Will Rogers

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Will Rogers

• By David Mixon
• June 27, 2006

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Were all ignorant, just about different
stuff. I never met a man I didnt like.
All I know is what I read in the
newspapers An ignorant person is one who
doesn't know what you have just found out. I
belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat.
Live in such a way that you would not be
ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip
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Will Rogers established the pattern for
characters such as Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, David
Letterman, etc., using the context of
entertainment to comment on the American and
world social environment. Born in the Oklahoma
Territory before it attained statehood, Rogers
became a true cultural icon, welcomed by the
presidents and other political leaders he
skewered in his shows, and beloved by common
people everywhere.
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10 Quick Facts

• Birth Name William Penn Adair Rogers
• Nickname Will
• Famous Tagline "I never met a man I didn't
  like.
• Birth Date November 4, 1879
• Birth Place Oolagah, Cherokee Nation (Oklahoma)
• Death Date August 15, 1935
• Death Place Point Barrow, Alaska
• Burial location Will Rogers Memorial, Claremore,
  Oklahoma
• Hair color Dark brown
• Eye color Brown
• Occupation Actor, Author, Humorist, Pundit
• Married Betty Blake on November 25, 1908
• Children Will Jr., Mary, Jim, Fred
• Favorite animal Horse
• Favorite horse Soapsuds
• Favorite activities Flying, reading

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Photo Gallery
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Will Rogers, Beloved by all, Even the Codgers.
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Questions for the Audience

• Where was Will Rogers born?
• When and how did he die?
• How old was he when he died?
• How did he get started in show business?

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References

• http//images.google.com/images?svnum10hlenlr
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• http//www.lucidcafe.com/library/95nov/rogers.html
  
• http//www.willrogers.org/memorial.html
• http//www.bartleby.com/65/ro/Rogers-Wl.html
• http//www.cmgworldwide.com/historic/rogers/facts.
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