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William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American cowboy, vaudeville performer, humorist, newspaper columnist, social commentator, and stage and motion picture actor. He became one of the most famous American media stars during the 1920s and 1930s.
Known as "Oklahoma's Favorite Son", Rogers was born to a prominent Cherokee Nation family in Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma). He traveled around the world three times, made 71 movies (50 silent films and 21 "talkies"), wrote more than 4,000 nationally syndicated newspaper columns, and became a world-famous figure. By the mid-1930s, the American people adored Rogers. He was the leading political wit of his time, and was the top-paid Hollywood movie star. Rogers died in 1935 with aviator Wiley Post, when their small airplane crashed in northern Alaska.
Rogers's vaudeville rope act led to success in the Ziegfeld Follies, which in turn led to the first of his many movie contracts. His 1920s syndicated newspaper column and his radio appearances increased his visibility and popularity. Rogers crusaded for aviation expansion, and provided Americans with first-hand accounts of his world travels. His earthy anecdotes and folksy style allowed him to poke fun at gangsters, prohibition, politicians, government programs, and a host of other controversial topics in a way that was appreciated by a national audience, with no one offended. His aphorisms, couched in humorous terms, were widely quoted: "I am not a member of an organized political party. I am a Democrat." Another widely quoted Will Rogers comment was "I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts."
Rogers even provided an epigram on his most famous epigram:
When I die, my epitaph, or whatever you call those signs on gravestones, is going to read: "I joked about every prominent man of my time, but I never met a man I dident [sic] like." I am so proud of that, I can hardly wait to die so it can be carved.
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Birth name William Penn Adair Rogers
Nationality USA
Birth 3 november 1879 at Oologah (USA)
Death 15 august 1935 (at 55 years) at Point Barrow (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 3 november 1879 at Oologah (USA)
Death 15 august 1935 (at 55 years) at Point Barrow (USA)
Known as "Oklahoma's Favorite Son", Rogers was born to a prominent Cherokee Nation family in Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma). He traveled around the world three times, made 71 movies (50 silent films and 21 "talkies"), wrote more than 4,000 nationally syndicated newspaper columns, and became a world-famous figure. By the mid-1930s, the American people adored Rogers. He was the leading political wit of his time, and was the top-paid Hollywood movie star. Rogers died in 1935 with aviator Wiley Post, when their small airplane crashed in northern Alaska.
Rogers's vaudeville rope act led to success in the Ziegfeld Follies, which in turn led to the first of his many movie contracts. His 1920s syndicated newspaper column and his radio appearances increased his visibility and popularity. Rogers crusaded for aviation expansion, and provided Americans with first-hand accounts of his world travels. His earthy anecdotes and folksy style allowed him to poke fun at gangsters, prohibition, politicians, government programs, and a host of other controversial topics in a way that was appreciated by a national audience, with no one offended. His aphorisms, couched in humorous terms, were widely quoted: "I am not a member of an organized political party. I am a Democrat." Another widely quoted Will Rogers comment was "I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts."
Rogers even provided an epigram on his most famous epigram:
When I die, my epitaph, or whatever you call those signs on gravestones, is going to read: "I joked about every prominent man of my time, but I never met a man I dident [sic] like." I am so proud of that, I can hardly wait to die so it can be carved.
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Hearts Beat Loud (2018)
Directed by Brett Haley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Musical films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Ted Danson, Sasha Lane, Blythe Danner, Toni Collette
Roles Joe
Rating69%
Un père et sa fille, Frank et Sam, forment un duo de compositeurs peu probable avant le départ de cette dernière pour l'université.
Rebel in the Rye (2017)
, 1h46Directed by Danny Strong
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Films about writers
Actors Nicholas Hoult, Zoey Deutch, Kevin Spacey, Sarah Paulson, Brian d'Arcy James, Victor Garber
Rating66%
J. D. Salinger, de sa jeunesse à la Seconde Guerre mondiale, en passant sa vie romantique avec Oona O'Neill et la publication de son livre L'Attrape-cœurs (The Catcher in the Rye, 1951).
The Bay (2012)
, 1h28Directed by Barry Levinson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Actors Kristen Connolly, Kether Donohue, Will Rogers, Christopher Denham, Jane McNeill, Stephen Kunken
Roles Alex
Rating57%
The movie explains the footage was confiscated by the U.S. government until the anonymous source leaked the footage for the entire world to see.
