Happy Birthday to a childhood hero and legend who rode the great golden steed!  The great cowboy star Roy Rogerswas born way, way back in 1911. I loved Roy and Trigger (even Dale Evans)

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and his family values western world.  He appeared in more than 100 films, starring in 87 of them. He also starred in his own NBC-TV series for six years from 1951 to 1957, with his wife Dale Evans. Here are some Roy Rogers facts and trivia from TVcrazy.net:

  • He was the only man voted in the Country Music Hall of Fame twice. He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 as a member of the Original Sons Of The Pioneers and in 1988 as an individual artist.
  • The first movie Roy appeared in was "Way up Thar" in 1935.
  • Through the 40's and 50's Roy Rogers was the number one western star at the box office for 12 straight years.
  • At one time Roy Rogers was second only to Walt Disney in souvenir sales and licensing. Roy's estate was once valued at over 100 million dollars.
  • It was while making the 1944 film "The Cowboy and the Senorita" that Roy first met Dale Evans. They would marry three years later, 14 months after the death of Roy's first wife, Arlene.
  • Roy wasn't allowed to kiss Dale in the movies.
  • His horse Trigger appeared in all the films and TV shows Roy Rogers starred in. In 1965 when Trigger died at 33, Roy had him stuffed and put in Roy and Dale's museum.
  • Roy died at age 86 in 1998, and Dale passed in 2001 at age 88. Roy and Dale appeared in 35 movies together, plus their TV show and were together for 51 years.

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