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Roy Rogers

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Also known as Leonard Sly, Leonard Slye, Leonard Frank Sly, Leonard Franklin Slye

American actor and singer (1911-1998)

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Roy Rogers (1911–1998) was an American television actor, film actor, singer, and member of the Republican Party. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he began his professional work in 1934. Rogers was a member of the Sons of the Pioneers and was married to Dale Evans. He performed country and rock music, singing and playing guitar for record labels including Capitol Records and Decca.

His written works include *Great American Western V.25*, *Happy Trails*, *Happy Trails Our Life Story*, *My Favorite Christmas Story*, and *Best of John Buscema's Roy Rogers*. Rogers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He died of heart failure in Apple Valley in 1998.

Synthesized by Vinony from 39 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Crossref, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
9

Top works

  • Great American Western V.25, The
  • Happy Trails
  • Happy Trails Our Life Story
  • My Favorite Christmas Story
  • Best of John Buscema's Roy Rogers

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting · 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

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
54,545
Total plays
329,281

Tags

countryblueswesternCowboy Songsblues rock

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

via Last.fm · Roy Rogers

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 ) ​

via Wikipedia infobox

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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.

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