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Roy Rogers
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Actor Born: November 5, 1911 in Cincinnati, OH Death: July 6, 1998 in Apple Valley, CA Biography:Born Leonard Slye, "Rogers" moved to California as a migratory fruit picker in 1929. He formed a singing duo with a cousin, later changing his name to Dick Weston and forming a singing group, the "Sons of the Pioneers"; the group became successful, and appeared on Los Angeles radio and later in films. In 1935 he began appearing in bit roles in Westerns onscreen; by the early '40s Rogers had succeeded "Gene Autry" as "King of the Cowboys." His success was aided by the fact that Autry went to war and Rogers didn't; he also copied Autry's singing cowboy formula and wore clothes that went one better than Autry's ostentatiously fancy duds. Through the early '50s he starred in dozens of Westerns, often accompanied by his horse, Trigger (billed "the smartest horse in the movies"), and his sidekick, "Gabby Hayes"; his female lead was often "Dale Evans", whom he married in 1947. From 1951-57 he starred in... Full Biography
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