| Charles "Buddy" Rogers | |
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 in the film Wings (1927) |
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| Born | August 13, 1904 Olathe, Kansas, United States |
| Died | April 21, 1999 (aged 94) Rancho Mirage, California, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Pickford (1937-1979) Beverly Ricondo (1981-1999) |
Charles "Buddy" Rogers (August 13, 1904 – April 21, 1999) was an Academy Award-winning American actor and jazz musician. Wings ( is a silent movie about World War I fighter pilots directed by William A Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Olathe (oʊˈleɪθə is a city located in the northeast part of the U Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Rancho Mirage is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Mary Pickford ( April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian motion picture Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a
Born in Olathe, Kansas, Rogers studied at the University of Kansas where he became an active member of Phi Kappa Psi. Olathe (oʊˈleɪθə is a city located in the northeast part of the U The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas City Phi Kappa Psi (ΦΚΨ Phi Psi is a US national college fraternity. In the mid-1920s he began acting professionally in Hollywood films. Nicknamed "Buddy", his most remembered performance in film was opposite Clara Bow in the 1927 Academy Award winning Wings, the first film ever honored as "Best Picture. Clara Gordon Bow ( July 29, 1905 &ndash September 27 1965) was an American Actress and Sex symbol, who rose to fame "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Wings ( is a silent movie about World War I fighter pilots directed by William A " A talented trombonist skilled on several other musical instruments, Rogers performed with his own jazz band in motion pictures and on radio. The trombone is a Musical instrument in the brass family Like all brass instruments it is a lip-reed Aerophone: sound is produced when the player’s A jazz band (or jazz ensemble) is a Musical ensemble that plays Jazz Music usually without a conductor Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light.
In 1937, Rogers became the third husband of silent film legend Mary Pickford, a woman twelve years his senior. Mary Pickford ( April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian motion picture The couple had two children—Roxanne (born 1944, adopted in 1944) and Ronald Charles (born 1937, adopted in 1943)—and remained married for 42 years until Pickford's death in 1979.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy as a flight training instructor. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Flight training is a course of study used when learning to pilot an Aircraft.
Respected by his peers for his work in film and for his humanitarianism, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored Rogers in 1986 with The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization ostensibly dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of Motion He also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that
A longtime resident and benefactor of California's Coachella Valley, Rogers was honored by having a children's symphony orchestra he and second wife, Beverley Ricondo, a real estate agent he married in 1981, helped found named after him. The Coachella Valley ( pronounced /koʊəˈtʃɛlə/ in English) is a large stretch of land in Southern California that is populated by close to a million A street in Cathedral City, California is named after him as well. Cathedral City is a city in Riverside County, California, United States.
Buddy Rogers died in Rancho Mirage, California in 1999 at the age of 94 of natural causes, and was interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery (Cathedral City) near Palm Springs, California. Rancho Mirage is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. Forest Lawn-Cathedral City is in Cathedral City California, near Palm Springs Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, approximately 111 miles (177 km east of Los Angeles and 136 miles (225 km northeast of
UCLA holds the only existing film negatives of "Close Harmony" (1929) which features Buddy Rogers. Considered by film historians as one the most sought-after Rogers films, scenes from the movie are scheduled for screening at the non-profit film festival, the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention in September 2008. The Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention is held annually in Aberdeen Maryland.
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| Preceded by David L. Wolper |
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 1985 |
Succeeded by Howard W. Koch |
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