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“He might have been small for those farm chores at Duck Run,” recalled Roy’s pop with a chuckle, “but he was just as ornery as the mules.”

Roy Rogers, known as “The King of the Cowboys,” was the most popular Western star of his era. He was born as Leonard Franklin Slye on November 5, 1911 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and passed away on July 6, 1998.

At twelve years old, Roy won a 4-H competition at the Scioto County Fair with his pet pig, Evangeline, which took him to the state capital in Columbus. “That was the first time I had ever been ten miles off the farm. I had never even seen an elevator before. I spent the whole first day just riding up and down the elevator in the Old Neil House Hotel.”

Roy came west with his family during the Great Depression and was working picking peaches in Southern California. He began singing on the radio with the Sons of the Pioneers, and then on the road where he met Arline Wilkins who won a contest baking Roy’s favorite lemon pie. They married and started a family. In child birth with “Dusty,” Roy’s only natural son, Arline passed away before coming

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Roy Rogers

American singer and actor (1911–1998)

For other uses, see Roy Rogers (disambiguation).

Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye; November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), nicknamed the King of the Cowboys,[1] was an American singer, actor, television host, Freemason and rodeo performer.

Following early work under his given name, first as a co-founder of the Sons of the Pioneers and then as an actor, the rebranded Rogers then became one of the most famous and popular Western stars of his era.

He appeared in almost 90 motion pictures, as well as numerous episodes of his self-titled radio program that lasted for nine years. Between 1951 and 1957, he hosted The Roy Rogers Show television series. In many of them, he appeared with his wife, Dale Evans; his Golden Palomino, Trigger; and his German Shepherd, Bullet. Rogers is also best remembered for his signature song "Happy Trails".

His early roles were uncredited parts in films by fellow singing cowboy Gene Autry. His productions usually featured a sidekick, often either Pat Brady, Andy Devine, George "Gab

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Roy Rogers

Roy Rodgers

The Carson City Kid filminde, 1940

DoğumLeonard Franklin Slye
05 Kasım 1911(1911-11-05)
Cincinnati, Ohio, A.B.D.
Ölüm06 Temmuz 1998 (86 yaşında)
Apple Valley, Kaliforniya, A.B.D.
Meslek
  • Şarkıcı
  • Oyuncu
  • Televizyon Sunucusu
Etkin yıllar1932-1991
1935-1984 (Oyunculuk)
StilWestern
Evlilik

  • Lucile Ascolese
    (e. 1933; b. 1936)

  • Grace Arline Wilkins
    (e. 1936; ö. 1946)

  • Dale Evans
    (e. 1947)

Çocuk(lar)9

Roy Rogers (d. 5 Kasım 1911, Cincinnati, Ohio ("Leonard Franklin Slye"); ö. 6 Temmuz 1998 Apple Valley, Kaliforniya), ABD'li şarkıcı, kovboy ve oyuncu. 6 Temmuz 1988'de Kaliforniya'da Apple Valley'de ölen sanatçı, 1935-1950 yılları arasında yaklaşık yüz filmde oynamıştır.

Ünlü şarkıları

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  • Don't Fence Me In
  • "Hold That Critter Down"
  • "Little White Cross On The Hill"
  • "One More Ride"
  • "Ride Ranger Ride"
  • "That Pioneer Mother Of Mine"
  • "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"
  • "Way Out There" (singing and yodeling)
  • "Why, Oh Wh

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