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William Penn Adair Rogers was a Native American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory, now part of Okla
Rogers in 1922
A Will Rogers caricature on a print advertisement for the film Down to Earth, from The Film Daily, 1932
The White House on the Verdigris River, Will Rogers' birthplace, near Oologah, Oklahoma
Rogers sometime before 1900
Will Rogers Jr.
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William Vann Rogers, generally known as Will Rogers Jr., was an American politician, writer, and newspaper publisher. He was a Democratic U.S. representative from California from January 3, 1943, unti
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…white people who use the word but who at heart are really friends." In 1908, Rogers married Betty Blake (1879–1944), and the couple had four children: Will Rogers Jr., Mary Amelia, James Blake, and Fred Stone. Will Jr. became a World War II hero, played his father in two films, and was elected to Congress. Mary became…
Rogers c. 1952
Rogers (left) with newspaper publisher Amon G. Carter, August 5, 1935
Rogers in his U.S. Army uniform c. 1942–1946
Advertisement for Rogers's Senate candidacy published in the Vallejo Times Herald, October 30, 1946