Born September 26

She won the Country Music Association’s female vocalist of the year award in 1971.

She starred opposite Elvis Presley in the 1966 movie “Frankie and Johnny.”

Marty Robbins was multitalented with a diverse career that defied boundaries. As a singer and songwriter, he became one of the top country stars of the 1960s and ’70s …

He was a charismatic and flamboyant Indian film fixture for more than a half-century.

He inspired television viewers to trim down, eat well and pump iron.