre |
Country
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| Year(s) Active |
1933–1967
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| Music Style |
Comedy, Traditional Country, Cowboy, Country Comedy, Comedy/Spoken
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| Instrument |
Guitar, Accordion, Vocals, Saw
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| Instrument (text) |
Accordion, Guitar, Banjo, Many Others
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| Record Label |
Abbott, Starday, Capitol, Columbia, ARA, Rancho
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| Brand Endorsement |
(1950s) TV commercials: Tube Rose snuff
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| Official Websites |
http://www.smileyburnette.org/Smiley/index.html, www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5154, www.b-westerns.com/pals-sb.htm
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Lester Alvin Burnett (March 18, 1911 – February 16, 1967), better known as Smiley Burnette, was an American country music performer and a comedic actor in Western films and on radio and TV, playing sidekick to Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and other B-movie cowboys. He was also a prolific singer-songwriter who is reported to have played proficiently over 100 musical instruments, sometimes more than one simultaneously. His career, beginning in 1934, spanned four decades, including a regular role on CBS-TV's Petticoat Junction in the 1960s.
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