, 1h50Directed by Philippe Mora
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Documentary films about historical events
Actors Walt Disney, Bing Crosby, Marlene Dietrich, Charlie Chaplin, Fred Astaire, James Dunn
Roles Self (archive footage)
Rating70%
The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
, 1h19Directed by Robert Youngson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Documentary
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, W. C. Fields, Billy Bevan, Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton
Roles archive footage
Rating70%
The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)
, 1h27Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Will Rogers, Nancy Olson, Lon Chaney, Jr., Anthony Caruso, Wallace Ford, Merv Griffin
Roles Shérif Tom Brewster
Rating59%
The County Chairman (1935)
, 1h20Directed by John G. Blystone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Will Rogers, Evelyn Venable, Kent Taylor, Mickey Rooney, Louise Dresser, Stepin Fetchit
Roles Jim Hackler
Rating63%
A political party boss in Wyoming must decide to either do what's right and lose the election or do what's wrong and win it.
Life Begins at Forty (1935)
, 1h25Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Will Rogers, Richard Cromwell, George Barbier, Jane Darwell, Rochelle Hudson, Slim Summerville
Roles Keneshaw H. Clark
Rating67%
Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
, 1h30Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Will Rogers, Anne Shirley, Eugene Pallette, John McGuire, Berton Churchill, Francis Ford
Roles Doctor John Pearly
Rating68%
A con man enters his steamboat in a winner-take-all steamboat race with a rival while attempting to find a eyewitness that will save his nephew, who has been wrongly convicted of murder, from the gallows.
In Old Kentucky (1935)
Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Films based on plays, Horse sports in film
Actors Will Rogers, Dorothy Wilson, Russell Hardie, Charles Sellon, Louise Henry, Esther Dale
Roles Steve Tapley
Rating63%
Doubting Thomas (1935)
, 1h13Directed by David Butler
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Will Rogers, Billie Burke, Alison Skipworth, Sterling Holloway, Andrew Tombes, Gail Patrick
Roles Thomas Brown
Rating63%
Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
, 1h17Directed by John Ford, Russell Mack
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Lew Ayres, Will Rogers, Anita Louise, Anne Shirley, Harry Beresford, Eugene Pallette
Roles Doctor John Pearly
Rating60%
In 1927, Captain Lilly (Harry Beresford) is a steamboat captain who pilots a boat on the Mississippi River, with the help of his son, States (Lew Ayres). Along their route is a shantytown made up of houseboats, the residents of which often fight with the steamboat crowd.
Judge Priest (1934)
, 1h20Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Will Rogers, Anita Louise, Tom Brown, David Landau, Henry B. Walthall, Rochelle Hudson
Roles Judge William Pitman 'Billy' Priest
Rating62%
In the year 1890, the honorable Judge William Priest enforces justice in an old Kentucky town. The film begins with the comedic trial of Jeff Poindexter. Jeff Poindexter, a black man, has been accused of stealing chickens. Although Judge Priest is presiding, he is reading a newspaper while Senator Horace Maydew argues the plaintiff’s case. In fact, no one, but Senator Maydew, seems to care about the case. Jeff Poindexter sleeps through Senator Maydew’s testimony. After Senator Maydew is finished with his argument, Judge Priest asks the sheriff to wake up Jeff Poindexter. When Jeff reveals he got his name from Major Randolph Poindexter, Judge Priest and the other confederate veterans in attendance become very excited. They praise Major Poindexter’s ability to lick the Yankees. While the confederate veterans reminisce over the civil war, Senator Maydew complains that such history has nothing to do with the case. Judge Priest says it is relevant because Major Poindexter would often steal Yankee chickens. Next, Jeff reveals he was only trying to fish for catfish. Judge Priest, a fishing enthusiast himself, has a discussion with Jeff about his fishing. After the trial, Jeff lives with Judge Priest.
David Harum (1934)
, 1h23Directed by James Cruze
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure
Actors Will Rogers, Louise Dresser, Evelyn Venable, Kent Taylor, Stepin Fetchit, Noah Beery Sr.
Roles David Harum
Rating65%
Handy Andy (1934)
, 1h23Directed by David Butler, David Butler
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Will Rogers, Peggy Wood, Mary Carlisle, Paul Harvey, Roger Imhof, Robert Taylor
Roles Andrew Yates
Rating56%