Roy Rogers

In a time of innocence, his straightforward, all-American cowboy manner made him a beloved international icon.

At the height of his fame, Leonard Frank Slye (a.k.a. Roy Rogers) was one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. In 1948 alone, his movies sold nearly 100 million tickets. In the 1950s, more than two million children every month bought comic books, breathlessly following the adventures of Roy and his famous golden palomino, Trigger. Now, for the first time, BIOGRAPHY^® presents the complete story of the boy from Cincinnati, Ohio, who became the “King of the Cowboys.” Home movies, film outtakes, and rare television clips provide a glimpse into Rogers’s lightning rise to stardom.

From his humble beginnings as a radio singer and guitar player to his place in history as a matinee idol, this is an intimate portrait of ROY ROGERS, quintessential American hero.