A real country girl, with a kind of Will Rogers quality.
In 1944, after Will Rogers died, the ranch became a state park.
The late Will Rogers is said to have been a descendant of this same family.
His work is often compared to Will Rogers because of the quality.
At its best, this documentary does the same for Will Rogers.
Yet her critical reception in "Will Rogers" has been supportive.
They didn't attribute that phrase, but it's from Will Rogers.
In 1934, the story was again adapted to the screen, this time as a vehicle for Will Rogers.
I'd heard old recordings of Will Rogers speaking that line back in the 1930's.
Yet the fatal plane crash that took the life of Will Rogers did not.