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Will Rogers‌

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Birthday

calendar1879-11-03

Popularity

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Will Rogers

Oologah, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)

Will Rogers

Oologah, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1879-11-03

Popularity

star2.3

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Rogers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Judge Priest

Judge Priest‌
star6.4
calendar 1934

Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12

Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12‌
star0.0
calendar 1922

State Fair

State Fair‌
star6.2
calendar 1933

Steamboat Round the Bend

Steamboat Round the Bend‌
star7.5
calendar 1935

Doctor Bull

Doctor Bull‌
star6.6
calendar 1933

A Texas Steer

A Texas Steer‌
star0.0
calendar 1927

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino‌
star0.0
calendar 1961

Hollywood

Hollywood‌
star7.0
calendar 1923

Ambassador Bill

Ambassador Bill‌
star5.7
calendar 1931

A Connecticut Yankee

A Connecticut Yankee‌
star6.0
calendar 1931

The Ropin' Fool

The Ropin' Fool‌
star6.0
calendar 1922

Happy Days

Happy Days‌
star6.0
calendar 1929

Down To Earth

Down To Earth‌
star7.0
calendar 1932

Don't Park There

Don't Park There‌
star5.0
calendar 1924

Two Wagons Both Covered

Two Wagons Both Covered‌
star0.0
calendar 1924

Big Moments from Little Pictures

Big Moments from Little Pictures‌
star5.0
calendar 1924

Doubting Thomas

Doubting Thomas‌
star7.0
calendar 1935

Life Begins at Forty

Life Begins at Forty‌
star0.0
calendar 1935

They Had to See Paris

They Had to See Paris‌
star5.6
calendar 1929

Mr. Skitch

Mr. Skitch‌
star6.0
calendar 1933

Business and Pleasure

Business and Pleasure‌
star4.0
calendar 1932

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)‌
star0.0
calendar 1942

David Harum

David Harum‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

Will Rogers and American Politics

Will Rogers and American Politics‌
star0.0
calendar 2010

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s‌
star10.0
calendar 1984

Jus' Passin' Through

Jus' Passin' Through‌
star5.0
calendar 1923

Tiptoes

Tiptoes‌
star0.0
calendar 1927

Almost a Husband

Almost a Husband‌
star0.0
calendar 1919

Jubilo, Jr.

Jubilo, Jr.‌
star5.8
calendar 1924

Jubilo

Jubilo‌
star5.5
calendar 1919

Water, Water, Everywhere

Water, Water, Everywhere‌
star0.0
calendar 1920

Jes' Call Me Jim

Jes' Call Me Jim‌
star5.8
calendar 1920

Cupid the Cowpuncher

Cupid the Cowpuncher‌
star0.0
calendar 1920

Honest Hutch

Honest Hutch‌
star0.0
calendar 1920

Guile of Women

Guile of Women‌
star0.0
calendar 1921

Boys Will Be Boys

Boys Will Be Boys‌
star0.0
calendar 1921

The Biggest Little Star of the 30's

The Biggest Little Star of the 30's‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

Doubling for Romeo

Doubling for Romeo‌
star0.0
calendar 1921

Laughing Bill Hyde

Laughing Bill Hyde‌
star0.0
calendar 1918

Too Busy to Work

Too Busy to Work‌
star4.0
calendar 1932

Winging Around Europe with Will Rogers

Winging Around Europe with Will Rogers‌
star0.0
calendar 1927

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling‌
star0.0
calendar 1993

In Old Kentucky

In Old Kentucky‌
star0.0
calendar 1935

The Cowboy Sheik

The Cowboy Sheik‌
star5.0
calendar 1924

Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend

Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend‌
star0.0
calendar 1990

Lightnin'

Lightnin'‌
star3.7
calendar 1930

Going to Congress

Going to Congress‌
star5.0
calendar 1924

A Truthful Liar

A Truthful Liar‌
star0.0
calendar 1924

Uncensored Movies

Uncensored Movies‌
star7.5
calendar 1923

So This Is London

So This Is London‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

Handy Andy

Handy Andy‌
star1.0
calendar 1934

The County Chairman

The County Chairman‌
star5.0
calendar 1935

Exploring England with Will Rogers

Exploring England with Will Rogers‌
star0.0
calendar 1927

Young as You Feel

Young as You Feel‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

If I Forget You

If I Forget You‌
star5.3
calendar 1940

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?‌
star5.7
calendar 1975

Hustlin' Hank

Hustlin' Hank‌
star0.0
calendar 1923

The Cake Eater

The Cake Eater‌
star5.0
calendar 1924

The Golden Age of Comedy

The Golden Age of Comedy‌
star6.8
calendar 1957

A Poor Relation

A Poor Relation‌
star0.0
calendar 1921

The Headless Horseman

The Headless Horseman‌
star4.9
calendar 1922

An Unwilling Hero

An Unwilling Hero‌
star0.0
calendar 1921

With Will Rogers in Dublin

With Will Rogers in Dublin‌
star0.0
calendar 1927

One Glorious Day

One Glorious Day‌
star0.0
calendar 1922

The Strange Boarder

The Strange Boarder‌
star0.0
calendar 1920

Tv Credits

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1948