Will Rogers

This page relates to the humorist; for others with similar names see William Rogers (disambiguation).

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William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American humorist and entertainer.

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Rogers was born in Indian Territory in what would later become the state of Oklahoma. His father was Clement Vann Rogers (1839-1911) and his mother was Mary America Schrimsher, both of whom were Cherokee. He used to quip that, "My ancestors didn't come over on the Mayflower, they were here to greet the boat!" Will grew up as a cowboy, with a special knack for rodeo tricks, including bareback horse riding and rope twirling.

1879: 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar)....

August 15: August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining....

1935: 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar)....

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