Roy Rogers was hardly from the West. In fact, he was born in Cincinnati and never left the state of Ohio... (Learn more)
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Roy Rogers’s Milestones
| Formed singing duo with cousin Stanley Slye | |
| Frequently guest-hosted (with Dale Evans) "The Nashville Palace" (NBC) | |
| Under stage name 'Dick Weston' formed Sons of the Pioneers singing group; performed on radio | |
| 1919 | Father moved family to a farm in Duck Run, OH |
| 1929 | Moved to California with family; picked peaches |
| 1931 | Radio debut as member of Tom Murray's Hollywood Hillbillies |
| 1935 | Signed by Republic to contract; made film debut in "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" |
| 1937 | Billed as Dick Weston, played a bandit opposite Gene Autry in "The Old Corral" |
| 1938 | When Gene Autry walked out on Republic contract, renamed 'Roy Rogers' and later became 'King of the Cowboys' |
| 1944 | Made first film with Dale Evans, "The Cowboy and the Senorita" |
| 1951 | Made last B-Western, "Pals of the Golden West" |
| 1951 - 1957 | Starred on "The Roy Rogers Show" (NBC) |
| 1952 | Last prominent film role for over 20 years, co-starring with Bob Hope in "Son of Paleface" |
| 1959 | Made cameo appearance in "Alias Jesse James", starring Hope |
| 1962 | Starred on "The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show" (ABC) |
| 1975 | Returned to feature films in "MacKintosh & T.J." |
| 1982 | Appeared on retrospective "The Singing Cowboys Ride Again" (syndication) |
| 1997 | Final public performance at 50th wedding anniversary celebration |
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