Will Rogers

Will Rogers

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1879-11-04
Deathday: 1935-08-15 (55 years old)

Biography

William "Will" Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American cowboy, comedian, humorist, social commentator, vaudeville performer and actor and one of the best-known celebrities in the 1920s and 1930s.


Known as Oklahoma's favorite son, Rogers was born to a prominent Cherokee Nation family in Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma). He traveled around the world three times, made 71 movies (50 silent films and 21 "talkies"), wrote more than 4,000 nationally-syndicated newspaper columns, and became a world-famous figure. By the mid-1930s, Rogers was adored by the American people. He was the leading political wit of the Progressive Era, and was the top-paid Hollywood movie star at the time. Rogers died in 1935 with aviator Wiley Post, when their small airplane crashed near Barrow, Alaska.


His vaudeville rope act led to success in the Ziegfeld Follies, which in turn led to the first of his many movie contracts. His 1920s syndicated newspaper column and his radio appearances increased his visibility and popularity. Rogers crusaded for aviation expansion, and provided Americans with first-hand accounts of his world travels. His earthy anecdotes and folksy style allowed him to poke fun at gangsters, prohibition, politicians, government programs, and a host of other controversial topics in a way that was readily appreciated by a national audience, with no one offended. His short aphorisms, couched in humorous terms, were widely quoted: "I am not a member of an organized political party. I am a Democrat."


Rogers even provided an epigram on his most famous epigram:


    When I die, my epitaph, or whatever you call those signs on gravestones, is going to read: "I joked about every prominent man of my time, but I never met a man I dident like." I am so proud of that, I can hardly wait to die so it can be carved.


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Filmography

all 69

Movies 68

self 13

TV Shows 1

Self (archive footage)
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
6
Dr. George 'Doc' Bull
Doctor Bull

Doctor Bull (1933)

Movie
Lightnin' Bill Jones
Lightnin'

Lightnin' (1930)

Movie
Minstrel Show Performer
Happy Days

Happy Days (1929)

Movie
Uncle Hen Kaye
Tiptoes

Tiptoes (1927)

Movie
Ambassador Alfalfa Doolittle
A Truthful Liar

A Truthful Liar (1924)

Movie
'Ropes' Reilly (the ropin' fool)
The Ropin' Fool

The Ropin' Fool (1922)

Movie
Professor Ezra Botts
One Glorious Day

One Glorious Day (1922)

Movie
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1879-11-04

Deathday
1935-08-15 (55 years old)

Birth Place
Oologah, United States

Children
Mary Rogers, Jimmy Rogers, Will Rogers, Jr.

Father
Clement V. Rogers

Mother
Mary America Rogers (Scrimsher)

Citizenships
United States

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, National Aviation Hall of Fame

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