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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, 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 ...
Roy Rogers. Actor: Cowboy and the Senorita. Roy Rogers (born Leonard Slye) moved to California in 1930, aged 18. He played in such musical groups as The Hollywood Hillbillies, Rocky Mountaineers, Texas Outlaws, and his own group, the International Cowboys. In 1934 he formed a group with Bob Nolan called Sons of the Pioneers. While in that group he was known as Leonard Slye, then Dick Weston ...
- November 5, 1911
- July 6, 1998
May 10, 2024 · Roy Rogers (born November 5, 1911, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.—died July 6, 1998, Apple Valley, California, U.S.) was an American cowboy actor-singer who starred in some 90 motion pictures and over 100 episodes of a weekly television show from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s and reigned as king of the cowboys. The quintessential "good guy in a ...
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South of Caliente (1951) 8. Night Time in Nevada (1948) 9. Man from Cheyenne (1942) 10. Arkansas Judge (1941) Roy Rogers was an American singer and cowboy actor who was also known as the ‘King of the Cowboys’. This biography provides detailed information on his childhood, career, life, achievements and timeline.
Jun 19, 2022 · The producers chose Roy Rogers: the last name a tribute to humorist Will Rogers, one of Roy’s heroes, and the first name an American variation of the French word for “king.” ...
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Roy Rogers. Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye, November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998) was an American singer and cowboy actor. Roy Rogers Restaurants chain was named after him. He and his third wife Dale Evans, his golden horse named Trigger, and his German Shepherd named Bullet were in more than 100 movies and The Roy Rogers Show.
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Roy Rogers, born Leonard Franklin Slye (November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), was an American cowboy actor and singer. He and his wife Dale Evans, his golden palomino Trigger, and his German shepherd, Bullet, were featured in over 100 movies and The Roy Rogers Show, which ran on radio for nine years before moving to television from 1951 through ...
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