[1] Died near Barrow, Alaska when his sea plane plunged into a lagoon. At the time, he and one-eyed aviator Wiley Post were surveying possible flight paths between Seattle and the Soviet Union.
Father: Clement Vann Rogers (b. 11-Jan-1839, d. 28-Oct-1911)
Mother: Mary America Schrimsher (b. 9-Oct-1839, d. 28-May-1890)
Sister: Elizabeth Rogers (b. 11-Sep-1861, d. Dec-1863)
Sister: Sallie Clementine Rogers
Brother: Robert Martin Rogers (b. 15-Apr-1866, d. 13-Apr-1883)
Sister: Maude Ethel Rogers
Sister: May Rogers
Sister: Zoe Rogers (b. 31-Jul-1876, d. 31-Jul-1876)
Brother: Homar Rogers (b. 1-Jul-1878, d. 25-Sep-1878)
Wife: Betty Blake (m. 1908)
Son: Will Rogers, Jr. (b. 20-Oct-1911, d. 1993)
Daughter: Mary Amelia Rogers (b. 18-May-1913, d. 1989)
Son: James Blake Rogers (b. 25-Jul-1915, d. 2000)
Son: Fred Stone Rogers (b. 15-Jul-1918, d. 1920)
University: Kemper Military School and College, Boonville, MO
Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks
Freemasonry Claremore, OK (1905)
Rancheros Vistadores
Shriners
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6401 Hollywood Blvd (motion pictures)
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6608 Hollywood Blvd (radio)
Kentucky Colonel
National Cowboy Hall of Fame (1955)
National Statuary Hall (1939)
Cherokee Ancestry
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Steamboat Round The Bend (6-Sep-1935)
Judge Priest (5-Oct-1934)
Doctor Bull (22-Sep-1933)
Appears on postage stamps:
USA, Scott #1801 (15 cents, issued 4-Nov-1979)
AKA William Penn Adair Rogers