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Roy Rogers
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American actor and singer (1911-1998)
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Roy Rogers was an American actor, singer, and musician born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 5, 1911. He began his work period in 1934 and performed in the genres of country music, rock music, blues, and Cowboy Songs. Rogers was a member of the group Sons of the Pioneers and recorded for Bell Records, Capitol Records, and Decca. He played the guitar and used his voice as an instrument, speaking English.
He was married to Dale Evans and was a member of the Republican Party. Rogers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He died of heart failure from natural causes in Apple Valley on July 6, 1998.
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Film & TV
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Roy Rogers, born Leonard Franklin Slye (November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), was an American singer and cowboy actor, as well as the namesake of the Roy Rogers Restaurants chain. He and his wife Dale Evans, his golden palomino, Trigger, and his German Shepherd dog, Bullet, were featured in more than 100 movies and The Roy Rogers Show. The show ran on radio…
Known for
- Challenger: The Final Flight — Self (archive footage)2020
- The Fabulous Allan Carr — Self (archive)2017
- Tammy Wynette: Legendary Performances — himself2008
- All My Friends Are Cowboys — Self1998
- Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' — self1992
- Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys — Himself1992
- The Republic Pictures Story — Self1991
- Hot Country Nights1991
- Rootin' Tootin' Roundup — Self (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)1989
- The Gambler: The Adventure Continues — Drunk1983
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1911
- Active to
- 1998
Discography
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 54,545
- Total plays
- 329,281
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There are at least three artists with that name: 1. a country music star, 2. a slide guitar player and 3. a house producer from the 90's 1. Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye) (November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), was a singer and cowboy actor, as well as the namesake of the famous Roy Rogers Restaurants chain. He and his second wife Dale Evans, his golden palomino Trigger, and his German Shepherd Dog, Bullet, were featured in over one hundred movies and The Roy Rogers Show. <a href="https://w
Key facts
- Born
- Leonard Franklin Slye , ( 1911-11-05 ) November 5, 1911, Cincinnati , Ohio, US
- Died
- July 6, 1998 (1998-07-06) (aged 86), Apple Valley, California , US
- Resting place
- Sunset Hills Memorial Park, Apple Valley, 34°33′25″N 117°08′35″W / 34.5569916°N 117.1429367°W / 34.5569916; -117.1429367
- Other name
- Len Slye
- Occupations
- Singer actor TV host rodeo performer
- Years active
- 1934–1998
- Style
- Western
- Political party
- Republican
- Spouses
- Grace Arline Wilkins ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1936 ; died 1946 ) Dale Evans ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1947 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roy
- Family name
- Rogers
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cincinnati
- Place of death
- Apple Valley
- Spouse
- Dale Evans
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Decca
- Official website
- royrogers.com
- Image
- Roy Rogers, NPG 2000 21 (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Roy Rogers
- date of birth
- 1911-11-05
- date of death
- 1998-07-06
- cause of death
- heart failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- Sons of the Pioneers
- start of work period
- 1934-00-00
- different from
- Roy Rogers
- name in native language
- Roy Rogers
- writing language
- English language
- mount
- Trigger
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Encyclopedic overview
Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye; November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), nicknamed the King of the Cowboys, was an American actor, singer, television host, and rodeo performer.
Following early work under his given name, first as co-founder of the Sons of the Pioneers and then as an actor, the rebranded Rogers became one of the most famous and popular Western stars of his era.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Roy Rogers” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.