- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- America's Boyfriend
- Height1.83 m
- "America's Boyfriend" Buddy Rogers was born in Olathe Kansas and became a talented musician on several instruments. He began acting in Hollywood in the 1920's and is probably best remembered as Clara Bow's love interest in "Wings". He also made several appearances in the "Mexican Spitfire" series with Lupe Velez, as well as being the nominal bandleader for several radio shows. He was married to Mary Pickford for forty-two years, until her death, and adopted two children. He appeared as a secondary character in scores of movies, and later became a frequent guest star on TV. Rogers died at age ninety-two in California. NOTE: The Charles Rogers whose biography also appears in this section is that of "Charley Rogers" a comedian and gagman for Hal Roach in the '20's and '30's. He is not the same Charles Rogers whose information is listed here.- IMDb mini biography by: Grendel1950
- SpousesBeverly Ricono(July 23, 1981 - April 21, 1999) (his death)Mary Pickford(June 26, 1937 - May 29, 1979) (her death, 2 children)
- He reported that Clark Gable "once told Mary [Mary Pickford] when we got married, that it wouldn't last six months" because he was 11 years younger than her. They were married for 42 years until her death in 1979. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy as a flight training instructor. Played several musical instruments in all sections of the orchestra.
- Paid for his grandchildren to go to school.
- He had two children with Mary Pickford, Ronald "Ronnie" Charles Rogers (born 1937, adopted 1943, died in 2007 from osteoporosis) and Roxanne (born 1944, adopted that same year).
- He became estranged from daughter Roxanne when, at age 18, she ran off to marry a man her parents did not approve of.
- His second wife, Beverly, a well-regarded philanthropist in the Palm Desert area, passed away at the age of 79 on January 3, 2007.
- Les ailes (1928) - $75 .00 (weekly)
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