Pat Boone has become a legend in his own time.  His titles of movie star, gold -recording artist, best selling author, Broadway show headliner, and television star certainy qualify him.  

Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone, (Borne June 1, 1934) has sold more than 45 million records, has 13 gold discs, 2 gold albums and a platinum record.  15 of his songs have hit the top ten and his song "Love Letters in the Sand" was on the charts for 34 consecutive weeks, longer than "Hey Jude" or "Don't be Cruel".  

Pat has gone about as far as you can go from Nashville, TN where he grew up.  He had planned to teach high school and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Columbia University in New York.  Another career intervened with those plans when he appeared on the Ted Mack Amateur Hour, winning 3 times and landing a recording contract.  He has appeared in 15 feature films including:  April Love, State Fair, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and Bernadine, and he played David Wilkerson in The Cross and the Switchblade.  He has also written 15 books including "Twixt Twelve and Twenty" which sold more than 1,000,000 copies.  

Pat and Shirley reared and guided their daughrers, Cherry, Lindy, Debby and Laury in the midst of Hollywood's spotlight.  They have 16 hrandchildren and 3 grandchildren and will celebrate 60 years of marriage in November.