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Will R ogers . By: Brenna Reiley. Early Life . Born in 1879 on a frontier ranch near what would become Oologah , Oklahoma. His parents Clemet and Mary were each part Cherokee. His mother died when he was eleven. He was taught by a freed slave how to use a lasso. Continued…….
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Will Rogers By: Brenna Reiley
Early Life • Born in 1879 on a frontier ranch near what would become Oologah, Oklahoma. • His parents Clemet and Mary were each part Cherokee. • His mother died when he was eleven. • He was taught by a freed slave how to use a lasso.
Continued…… • Later was listed in Guinness book of world record for throwing three lassos at once. • After the 10th grade he dropped out of school to become a cowboy. • Most people viewed him as a funny smart person who always told the truth in words everyone could understand. • “Alexander Hamilton started the U.S. Treasury with nothing, and that was the closest our country has ever been to being even.”
Early Career • He started his career as a trick roper in Wild West Carnivals. • Then he started performing on stage telling jokes and interesting stories during his roping tricks. • In 1905 Rogers made his New York debut at Madison Square Garden. • He then started in vaudeville shows. • In his shows he often made parodies of serious matters in the newspapers.
