Roy Rogers


Roy Rogers
  • Date of Birth: 05 November, 1911
  • Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Biography: Leonard Franklin Slye , who became famous as Roy Rogers, was a singer and cowboy actor. He and his third wife Dale Evans, his golden palomino Trigger, and his German shepherd, Bullet, were featured in over one hundred movies and The Roy Rogers Show. The show ran on radio for... Read more

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Entertainment highlights during the week of Dec. 28-Jan. 3: 1947: Singing cowboy Roy Rogers married Dale Evans. 1950: Sam Phillips opened his first recording studio, the Memphis Recording Service. 1953: Country star Hank Williams died of a heart attack brought... ... Full Article

Roy Rogers
courant.com2008-08-10
The scene was a peninsula on the California coast, home to the University of California, Santa Barbara. Enter freshman Jeff Coyle, an 18-year-old volleyball player. A mutual friend introduces Jeff to Jill Freberg, 17, a sorority sister. Jeff asks Jill... ... Full Article

When Cincinnati-born Leonard Franklin Slye headed west in the spring of 1931, it was as a would-be musician, working jobs ranging from driving a gravel truck to picking fruit in California's Central Valley. ... Full Article

There was a time in my life when I was absolutely sure I'd grow up to be Roy Rogers. For those of you too young to know who I'm talking about, Roy was a 1950s movie cowboy who wore two... ... Full Article

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