Will Rogers once said he never met a man he didn’t like, but you’re sure to like the famed all-in-one humorist, roper, cowboy, columnist, actor and social commentator if you go to the Claremore and Oologah areas to learn more about him.
Born in Oologah in 1879, Rogers rose to become the top male motion picture box office star in the early 1930s as well as the most widely read syndicated newspaper columnist. Sadly, he died in a plane crash in 1935 with aviator Wiley Post at age 55.
Learn all about him at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore and his Birthplace Ranch in Oologah.
Quotes from the man once dubbed “Oklahoma’s Favorite Son” have staying power. Here are some good ones, according to the official website run by his estate.
- "Try to live your life so that you wouldn't be afraid to sell the family parrot to the town gossip."
- "Broad-minded is just another way of saying a fellow is too lazy to form an opinion."
- "Always drink upstream from the herd."
- "Everything is changing. People are taking the comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke."
[Image via the Estate of Will Rogers]
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