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The White House on the Verdigris River, Will Rogers' birthplace, near Oologah, Oklahoma. Rogers was born on his parents' Dog Iron Ranch in the Cherokee Nation of Indian Territory, near present-day Oologah, Oklahoma, now in Rogers County, named in honor of his father, Clement V. Rogers. [9]
Apr 2, 2014 · Rogers was born on November 4, 1879, in present-day Oologah, Oklahoma — then part of Indian territory. Rogers grew up in a ranching family. Himself part Cherokee, Rogers socialized with...
May 31, 2024 · Will Rogers (born November 4, 1879, Cherokee Territory, U.S. [near present-day Claremore, Oklahoma]—died August 15, 1935, near Point Barrow, Alaska) was an American entertainer, radio personality, film actor, and writer who was famous for his pithy and homespun humour and social commentary.
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William Penn Adair Rogers is born on his father’s ranch near Oologah, Indian Territory.
William Penn Adair Rogers was born on election day, November 4, 1879 in a log-walled, seven-room house, known as "the White House on the Verdigris River," in Indian Territory. His parents were Clement Vann Rogers and Mary America Schrimsher Rogers.
Jun 25, 2021 · The humorist and entertainer Will Rogers (1879–1935) was born to a prominent Cherokee family on a ranch in Indian Territory, near present-day Oologah, Oklahoma. A prolific political commentator whose comedic wit crossed social divides, his career spanned vaudeville, silent films, “talkies,” radio, and newspaper.
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Actor: Steamboat Round the Bend. World-famous, widely popular American humorist of the vaudeville stage and of silent and sound films, Will Rogers graduated from military school, but his first real job was in the livestock business in Argentina, of all places.
