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Roy Rogers

ロイ・ロジャース　/　ろい・ろじゃーす

American television actor

November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998　・　Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Ohio
television actor
film actor
singer

My Take

Roy Rogers is one of those figures who feels almost mythic to me, the kind of name that conjures a whole era of American entertainment rather than a single person. I find it telling that he was born Leonard Slye and reinvented himself so completely that 'King of the Cowboys' became shorthand for him. What I appreciate is the multi-hyphenate reality behind the cowboy hat: he co-founded the Sons of the Pioneers as a singer before becoming a Western screen star, then a television host. A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame seems almost understated for someone who basically defined a genre's friendly, wholesome face for a generation.

Overview

Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye; November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), nicknamed the King of the Cowboys, was an American actor, singer, television host, and rodeo performer. Following early work under his given name, first as co-founder of the Sons of the Pioneers and then as an actor, the rebranded Rogers became one of the most famous and popular Western stars of his era.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Roy Rogers
Name (Japanese): ロイ・ロジャース
Reading: ろい・ろじゃーす
Born: November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Boar
Origin: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: television actor / film actor / singer / actor / yodeler

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://royrogers.com
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9

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