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.
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 (Movies)
Will Rogers and American Politics
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:30/11/2010
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:31/08/1993
Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend
Character:himself
Release Date:25/04/1990
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1984
The Biggest Little Star of the 30's
Character:Self(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/08/1975
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/05/1961
The Golden Age of Comedy
Character:archive footage
Release Date:26/12/1957
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1942
If I Forget You
Character:Will Rogers (uncredited/archive footage)
Release Date:01/05/1940
In Old Kentucky
Character:Steve Tapley
Release Date:28/11/1935
Steamboat Round the Bend
Character:Doctor John Pearly
Release Date:06/09/1935
Doubting Thomas
Character:Thomas Brown
Release Date:10/07/1935
Life Begins at Forty
Character:Keneshaw H. Clark
Release Date:22/03/1935
The County Chairman
Character:Jim Hackler
Release Date:11/01/1935
Judge Priest
Character:Judge William Pitman 'Billy' Priest
Release Date:15/09/1934
Handy Andy
Character:Andrew Yates
Release Date:19/07/1934
David Harum
Character:David Harum
Release Date:02/03/1934
Mr. Skitch
Character:Ira Skitch
Release Date:22/12/1933
Doctor Bull
Character:Dr. George 'Doc' Bull
Release Date:22/09/1933
State Fair
Character:Abel Frake
Release Date:10/02/1933
Too Busy to Work
Character:Jubilo
Release Date:02/12/1932
Down To Earth
Character:Pike Peters
Release Date:01/09/1932
Business and Pleasure
Character:Earl Tinker
Release Date:24/02/1932
Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)
Character:Himself
Release Date:31/12/1931
Ambassador Bill
Character:Bill Harper
Release Date:13/11/1931
Young as You Feel
Character:Lemuel Morehouse
Release Date:06/08/1931
A Connecticut Yankee
Character:Hank Martin
Release Date:06/04/1931
Lightnin'
Character:Lightnin' Bill Jones
Release Date:28/11/1930
So This Is London
Character:Hiram Draper
Release Date:23/05/1930
They Had to See Paris
Character:Pike Peters
Release Date:18/09/1929
Happy Days
Character:Minstrel Show Performer
Release Date:16/09/1929
Exploring England with Will Rogers
Character:
Release Date:18/12/1927
A Texas Steer
Character:Cattle Brander
Release Date:04/12/1927
Winging Around Europe with Will Rogers
Character:Himself
Release Date:20/11/1927
Tiptoes
Character:Uncle Hen Kaye
Release Date:19/06/1927
With Will Rogers in Dublin
Character:Self
Release Date:06/03/1927
A Truthful Liar
Character:Ambassador Alfalfa Doolittle
Release Date:16/08/1924
Jubilo, Jr.
Character:Jubilo / Himself
Release Date:28/06/1924
Don't Park There
Character:
Release Date:22/06/1924
Going to Congress
Character:Alfalfa Doolittle
Release Date:24/05/1924
Big Moments from Little Pictures
Character:
Release Date:30/03/1924
The Cake Eater
Character:
Release Date:02/03/1924
The Cowboy Sheik
Character:'Two Straw' Bill
Release Date:03/02/1924
Two Wagons Both Covered
Character:Bill Bunian / Joe Jackson
Release Date:05/01/1924
Uncensored Movies
Character:Lem Skagwillow
Release Date:09/12/1923
Hustlin' Hank
Character:Hank
Release Date:11/11/1923
Jus' Passin' Through
Character:Jubilo
Release Date:14/10/1923
Hollywood
Character:Will Rogers
Release Date:19/08/1923
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
Character:Self
Release Date:05/11/1922
The Headless Horseman
Character:Ichabod crane
Release Date:05/11/1922
The Ropin' Fool
Character:'Ropes' Reilly
Release Date:29/10/1922
One Glorious Day
Character:Professor Ezra Botts
Release Date:29/01/1922
A Poor Relation
Character:Noah Vale
Release Date:30/12/1921
Doubling for Romeo
Character:Sam Cody / Romeo
Release Date:22/10/1921
Boys Will Be Boys
Character:Peep O'Day
Release Date:05/05/1921
An Unwilling Hero
Character:Dick
Release Date:08/01/1921
Guile of Women
Character:Hjalmar Maartens
Release Date:01/01/1921
Honest Hutch
Character:Hutch
Release Date:19/09/1920
Cupid the Cowpuncher
Character:Alec Lloyd
Release Date:25/07/1920
Jes' Call Me Jim
Character:Jim Fenton
Release Date:23/05/1920
The Strange Boarder
Character:Sam Gardner
Release Date:01/04/1920
Water, Water, Everywhere
Character:Billy Fortune
Release Date:08/02/1920
Jubilo
Character:Jubilo
Release Date:07/12/1919
Almost a Husband
Character:Sam Lyman
Release Date:11/10/1919
Laughing Bill Hyde
Character:Bill Hyde
Release Date:22/09/1918
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