Editing Rex Allen (section)

{{short description|American film actor, singer and songwriter (1920–1999)}}
{{about||his son, the American country music singer|Rex Allen Jr.|the American healthcare architect|Rex Whitaker Allen}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Rex Allen
| image = Rex Allen and Koko 1952.jpg
| caption = Allen and Koko, 1952
| birth_name = Rex Elvie Allen
| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|12|31|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Willcox, Arizona]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1999|12|17|1920|12|31|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Tucson, Arizona]], U.S.
| other_names = Rex E. Allen<br>Rex Allen, Sr.<br>"Cactus Rex"<br>"The Arizona Cowboy"<br>"The Voice of the West"
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer|songwriter}}
| years_active = 1930s-1999
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Doris Winsor|1940|<!--unknown?-->|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Bonnie Linder|1946|1973|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Virginia Hudson|1992|1999|end=divorced}}
}}
| children = Five, including [[Rex Allen, Jr.]]
| parents =
}}

'''Rex Elvie Allen Sr.''' (December 31, 1920 – December 17, 1999),<ref name="Obit"/> known as "The Arizona Cowboy", was an American film and television actor, singer and songwriter; he was also the narrator of many [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] nature and [[Western (genre)|Western]] productions. For his contributions to the film industry, Allen received a [[List of actors with Hollywood Walk of Fame motion picture stars|motion pictures star]] on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 1975, located at 6821 Hollywood Boulevard.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walkoffame.com/rex-allen |title=Hollywood Walk of Fame – Rex Allen |website=walkoffame.com |publisher=Hollywood Chamber of Commerce |date=August 20, 1975 |access-date=May 8, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/rex-allen/ |title=Hollywood Star Walk – Rex Allen |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=December 19, 1999 |access-date=May 8, 2017}}</ref>