WILL ROGERS

BIOGRAPHYBY: GRACE TURNER, LUIS CARRILLO,

HANNAH NGUYEN, MOHAMMAD ABUSALAH

Why is Will Rogers one of the world’s best-known comedians?

Rogers was very popular during the 1920’s-1930’s . He was a cowboy philosopher who was also a very successful actor/comedian.

Rogers always kept his audience laughing with his intelligent, yet witty jokes. Will wasn’t like other comedians. He focused on political and economical issues.

Will Rogers was very unique. His comedy relied on facts and brains. Therefore, he was an icon during the 1920s.

Why did Rogers

move to Argentina

in May 1902?

Will Rogers had worked at a Dog Iron Ranch for a couple of years already.

He and a friend had left town to work as gauchos in Argentina.

They spent 5 months trying to become ranch owners in the Pampas. They were both successful.

What inspired Rogers to

move away from the ranch

and become an actor?

Will Rogers was taught by a freed slave how to use a

lasso as a tool to work Texas Longhorn cattle on

the family ranch.

As he grew older, his roping skills developed, and he was put in the

Guinness Book of Records for three lassos in a row.

He later acted in the movie The Ropin Fool and

actually performed his ranching talents.

Why was Will Rogers known as Oklahoma's

son?

Rogers was born in a mixed Cherokee family and was proud of his

Oklahoma roots.

Oklahoma was proud of him as an accomplished

actor and writer.

He wrote 6 books, such as Never Met A Man I Didn’t Like. (could not find other 5)

BibliographyBooks: Bennet, Cathereen . Will

Rogers:Quotable Cowboy. Runestone Press, 1995. Print.

Yogoda, Ben. Will Rogers: a biography. . . :University of Oklahoma press. 2000, . Print.

Bibliography

Websites: Carter, Joseph. “Will Rogers

biography." The official website of Will Rogers. Estate of Will Rogers. Web. 1 May 2013. <http://www.cwgww.com/historic/rogers/about/biography.html>.

Although Rogers died in 1935, his legend still lives on today

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