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The birthday of America’s “cowboy philosopher” is observed in
Oklahoma, where he was born on November 4, 1879, when it was still the
Indian Territory.
After his first appearance as a vaudeville entertainer in 1905 at
Madison Square Garden, he developed a widespread reputation as a
humorist. He went on to become a writer, a radio performer, and a
motion-picture star, best loved for his gum-chewing, homespun image.
Will Rogers died in a plane crash on August 15, 1935, while flying
with the well-known aviator, Wiley Post. A monument to the two men was
erected at the site of the crash near Point Barrow, Alaska. Rogers’s
birthday was first observed in 1947, with a celebration at the Will
Rogers Memorial near the town of Claremore where he was born. Beneath
the statue of Rogers at the memorial is printed the statement for which
he is best remembered: “I never met a man I didn’t like.”
