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Will Rogers (1) (1879–1935)

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Born in Oolagah, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), Will Rogers's parents were Clem Vann Rogers and Mary American Schrimsher, who were each one-quarter Cherokee, or true Native Americans. This parentage is quite appropriate because Rogers himself was the embodiment of the real people of America, the näytä lisää "average man." He was the last of the "crackerbox philosophers" to reach a national audience, and his words and reputation as the symbol of the "common man" and of common sense have continued to grow, even though his books and films are seldom read or watched today. He has, as it were, transcended himself to become a folk legend. Rogers's rise from an Oklahoma cowboy to a world-famous humorist and philosopher is in itself a particularly American phenomenon. He began his career performing for Texas Jack's Wild West Show as a trick rider and roper. Later he performed for the Wirth Brothers Circus and then for the Mulhall Wild West Show. Eventually, he joined the Ziegfeld Follies as a regular, where he starred for 11 years. By the 1920s Rogers had become a popular speaker. He had already published two books, The Cowboy Philosopher on the Peace Conference (1919) and The Cowboy Philosopher on Prohibition (1919), both of which are collections of miscellaneous writings featuring the humorous social and political commentary that would eventually make him famous. In 1926 he began writing a syndicated column for the Saturday Evening Post, which became extremely popular and continued until his death. During the 1920s he also moved to California and began making films for Hal Roach Studios, in which he played characteristically unassuming roles and made sage and witty remarks. He made his first talking picture, They Had to See Paris, in 1929, which established him as a film star. Among Roger's other published collections of humor are The Illiterate Digest (1924), Letters of a Self-Made Diplomat to His President (1927), and There's Not a Bathing Suit in Russia (1927). An aviation enthusiast, Rogers died in a plane crash at Point Barrow, Alaska, in 1935 while flying with famous aviator Wiley Post. A selection of his writings, titled The Autobiography of Will Rogers (1949), was published posthumously. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
Image credit: Will Rogers (1879-1935)
(Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-20553)

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The Autobiography of Will Rogers (1881) 134 kappaletta
The Illiterate Digest (1924) 44 kappaletta
Ether and Me or "Just Relax" (1927) 34 kappaletta
The Will Rogers book 15 kappaletta

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Trails Plowed Under: Stories of the Old West (1777) — Johdanto — 179 kappaletta
The Mark Twain Anthology: Great Writers on His Life and Work (2010) — Avustaja — 142 kappaletta
Will Rogers: Reflections and Observations (1983)eräät painokset49 kappaletta
Around the World in Eight Days (1931) — Johdanto — 33 kappaletta
A Treasury of American Humor (1996) — Avustaja — 18 kappaletta
Judge Priest [1934 film] (1934) 9 kappaletta
My Own Story (1934) — Esipuhe — 7 kappaletta
The Fireside Treasury of Modern Humor (1963) — Avustaja — 5 kappaletta
Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1950 v01 (1950) — Avustaja — 4 kappaletta
In Old Kentucky [1927 film] (1910) — Actor — 3 kappaletta
American Humor and Satire (1992) — Avustaja; Kertoja — 2 kappaletta
Bedside Bedlam (Quick Reader 137) (1945) — Avustaja — 2 kappaletta
David Harum [1934 film] (1934) — Actor — 1 kappale
14 American Masterpieces Vol.1 — Avustaja — 1 kappale
Big Moments from Little Pictures [1924 short] (1924) — Actor — 1 kappale

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laplantelibrary | 1 muu arvostelu | Aug 29, 2022 |
This book was collated and edited from the stage and Radio routines of a very popular performer of the 1920's to 40's. His "Wily Peasant" persona enlivened and illuminated American life. Among his disciples was Bill Mauldin the WWII cartoonist.
 
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DinadansFriend | May 24, 2022 |
Written when political correctness was not so important.
 
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LindaLeeJacobs | 4 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Feb 15, 2020 |

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