FAST FACTS

  • Birth Name: William Penn Adair Rogers
  • Nickname: Will
  • Famous Tagline: "I never met a man I didn't like."
  • Birth Date: November 4, 1879
  • Birth Place: Oolagah, Cherokee Nation (Oklahoma)
  • Death Date: August 15, 1935
  • Death Place: Point Barrow, Alaska
  • Burial location: Will Rogers Memorial, Claremore, Oklahoma
  • Hair color: Dark brown
  • Eye color: Blue
  • Occupation: Actor, Author, Humorist, Pundit
  • Married: Betty Blake on November 25, 1908
  • Children: Will Jr., Mary, Jim, Fred
  • Favorite animal: Horse
  • Favorite horse: Soapsuds
  • Favorite activities: Flying, reading