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  • Category: Radio
  • Star rank: 820
  • Address:
    1747 Vine St
  • Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing south
  • GPS location:
    34.102660, -118.326837

Roy Rogers

Next star: William Wyler
Previous star: Bobby Darin

Biography

Roy Rogers, born Leonard Franklin Slye (November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), was an American singer and cowboy actor, one of the most heavily marketed and merchandised stars of his era, as well as being the namesake of the Roy Rogers Restaurants franchised 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 for nine years before moving to television from 1951 through 1957. His productions usually featured a sidekick, often either Pat Brady (who drove a Jeep called “Nellybelle”), Andy Devine, or the crotchety George “Gabby” Hayes. Rogers’s nickname was “King of the Cowboys”. Evans’s nickname was “Queen of the West.”

Fact file

  • Birth name: Leonard Franklin Slye
  • Born: November 5, 1911 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
  • Died: July 6, 1998 (aged 86) Apple Valley, California, USA
  • Genres: Country
  • Occupations: Actor, singer
  • Instruments: Vocals, guitar
  • Years active: 1932–1998
  • Website: royrogers.com

Read more about Roy Rogers at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

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Tom Aulino, Lee Roy Rogers Have a Circle Mirror Transformation in Kansas City, Starting Feb. 18
Playbill Combined , 2011-02-18 05:00:00
Circle Mirror Transformation, Annie Baker's acclaimed comedy about the participants in a Vermont acting class, warms up Feb. 18 at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre.

A Weekend Away at Joshua Tree
LAist - News from LA, 2010-10-02 01:15:00
As the cooler air of autumn starts to blow, head out to the desert for a weekend of spectacular views and groovy activities at Joshua Tree. The park allows camping or you can stay at a hotel or bed and breakfast near the park—kitschy and popular options include Spin and ...

Roy Rogers' dog Bullet fetches $35K at NYC auction (AP)
Yahoo Entertainment, 2010-07-16 01:21:03
AP - After sitting stuffed and mounted for more than 40 years in a museum, Roy Rogers' horse Trigger and dog Bullet will be TV stars once more.

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