Roy Rogers Biography

Fast Facts

• Inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame in both '76 and '95, as well as the Country Music Hall of Fame in '80 and '88
• Raised on a houseboat, his family would go on to purchase a plot of land in which to build a house in 1912, however the great flood of 1913 washed the houseboat on to the plot, causing the family to continue living on the vessel on top of their land
• Quote: "If there were no valleys of sadness and death, we could never appreciate the sunshine of happiness on the mountain top․"
• Always included his horse Trigger, his dog Bullet and his wife Dale in his film productions, eventually appearing in more than 100 titles together
• Initially a radio personality with a popular Western program for almost nine years, he would transition the story to television for a series that would run for six more
• His childhood house was once located where Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium now stands
• Often given the nickname, "King of the Cowboys"