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Rogers was not the first entertainer to use political humor before his audience. Others, such as Broadway comedian Raymond Hitchcock and Britain's Sir Harry Lauder , preceded him by several years. Bob Hope is the best known political humorist to follow Rogers's example.
William Vann Rogers (October 20, 1911 – July 9, 1993), generally known as Will Rogers Jr., was an American politician, writer, and newspaper publisher.He was the eldest son of humorist Will Rogers (1879–1935) and Betty Blake Rogers (1879–1944).
Rogers, known toward the later part of his life for his political commentary, was once one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors. He started his career as a vaudeville performer and was a famed ...
The 1924 Democratic National Convention, held at the Madison Square Garden in New York City from June 24 to July 9, 1924, was the longest continuously running convention in United States political history. It took a record 103 ballots to nominate a presidential candidate.
Will Rogers (December 12, 1898 – August 3, 1983) was a United States Representative from Oklahoma. Born on a farm near Bessie , Oklahoma Territory , son of John and Martha Ellen (Hatchett) Rogers, Rogers attended the public schools and Southwestern Teachers College in Weatherford, Oklahoma .
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For political insiders who’d followed Rogers’ career, it came as no surprise that the former congressman declined to endorse Trump in 2016 or 2020, holding the line when many of his fellow ...
Paxton has described his political views in the following way: "My own politics more or less resembled Will Rogers's politics. He had said that he belonged to no organized political party — he was a Democrat ... being young and impassioned almost automatically put me over on the radical side of most issues. Being older, I find myself still ...