ROY ROGERS & AND
DALE EVANS
(These quotes are found in The Cowboy and the Senorita by Howard Kazanjian and Chris Enss)
My parents
were ordinary people who lived extraordinary lives. They provided a
lifetime of inspiration for myself and millions of
moviegoers. Their legend continues. (
There is no
greater phenomenon in show business than the individual and combined careers of
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. (
Roy Rogers
was the most important American entertainer in the 20th century. He used his
immense talent to encourage moral and spiritual strength. He took the
best of
The Lord has
really had his hands full with me, but I'm grateful. You see, Dale worked
with God to bring me something I had longed for all my life. Peace.
Materially speaking, for years I had nothing. Then for years I had
much. But I soon learned that having too much was worse than having too
little. Nothing ever seemed quite right. I was restless, confused,
unsatisfied. But the power of prayer and the feeling of spiritual
blessedness, and the love of Jesus have no price tag. (
Dale was a godly woman who lived the Golden Rule. Dale Evans blazed a happy trail. (Naomi Judd)
Many people, including her family, viewed Dale as the personification of goodness and saw her life as a shining success. Dale looked at it quite differently. She claimed the first half of her life was an unrelieved series of disasters, while the second half was a triumph over them. (Howard Kazanjian and Chris Enss)
I admit it's
hard at times to be a Christian in show business. But I guess it's hard
to be a good Christian no matter what business you're in. I happen to
have been thrown into show business. It's a job. One doesn't always
get to do just what he wants to do most, but he can usually find a way to make
his life worthwhile if he wants to. (
As I stood
looking out the window, it occurred to me that any financial provisions I might
be able to leave my kids would someday be gone. The fame of being a movie
star wouldn't last forever. I wanted my kids to remember me for something
special, something that matters. I wanted them to remember me as a daddy
who took them to church on Sundays and helped them learn how to live a good
Christian life. (
That little baby (Robin) gave us a perspective we might never have found without her. We needed her, more than we ever knew when she was with us. She brought a wonderful peace to our lives. She smiled and our troubles fell away. She taught us patience and humility; and in the end, she showed us how to be of use to God. (Dale) Dale and Roy contributed all the royalties from (Angel Unaware) to the National Association for Retarded Children. (Howard Kazanjian and Chris Enss)
The only
things you can take with you are the things you give away. (
I do not feel that I am a writer. My books inspired by my experiences in life, have been the result of God's guidance of my hand and mind. (Dale)
I’m an introvert at heart. And show business—even though I’ve loved
it so much—has always been hard for me. (
Roy and his
first wife, Arlene, paid out of their own pocket for help in answering the
volumes of fan mail.
There is
nothing phony about Roy Rogers. No hungry ego and nothing to prove.
We were married for 52 years, a long time.
Dale knows
what makes me tick; I would be less of a man without her. (
If the test
of a celebrity’s greatness is his ability to win and hold a great mass
following, Roy Rogers passed that test many times over. Twenty-three years after his last major movie
had been released, audiences continued to seek him out and tell him how much
they appreciated his positive influence and talent. (Howard Kazanjian
and Chris Enss)
Dale and Roy
shared a deep love of children and family.
Volume upon volume of books could be written about the life-changing
effects they had on hurting and ill children languishing in hospital rooms and
orphanages. In the first year after the death of his first wife, Arlene,
Although Dale
Evans recorded more than 400 songs, appeared in 38 films, and recorded numerous
television shows and radio broadcasts, she wanted most to be identified with
Christian evangelism. She considered
this aspect of her life to have been the most memorable and enjoyable. Longtime friends and fans knew her to be a
strong witness who lived out her beliefs.
She left behind 16 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, and a lesson
in how to ride a hard trail.
Who am I to
be the beloved hero of millions of people? I'm just a hillbilly, an
ignorant hillbilly boy from Duck Run. (
From Dale Evans Rogers: Rainbow on a Hark Trail:
Roy Roger,
“King of the Cowboys,” was a servant of Christ without guile. He
was a man who revered fairness and honesty, a man of his word who could be
depended on. He really knew what
commitment was and he practiced it. He
was a down-home guy who became an international role model for right living.
