Jackie Autry was born on Jacqueline Evelyn Ellam; October 2,1941 and is an American former owner of the Los Angeles Angels and widow of Gene Autry, as well as an actor, singer and businesswoman.
16 Facts About Jackie Autry
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On October 2,1941, Autry was born in Newark, New Jersey.
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Jackie Autry started her career as a switchboard operator for Security National Bank.
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Jackie Autry served as the honorary president of Major League Baseball's American League, from 2000 until 2015.
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Jackie Autry is the only woman to ever serve on the Major League Baseball Executive Council, on its oversight committee, and as a member of the MLB board of directors.
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Jackie Autry served as past-president of the American Red Cross, was responsible as president for raising funds to build an independent Community Blood Bank at the Eisenhower Medical Center and served as its president for many years.
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Jackie Autry continues to serve on the board of trustees at Eisenhower Medical Center and is the longest-tenured trustee, having served since 1981.
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Jackie Autry is a current member of the board of directors of the Barbara Sinatra Children's Center.
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Jackie Autry is president of Gene Autry Music Publishing Companies, which houses four publishing companies.
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Jackie Autry is president of the Autry Foundation, which was established by Gene and Ina Autry.
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Jackie Autry is a co-producer with partner Dennis Osborne in Control Freak Productions, which produces movies scripts that are generated internally.
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Jackie Autry has a home in Palm Springs, California and in Studio City, California.
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In 2007 Jackie Autry won the Golden Boot Award for contributions to the genre of Western television and films.
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Jackie Autry played herself in the 2007 documentary, Gene Autry: White Hat, Silver Screen, and was the Executive Producer of the 2009 documentary, When Dream Worlds Collide.
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On November 25,2010, Jackie Autry was driving a car in Palm Springs that hit and killed a pedestrian, Jesus Cardova Diaz, who was a homeless man.
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Jackie Autry received no civil or criminal charges as she was sober and the man she hit was jaywalking.