Will Rogers: ambassador of good will, prince of wit and wisdom (1935)

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Record Details:

Title:
Will Rogers: ambassador of good will, prince of wit and wisdom
Date:
1935
Publisher:
Chicago : The John C. Winston Company
Volume:
Will Rogers: ambassador of good will, prince of wit and wisdom
Leaf #:
000311
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures--Biography
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
September 26, 2024
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THE MAN 287 Billie Burke: "He was one of the kindest men and best friends in the world. I have known him for many years from the day he was just starting out in the Follies. When my husband passed away, Mr. Rogers was like a brother to me." Samuel Goldwyn: "I have lost a great friend. The stage and screen have lost a great artist. America has lost her greatest humorist since Mark Twain. I am too deeply affected to say more.'' Will H. Hays: "It does not take time to realize our loss. The intensity of this loss is as instantly grasped as the effect of the crash itself. He stood for everything that was right, never for anything that was wrong." Mary Pickford: "It is not the length of time we remain in this present human sphere that is important, it is what we do with that time. Will Rogers and Wiley Post gave gloriously of every moment, enriching our lives with the treasures of their accomplishments." A SYMBOL OF AMERICA .Major Gen. John F. O'ryan: "Will Rogers dead! That is tough news for all of us. He was a symbol of America and Americans, yes, and of our institutions and the opportunities they hold for the ordinary young man of the country, if he will only combine with his ability the qualities of frankness and tolerance and real devotion to his country." Sidney R. Kent, president of Fox Film Corporation: "All of Will Rogers' friends and coworkers in the Fox Film Corporation are inex