(Dale Evans)
We shared our
papa with the world all of our lives, and in death we are sharing him
again. But we cannot forget that God
shared him first with us. He loaned us
this awesome hero, this wonderful man, and this very special father for
eight-six years. And we are very
grateful for the time that we had with him. (
Dale Evans doesn’t speak from scripts when
it comes to Christ. She speaks from the
heart. Thank you, Dale, for going out ahead and charting the wilderness. Thank you for blazing a footpath for people
like me who struggle with affliction and heartache. Bless you for teaching us that the hope of
heaven is just beyond the trail’s end.
(Joni Eareckson Tada)
When Roy and Dale passed away in the late 20th
century, the historical Christian era of
THE MOVIES OF ROY
ROGERS
Alias Jesse
James Along the Navajo
Trail Apache Rose Arizona
Kid Arkansas Kid
The
Arkansas Judge Bad Man of Deadwood Bells of Coronada Bells of Rosarita
Bells of
San Angelo Big Show The Billy
the Kid Returns Border Legion
Carson City Kid
The
Colorado Come On, Rangers
The Cowboy and and the Senorita
The Dark
Command The Days of Jesse James
Don’t Fence Me In Down Dakota
Way
Eyes of
Texas Far Frontier
The Frontier Pony Express Gallant
Defender, The Gay Ranchero,
The
Golden Stallion The Grand Canyon
Trail Hands Across the Border
Heart of
the Golden West Heart of the Rockies Heldorado
Hit
Parade of 1947 Hollywood
Canteen Home in Oklahoma
Idaho In Old Amarillo
In Old Caliente In Old
Cheyenne Jeepers Creepers Jesse
James at Bay King of the Cowboys
Lake
Placid Serenade Lights of Old Santa
Fe Mackintosh and T.
J. Man From Cheyenne
Man From
Music Mountain The Man From
Oklahoma The Melody Time My Pal
Trigger
Mysterious
Avenger Nevada City Night Time in
Nevada North of the Great
Divide Old Barn Dance,
The Old
Corral The Old Homestead The Old Wyoming
Trail The On the Old Spanish Trail
Out
California Way Pals of the Golden West Rainbow Over
Texas Ranger and the Lady
The Red River
Valley Rhythm of the Range Ridin’ Down the Canyon Robin Hood
of the Pecos
Roll On
Texas Moon Romance on the Range Rough
Riders’ Roundup Saga of Death Valley
San
Fernando Valley Sheriff of Tombstone Son of
Paleface Sons of the Pioneers
South of Caliente
South of
Santa Fe Southward Ho Spoilers of the
Plains Springtime in the
Sierras Sunset in El Dorado
Sunset in
the West Sunset on the Desert Sunset
Serenade Susanna Pass Texas
Legionnaires
Trail of
Robin Hood Trigger, Jr. Tumbling
Tumbleweeds Twilight in the
Sierras Under
Under
Wild Horse
Rodeo Yellow Rose of
Phil, Cindy & Daniel meet Roy, 1991
A
Cowboy’s Prayer: Oh, Lord, I
reckon I’m not much just by myself.
I’ve failed to do alotta things I oughta do. But Lord,
when trails are steep and passes high, help me to ride it straight the whole
way through. And in the falling dusk
when I get the final call, I do not care how many flowers they send. Above all else, the happiest trail would be
for you to say to me: Let’s ride
my friend. Amen.
Happy trails to you,
until we meet again.
Happy
trails to you, keep smilin’ until then.
Who
cares about the clouds when we’re together?
Just
sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
Happy
trails to you, until we meet again.
Some
trails are happy while others are blue,
It’s the way you ride the trail that counts,
Here’s a happy one for you.
Happy
trails until we meet again.
(Dale Evans Rogers)
