| Smiley Burnette AKA Lester Alvin Burnett Born: 18-Mar-1911
Birthplace: Summum, IL
Died: 16-Feb-1967
Location of death: Encino, CA
Cause of death: Cancer - Leukemia
Remains: Buried, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, CA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Singer/Songwriter, Actor Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Frog Millhouse Father: George W. Burnett (spelled without final "e")
Mother: Almira
Wife: Dallas MacDonnell (m. 26-Oct-1936, until his death, four children adopted, d. 19-Feb-1976)
Son: Stephen (adopted)
Daughter: Linda (adopted)
Son: Brian (adopted)
Daughter: Caroline (adopted)
High School: (dropped out before finishing 9th grade)
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1971
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6125 Hollywood Blvd. (motion pictures, 1986)
TELEVISION
Petticoat Junction Charley Pratt (railroad engineer, 1963-67)
Green Acres Charley Pratt (1965-66)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Last of the Pony Riders (3-Nov-1953) · Smiley Burnette
On Top of Old Smoky (25-Mar-1953) · Smiley
Winning of the West (Jan-1953)
The Kid from Broken Gun (19-Aug-1952) · Himself
Across the Badland (14-Sep-1950)
Call of the Rockies (14-Jul-1944)
King of the Cowboys (9-Apr-1943) · Frog Millhouse
Heart of the Golden West (16-Nov-1942)
Bells of Capistrano (15-Sep-1942) · Frog
Call of the Canyon (17-Aug-1942) · Frog Millhouse
Heart of the Rio Grande (11-Mar-1942)
Down Mexico Way (15-Oct-1941) · Frog
Under Fiesta Stars (25-Aug-1941) · Frog Millhouse
The Singing Hill (26-Apr-1941) · Frog
Gaucho Serenade (10-May-1940) · Frog Millhouse
Rovin' Tumbleweeds (16-Nov-1939)
Colorado Sunset (31-Jul-1939)
Mexicali Rose (27-Mar-1939) · Frog Millhouse
Home on the Prairie (3-Feb-1939)
Billy the Kid Returns (4-Sep-1938)
Man from Music Mountain (15-Aug-1938)
Under Western Stars (20-Apr-1938)
Boots and Saddles (4-Oct-1937) · Frog
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm (12-May-1937)
Ride Ranger Ride (30-Sep-1936) · Frog Millhouse
Undersea Kingdom (30-May-1936)
Comin' Round the Mountain (31-Mar-1936) · Frog
Red River Valley (2-Mar-1936)
The Singing Vagabond (16-Dec-1935)
The Phantom Empire (23-Feb-1935) · Oscar
Official Website:
http://www.smileyburnette.org/
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