He could touch the emotional center of more lives than any other." Will Rogers, an American actor, humorist, writer, and philosopher, was born in the Oklahoma Indian Territory in 1879. As a young ...

For us, the iconic image still comes from the vaudeville stage — Rogers in a cowboy hat, oversize chaps and spurs, a giant lasso twirling above his head while he cracks jokes. By the time he was ...

Sam Lowe, a longtime columnist for the Phoenix Gazette, wrote with gentle humor and a keen eye for Arizona characters. He ...

Oklahoma commemorates its 'Favorite Son,' Will Rogers, with a four-day celebration including a movie festival, 5K run, parade ...

Humorist Erma Bombeck understood that well ... "Even if you're on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there." —Will Rogers Born on a Native American reservation in what is now ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Steven Watts, University of Missouri-Columbia (THE CONVERSATION) For those trying ...

Matthew McConaughey stands on the sidelines during the 85th annual Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New ...

Just like Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man, Chris Evans' Captain America had at least one extremely memorable scene in each of ...

Through vaudeville, the Ziegfeld Follies and Broadway, syndicated newspaper and magazine writing, the lecture circuit, radio, and Hollywood movies, Rogers built his reputation as a folksy humorist ...