Will Rogers
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The following recordings include Will Rogers a comedic keynote speech to a collection of bankers in 1924 and his first political speech made in support of a New York candidate for Congress. William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879-August 15, 1935) was an American stage and film actor, vaudeville performer, humorist, and newspaper columnist from Oklahoma. Born in Cherokee Nation territory, Rogers was known as "Oklahoma's Favorite Son." Rogers traveled...
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Will Rogers-pithy, political, and plainspoken-was one of the finest entertainers of his generation. As a great American humorist, it was considered an honor to be made fun of by him. By the time of his death in 1935, he had traveled the globe three times, written some four thousand articles, and was one of America's highest-paid film stars.
He began his act in Vaudeville by saying, "All I know is what I read in the papers," while idly swinging a lasso...
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Hear old-time radio tales of the following "People of History": William Shakespeare, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language; Will Rogers, American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator; Edgar Allen Poe, considered the premier American poet and short story writer; Benedict Arnold, American-born military officer who fought with distinction for the American Continental Army in the Revolutionary War; General...