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Will Rogers
Data de nascimento:
03/11/1879
Local de nascimento:
Oologah, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)
Data de falecimento:
15/08/1935
Biografia
William "Will" Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American cowboy, comedian, humorist, social commentator, vaudeville performer and actor and one of the best-known celebrities in the 1920s and 1930s. Known as Oklahoma's favorite son, Rogers was born to a prominent Cherokee Nation family in Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma). He traveled around the world three times, made 71 movies (50 silent films and 21 "talkies"), wrote more than 4,000 nationally-syndicated newspaper columns, and became a world-famous figure. By the mid-1930s, Rogers was adored by the American people. He was the leading political wit of the Progressive Era, and was the top-paid Hollywood movie star at the time. Rogers died in 1935 with aviator Wiley Post, when their small airplane crashed near Barrow, Alaska. His vaudeville rope act led to success in the Ziegfeld Follies, which in turn led to the first of his many movie contracts. His 1920s syndicated newspaper column and his radio appearances increased his visibility and popularity. Rogers crusaded for aviation expansion, and provided Americans with first-hand accounts of his world travels. His earthy anecdotes and folksy style allowed him to poke fun at gangsters, prohibition, politicians, government programs, and a host of other controversial topics in a way that was readily appreciated by a national audience, with no one offended. His short aphorisms, couched in humorous terms, were widely quoted: "I am not a member of an organized political party. I am a Democrat." Rogers even provided an epigram on his most famous epigram: When I die, my epitaph, or whatever you call those signs on gravestones, is going to read: "I joked about every prominent man of my time, but I never met a man I dident like." I am so proud of that, I can hardly wait to die so it can be carved. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Rogers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmes em que atuou
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Will Rogers and American Politics (2010)- 0.00 ★
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Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling (1993)- 0.00 ★Self (archive footage)
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Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend (1990)- 0.00 ★himself
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Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)- 10.00 ★(archive footage)
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)- 5.70 ★Self (archive footage)
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The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961)- 0.00 ★Self (archive footage)
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The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)- 6.80 ★archive footage
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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)- 0.00 ★Self (archive footage)
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Nas Águas do Rio (1935)- 7.53 ★Doctor John Pearly
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Doubting Thomas (1935)- 7.00 ★Thomas Brown
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Life Begins at Forty (1935)- 0.00 ★Keneshaw H. Clark
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In Old Kentucky (1935)- 0.00 ★Steve Tapley
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The County Chairman (1935)- 5.00 ★Jim Hackler
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Juiz Priest (1934)- 6.40 ★Judge William Pitman 'Billy' Priest
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David Harum (1934)- 0.00 ★David Harum
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Handy Andy (1934)- 1.00 ★Andrew Yates
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State Fair (1933)- 6.20 ★Abel Frake
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Doutor Bull (1933)- 6.63 ★Dr. George 'Doc' Bull
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Mr. Skitch (1933)- 6.00 ★Ira Skitch
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Down To Earth (1932)- 7.00 ★Pike Peters
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Business and Pleasure (1932)- 4.00 ★Earl Tinker
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Too Busy to Work (1932)- 4.00 ★Jubilo
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Ambassador Bill (1931)- 5.70 ★Bill Harper
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A Connecticut Yankee (1931)- 6.00 ★Hank Martin
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Young as You Feel (1931)- 0.00 ★Lemuel Morehouse
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Lightnin' (1930)- 3.70 ★Lightnin' Bill Jones
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So This Is London (1930)- 0.00 ★Hiram Draper
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Happy Days (1929)- 6.00 ★Minstrel Show Performer
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They Had to See Paris (1929)- 5.60 ★Pike Peters
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A Texas Steer (1927)- 0.00 ★Cattle Brander
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Tiptoes (1927)- 0.00 ★Uncle Hen Kaye
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Big Moments from Little Pictures (1924)- 5.00 ★
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Two Wagons Both Covered (1924)- 0.00 ★Bill Bunian / Joe Jackson
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Jubilo, Jr. (1924)- 5.80 ★Jubilo / Himself
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Going to Congress (1924)- 5.00 ★Alfalfa Doolittle
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The Cake Eater (1924)- 5.00 ★
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Jus' Passin' Through (1923)- 5.00 ★Jubilo
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Uncensored Movies (1923)- 7.50 ★Lem Skagwillow
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Hollywood (1923)- 7.00 ★Will Rogers
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The Ropin' Fool (1922)- 6.00 ★'Ropes' Reilly
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The Headless Horseman (1922)- 4.86 ★Ichabod crane
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One Glorious Day (1922)- 0.00 ★Professor Ezra Botts
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Guile of Women (1921)- 0.00 ★Hjalmar Maartens
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Doubling for Romeo (1921)- 0.00 ★Sam Cody / Romeo
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Boys Will Be Boys (1921)- 0.00 ★Peep O'Day
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A Poor Relation (1921)- 0.00 ★Noah Vale
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An Unwilling Hero (1921)- 0.00 ★Dick
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Water, Water, Everywhere (1920)- 0.00 ★Billy Fortune
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Jes' Call Me Jim (1920)- 5.80 ★Jim Fenton
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Cupid the Cowpuncher (1920)- 0.00 ★Alec Lloyd
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Honest Hutch (1920)- 0.00 ★Hutch
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The Strange Boarder (1920)- 0.00 ★Sam Gardner
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Almost a Husband (1919)- 0.00 ★Sam Lyman
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Jubilo (1919)- 5.50 ★Jubilo
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Laughing Bill Hyde (1918)- 0.00 ★Bill Hyde