Will Rogers (1) (1879–1935)
Autor de The Autobiography of Will Rogers
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Sobre El Autor
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 mostrar más "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) mostrar menos
Créditos de la imagen: Will Rogers (1879-1935)
(Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-20553)
(Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-20553)
Series
Obras de Will Rogers
The Wit and Wisdom of Will Rogers: An A-to-Z Compendium of Quotes from America's Best-Loved Humorist (1993) 23 copias
The Will Rogers book 16 copias
Sanity is where you find it; an affectionate history of the United States in the 20's and 30's 5 copias
WIT AND PHILOSOPHY FROM THE RADIO TALKS OF AMERICA'S HUMORIST WILL ROGERS ; TWELVE RADIO TALKS DELIVERED BY WILL… (1930) 4 copias
On How We Elect Our Presidents: "politics is Applesauce" Selected and Edited By Donald Day. (1952) 3 copias
Rogers-Isms: The Cowboy Philosopher on Prohibition (The Writings of Will Rogers ; I, 5) (1975) 2 copias
Life Begins at 40 2 copias
Will Rogers Speaks 1 copia
Doubting Thomas DVD 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
Steamboat Round the Bend [1935 film] 6 copias
14 American Masterpieces Vol.1 — Contribuidor — 1 copia
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Rogers, William Penn Adair
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1879-11-04
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1935-08-15
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- Cherokee Nation
USA - Lugar de nacimiento
- Oologah, Oklahoma, USA
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Point Barrow, Alaska, USA
- Causa de fallecimiento
- airplane crash
- Ocupaciones
- vaudeville performer
humorist - Organizaciones
- McNaught Syndicate
Miembros
Reseñas
Premios
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 35
- También por
- 17
- Miembros
- 483
- Popularidad
- #51,118
- Valoración
- 3.7
- Reseñas
- 8
- ISBNs
- 62
- Idiomas
- 1