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    Will Rogers. William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma), and is known as "Oklahoma's Favorite Son". [2] As an entertainer and humorist, he traveled ...

  2. Apr 2, 2014 · Will Rogers was an American humorist, actor and author best known for his Broadway and film performances, as well as his folksy persona.

  3. Oct 5, 2024 · Will Rogers (born November 4, 1879, Cherokee Territory, U.S. [near present-day Claremore, Oklahoma]—died August 15, 1935, near Point Barrow, Alaska) was an American entertainer, radio personality, film actor, and writer who was famous for his pithy and homespun humour and social commentary.

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  4. Will Rogers is the highest paid film star in Hollywood. His famous talks on the Gulf Oil radio broadcasts reach millions of listeners. Will and Betty celebrate their silver anniversary. 1935. August 15, Will Rogers is killed with his friend Wiley Post in an airplane crash near Point Barrow, Alaska.

  5. Rogers-Etcheverry said she didn’t realize the extent of her great grandfather’s achievements until 1991, when she went with 12 other family members, including her grandfather, to New York City ...

  6. Will Rogers. Actor: Steamboat Round the Bend. World-famous, widely popular American humorist of the vaudeville stage and of silent and sound films, Will Rogers graduated from military school, but his first real job was in the livestock business in Argentina, of all places. He transported pack animals across the South Atlantic from Buenos Aires to South Africa for use in the Boer War (1899-1902 ...

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  8. The Rogers family was loving and close. Four children died in their youth, with Will and his three older sisters surviving to adulthood. The Rogers' famous "White House on the Verdigris River" was more than a home. It was a meeting place for commerce, government and community socials. There was sadness with funerals, but gaiety with parties ...