(marriage annulled, 1932); married Arlene Wilkins, June 14, 1936 (died November 3, 1946); married Frances Octavia Smith (a performer under the name DaleEvans), December 31, 1947; children: (second marriage) Cheryl Darlene RogersBarnett (adopted), Linda Lou Rogers Johnson, Roy ("Dusty"), ...
Rogers's nickname was "King of the Cowboys". Evans's nickname was "Queen of the West." Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys, was the stage appellation and legal name of the former Leonard Slye, one of the most celebrated singing cowboy personalities in the history of Hollywood. In 1947 he...
1943, and that became the official Rogers billing. 1942 was Gene's last #1 rating. Rogers took over the crown in 1943, and held that #1 ranking through the end of the B western genre in the early 1950s (with Autry coming in a
The success of "The Fugitive" was rightly recognized as the dual attraction of Ford's heroic doctor on a quest to clear his name and the professionalism of Jones' driven bogyman to the bad guys. Diverging from the original premise, "U.S. Marshals" lacks the first film's simple, dynamic...
What, no mention of Roy Rogers' fast-food restaurant? There was one near my high school that me and my friends would hang out in after class. It's gone now... I'm probably more familiar with Roy's music than with his movies. I'll bet my father would've seen his movies though....
Often compared to Mark Twain and Will Rogers, this six-foot tall Texan used her razor-sharp wit to speak truth to power while giving a voice to those who didn’t have one. Calling out corrupt politicians who were backed by corporate bosses was great sport for Molly, and many of her ...