Please answer the following question: Facts:   - death place: jackson , tennessee , usa    - years active: 1947 & ndash ; 1989    - resting place: highland memorial gardens , jackson , tennessee    - caption: evans in '' fixed bayonets ! ''    - birth name: eugene barton evans    - death cause: heart failure    - death date: 01 april 1998      - birth date: 11 july 1922    - name: gene evans    - image: gene evans in fixed bayonets ! trailer.jpg    - birth place: holbrook , arizona , usa   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gene evans .
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eugene barton `` gene '' evans -lrb- july 11 , 1922 -- april 1 , 1998 -rrb- was an american actor .