will rogers

     

Mac Davis had to learn how to twirl a rope before he took over the role of this cowboy humorist in 1992

Trivia about will rogers

  • Sam Houston's Indian "wife" Tiana Rogers was related to this famous humorist
  • He's the humorist & Wild West star seen here
  • This humorist & vaudevillian was fond of saying, "All I know is just what I read in the papers"
  • Our country has plenty of good 5¢ cigars, but they charge 15¢ for them, said this “cowboy philosopher”
  • This humorist said, "Politics has got so expensive that it takes lots of money to even get beat with"
  • His comments on politics included "All politics is apple sauce"
  • This humorist often commented, "All I know is what I read in the papers"
  • This cowboy humorist had 2 middle names, Penn & Adair
  • This former "Ziegfeld follies" humorist died in 1935 in an Alaskan plane crash
  • "I never met a man I didn't like"
  • Rope-spinning humorist who said, "I am not a member of any organized party; I am a Democrat"
  • This humorist's California ranch house has a stuffed calf given by his friends so he'd lasso it, not them
  • This cowboy humorist is buried at a shrine in Claremore, near his birthplace
  • This humorist used to open his lectures with "All I know is just what I read in the papers"
  • A statue at his memorial reads, "I never met a man I didn't like"
  • All kidding aside, this humorist was Beverly Hills' first honorary mayor in the 1920s
  • A memorial statue to him bears his famous line, "I never met a man I didn't like"
  • He was born in U.S. Indian Territory in 1879 & died near Point Barrow, Alaska in 1935
  • Part Cherokee, he once quipped, "My ancestors didn't come over on the Mayflower, but they met the boat"
  • "My forefathers didn't come over on the Mayflower, but they met the boat"
  • Born in Oklahoma in 1879, had a lot of laughs, died near Point Barrow, Alaska in 1935
  • This American humorist said, "I am not a member of any organized party--I am a Democrat"
  • "A fool and his money are soon elected", said this humorist who died in 1935
  • You can read many of this humorists writings as well as visit his grave at his memorial in Claremore, Oklahoma
  • This beloved humorist of the day said Cal's wit was too subtle for most people
  • This early 20th century humorist quipped, "Income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf"
  • "The trouble with practical jokes is that very often they get elected", opined this fella, who never met a man he didn't like
  • (VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE - here is a special guest with the clue):"Hello, I'm Marla Maples Trump. In 1992 I made my Broadway debut in the musical about this humorist who never met a man he didn't like"
  • (Frank Rich delivers the clue.) I wrote that Tommy Tune never met a costume he didn't like when he directed the theatrical follies named for this humorist