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Apr 23, 1999 · Charles (Buddy) Rogers, handsome leading man and band leader who starred in Wings (1927), first film to win an Academy Award, and who later married Mary Pickford, dies at 94; photos (M)
- Lawrence Van Gelder
Apr 22, 1999 · TIMES STAFF WRITER. Buddy Rogers, the silent screen matinee idol and bandleader who spent half his life tending the lady and legend known as America’s Sweetheart and the world’s first real...
This is a list of baseball players who died during their careers. While some of these deaths occurred during a game, the majority were the result of accidents off the field, illnesses, acts of violence, or suicide.
Apr 22, 1999 · Charles “Buddy” Rogers, the affable actor in the first best picture Oscar winner “Wings,” along with many musical comedies, died Wednesday at age 94. Rogers, married to actress Mary...
— Reddy Foster, American baseball player (19 December 1908), said to his friend before committing suicide with a shotgun "By gad, I'm not licked yet." [3] — Lucky Baldwin, California businessman (1 March 1909), repeating his lifelong catchphrase "It is no use fighting death any more." [12]: 21
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers. Actor: Wings. "America's Boyfriend" Buddy Rogers was born in Olathe Kansas and became a talented musician on several instruments. He began acting in Hollywood in the 1920's and is probably best remembered as Clara Bow's love interest in "Wings".
Rogers died at age ninety-two in California. NOTE: The Charles Rogers whose biography also appears in this section is that of "Charley Rogers" a comedian and gagman for Hal Roach in the '20's and '30's.
