Cast

Will Rogers

Acting

Cast

Will Rogers

Known for

Acting

Born

1879-11-03

From

Oologah, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)

Died

1935-08-15

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.

Will Rogers

Will Rogers

Biography

Mr. Skitch

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Down To Earth

So This Is London

The Ropin' Fool

Hustlin' Hank

A Truthful Liar

The Parrott Chase

Happy Days

The County Chairman

Uncensored Movies

Jus' Passin' Through

Tiptoes

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Steamboat Round the Bend

Business and Pleasure

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Life Begins at Forty

The Headless Horseman

A Connecticut Yankee

In Old Kentucky

Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)

Doctor Bull

Doubting Thomas

David Harum

Don't Park There

Judge Priest

Jubilo

Winging Around Europe with Will Rogers

State Fair

Going to Congress

The Strange Boarder

Almost a Husband

The Golden Age of Comedy

The Cake Eater

Ambassador Bill

The Biggest Little Star of the 30's

They Had to See Paris

Young as You Feel

Big Moments from Little Pictures

The Cowboy Sheik

Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

Jubilo, Jr.

Water, Water, Everywhere

Handy Andy

Two Wagons Both Covered

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Hollywood

An Unwilling Hero

Jes' Call Me Jim

Honest Hutch

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

Lightnin'

Guile of Women

Doubling for Romeo

Boys Will Be Boys

Cupid the Cowpuncher

If I Forget You

A Texas Steer

Too Busy to Work

Laughing Bill Hyde

Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12

A Poor Relation

Exploring England with Will Rogers

With Will Rogers in Dublin

One Glorious Day

Will Rogers and American Politics