Will Rogers
William Penn Adair Rogers
American
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ziegfeld Follies | 1915 |
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ziegfeld Follies | 1915 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1879/11/04 | Will Rogers is born on the Dog Iron Ranch in the Cherokee Nation. | Home | Will Rogers Birthplace | Oologah, OK | |||
| 1898/00/00 | From 1897 to 1898, Will Rodgers attends Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri, but leaves school in the 10th grade to become a cowboy. | Education | Kemper Military School | Boonville | |||
| 1915/00/00 | Will Rogers plays the New Orpheum Theatre | Vaudeville | New Orpheum Theatre | Champaign | |||
| 1915/00/00 | Florenz Ziegfeld signs Will Rogers to the "Ziegfeld Follies" to talk, joke and perform rope tricks. | Vaudevillian | New Amsterdam Theater | New York City | |||
| 1916/00/00 | Will Rogers headlines at the Palace Theatre, NYC. | Vaudevillian | Palace Theatre | New York City | |||
| 1926/00/00 | Rogers Ranch House built for Will Rogers | Home | Will Rogers House | Los Angeles | |||
| 1927/00/00 | Will Rogers plays the Edwards in Sarasota, Florida. | Performer | Edwards Theatre | Sarasota | |||
| 1929/00/00 | Will Rogers attends a Polo meet at Fort Reno | Visitor | Fort Reno | El Reno | |||
| 1929/10/21 | The Edison Institute is dedicated by Herbert Hoover. The attendees include Marie Curie, George Eastman, John D Rockefeller, Will Rogers, and Orville Wright. The dedication is broadcast on radio. | Dignitary | The Henry Ford Museum | Dearborn | |||
| 1930/00/00 | Will Rogers visits Couchwood | Visitor | Couchwood Estate | Malvern | |||
| 1930/00/00 | Will Rogers visits Camp Hoover, circa 1930. | Visitor | Camp Hoover | Shenandoah National Park | |||
| 1935/00/00 | "Steamboat Round the Bend " is released. | Actor | Steamboat Round the Bend | ||||
| 1935/08/15 | Pilot Wiley Post and Will Rogers' aircraft crashes into a lagoon near Point Barrow, Alaska, killing both occupants | Died | Rogers-Post Site | Utqiagvik | |||
| 1995/08/12 | Will Rogers' son Jimmy Rogers, and actor Ben Johnson from Pawhuska, Oklahoma unveil "The Cherokee Kid" by local sculptor Sandra Van Zandt, a life-size bronze sculpture of Will pausing for a drink at the old town pump with his favorite horse, Comanche. | In Memoriam | The Cherokee Kid (sculpture) | Oologah Pump and The Cherokee Kid | Oologah, OK |
1 Creative Work by Will Rogers »
| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
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| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
| Steamboat Round the Bend | Actor | Film | 1935/00/00 |
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