Roy Rogers (born November 5, 1911 - July 6, 1998) was a Caucasian, an American singer and cowboy actor. His real name was Leonard Franklin Slye.
What type of horse did Roy Rogers have?
After Trigger's death in 1965, Roy had the horse's side stretched over a plaster replica of the horse. It was placed in the Roy Rogers Museum, where it remained (first in Victorville and then in Branson) until the museum closed in 2009. The hide is now in possession of cable TV station.
Roy Rogers will always be around in our hearts and the wonderful movies that he left behind. His son Roy Rogers, Jr. "Dusty" has moved the museum to Branson, Missouri and movies are shown there and can also be purchased there.
How many wives did Roy Rogers have?
Three:
Lucille Ascolese, 1933 till divorce in 1935.
Grace Wilkins, who Roy met a month after his first marriage, 1936 till her death soon after childbirth in 1946.
Dale Evans, 1947 till Roy's death in 1998.
What is the motto of Roy Rogers Restaurants?
The motto of White Castle - restaurant - is 'What You Crave'.
Did Roy Rogers ever play a bad guy in the movies?
He did a couple of times. But his character when playing a criminal was always good at heart. I think he made a point to make the outlaw have a code of ethics so the audience could relate to them on some level. For example, in his last movie The Shootist his character was a gunfighter. But Wayne portrayed him not as a mean man but as a flawed and all too human man.
Other films John Wayne in which played disreputable characters include:
Trouble Along the Way -- corrupt college football coach
Reap the Wild Wind -- makes money by causing sea wrecks and then "salvaging" the wrecks, little better than a pirate
Pittsburgh -- self-centered industrialist
In all of these films, and in the others that I can recall, Wayne's character has the integrity to recognize that was he is doing is wrong, and to willingly accept the consequences of this wrong. I've seen over 120 films with The Duke, and in none did he play an out and out bad guy.
A Palamino
This is a color breed. According to Bill Witney, Trigger's sire was a registered Palomino; his dam was 1/2 cold blood and 1/2 Throughbred. Her sire had raced. Trigger inherited the best of both parents. There were also other Triggers, Little Trigger and of course Trigger Jr. Trigger was a stallion but not related to Trigger, Jr. Trigger Jr. was a Tennessee Walker. Little Trigger did most of the traveling to rodeos and such. Trigger was a stallion but was only used once for breeding. I asked Roy once about Trigger being used for breeding. He told me he was not happy about the breeding and didn't want to say much about it except it didn't turn out well. To learn the whole Trigger story read Trigger Remembered by William Witney
What is the value of roy rogers colt 45 single action army revolvers?
$2500 to $3500 if Unfired and in locking wood case as originally issued.
What was the cause of death for Roy Roger's horse Trigger?
Trigger was born in 1932 and died, presumably of old age, in 1965. His son, Trigger Junior, replaced him in the movies circa 1957/8, as the old boy was apparently too old and infirm for chasing the crooks at that stage. He seems to have enjoyed about seven or eight years of happy retirement with Roy, Dale and company before eventually going to his well - earned reward in that happy valley in the sky, where pastures are always green and skies are always blue. Here's hoping he's now reunited with those who loved and cared for him in this world - Roy, Dale and their family, his other human friends including Gabby, Smiley, Bob and all the Sons of the Pioneers - and also of course Trigger Jr., Buttermilk and Bullet. Irish Readers should be interested to know that Roy and Trigger came to Dublin for a number of appearances in the Theatre Royal in the early or mid '50's where the beautiful Golden Palimino performed many fabulous tricks (of which he is reputed to have known about 60) as befitted "The Smartest Horse in the West. During that visit, Trigger was stabled in the rear of a Georgian premises in Merrion Sq., now the headquarters of the Irish Auctioneers and Valuers Institute (IAVI). T.M Regarding Trigger Jr., most writers seem to agree that Trigger Jr. was not actually related to the original Trigger. Trigger Jr. was purchased to relieve the stress on the original Trigger of a heavy travel and performance schedule.
Did Roy Rogers son die of alcohol overdose?
Roy Jr, better known as Dusty, is alive and still performing. His other son Sandy died in 1965. He was a soldier posted in Germany. The only official cause of death listed was choking. A newspaper story stated that Sandy Rogers had been out the night before and had consumed some alcohol.
What was Roy Rogers real name?
Roy Rogers real name was Leonard Franklyn Slye.
Answer provided by Doug Williams,Wales,UK.
Where are roy rogersand dale evans buried?
Roy and Dale are buried at Sunset Hills Cemetary near Victorville.
Where is Roy Roger's horse now?
It's located, appropriately, on 'Trigger Street', just a short distance from 'Dale Court' and has
'Trigger Place' intersecting it.
All three of these streets are located on the former Roy Rogers ranch.