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Also Known As Leonard Franklin Slye
Born November 5, 1911 • Cincinnati • Ohio
Died July 6, 1998 (aged 86) • California
Notable Family Members spouse Dale Evans

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Roy Rogers in a cowboy hat and plaid shirt stands smiling beside his horse, Trigger, holding the reins in an outdoor setting, circa 1945.
George Gabby Hayes, Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Maude Eburne, and Roger Pryor stand around a desk in a black-and-white scene from Man from Oklahoma (1945).
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