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| Name: |
Will Rogers | | Birth Date: |
September 5, 1879 | | Death Date: |
August 15, 1935 | | Place of Birth: |
Oologah, Oklahoma, United States | | Place of Death: |
Point Barrow, Arkansas, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Ethnicity: |
Native American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
journalist, humorist, performing artist |
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 Biography of Will(iam) (Penn Adair) Rogers
2,584 words, approx. 9 pages
 William Penn Adair Rogers, according to his biographers, was the last of the cracker-barrel philosophers, that tradition of American humor which includes Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Marietta Holley, and Finley Peter Dunne and which... summary from source:
 Biography of Will Rogers
2,409 words, approx. 8 pages
One of the most celebrated humorists and public figures of his day, Will Rogers (1879-1935) offered dry, whimsical commentaries on a plethora of political, social, and economic issues. His aphoristic, satirical observations, which he voiced in magazine... 
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 Will Rogers Quotes
4,552 words, approx. 15 pages
 William Penn Adair Rogers ( 4 November 1879 – 15 August 1935 ) American humorist and entertainer; known primarily as Will Rogers . Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 The Illiterate Digest (1924) 1.2 Will Rogers, Ambassador of Good Will, Prince of Wit and Wisdom...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Rogers, Will (1879-1935) Summary
814 words, approx. 3 pagesHumorist Will Rogers' impact upon American culture was great and lasting. He made himself into the archetypal American Everyman, apparently baffled and out-smarted by the machinations of politicians and tycoons, but in reality always managing to... summary from source:
 Rogers, Will Summary
2,529 words, approx. 8 pagesBorn November 4, 1879 Oologah, Oklahoma Indian Territory Died August 15, 1935 Point Barrow, Alaska Entertainer, social commentator Will... summary from source:
 Will Rogers Information
4,833 words, approx. 16 pages
William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers (November 4 1879 – August 15 1935) was a Cherokee-American cowboy, comedian, humorist, social commentator, vaudeville performer and actor. Known as Oklahoma's favorite son,[1] Rogers was born to a prominent Indian...
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 The Economist (US) Will Rogers.
10/30/1993: 394 words, approx. 1 pages WHEN Franklin Roosevelt was planning his first presidential campaign in 1932, the man he most feared might upset his chances was Will Rogers. He wrote to Rogers appealing to him not to stand. Rogers would take Democratic votes and the Republicans would win.... summary from source:
CED Roger, that.(Roger Brown)
01/01/2006: 910 words, approx. 3 pages On my first trip to Denver in 1987, I had the pleasure of meeting Roger Brown, the managing editor of CED magazine, a worthy gent and valuable colleague even then. On my last trip to Denver, we buried Roger Brown well before his... summary from source:
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The New York Observer Fab Ford
1/22/2008: 288 words, approx. 1 pagesMuseum of the Moving Image at 35th Avenue and 36th Street in Astoria, Queens, is in the midst of a massive Ford at Fox retrospective that has already shown such John Ford silents as Just Pals (1920), The Iron Horse (1924), and Four Sons (1928),...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Peter C. Rollins
12,707 words, approx. 42 pages
In the following essay, Rollins argues that Rogers used his image to calm many of the social anxieties common to Americans at the time.
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Critical Essay by Ben Yagoda
8,410 words, approx. 28 pages
In the following essay, Yagoda provides an explication of Rogers's political beliefs.
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Critical Essay by William R. Brown
7,635 words, approx. 26 pages
In the following essay, Brown examines Rogers's use of the "rugged individualist" philosophy in his work.
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