Smiley Burnette

(1911-1967)

American actor and musician

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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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Born	Lester Alvin Burnett 18 March 1911 Summum, Illinois, USA
Died	16 February 1967 (aged 55) Encino, CA, USA
Zodiac	Pisces
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