Stock Photo - Jan 02, 2007; Los Angeles, CA, USA; LEONARD FRANKLIN SLYE aka ROY ROGERS (November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), who became famous as Roy Rogers, was a singer and cowboy actor. He and his third wife Dale Evans, his golden palomino TRIGGER, and his German shepherd Bullet were featured in over one hundred movies and The Roy Rogers Show which ran on radio for nine years before moving to television from 1951 through 1964. His productions usually featured two sidekicks, Pat Brady (who drove a jeep called 'Nellybelle') and the crotchety bushwhacker Gabby Hayes. Roy's nickname was 'King of the Cowboys'. Dale's nickname was 'Queen of the West.' For many Americans (and non-Americans), he was the embodiment of the all-American hero. (Credit Image: © Keystone Press Agency/Keystone USA via ZUMAPRESS.com)