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He's been all but forgotten, but the Lff's restrospective should spur new interest in the singing cowboy and his palomino, Trigger

It's as if Roy Rogers never existed. The "singing cowboy" has almost entirely disappeared from our screens. The only time you're likely to catch a glimpse of him is when Bob Hope movie Son of Paleface turns up on television – it features Rogers gently sending himself up, as well as his beautiful palomino Trigger, surely the most good-looking horse in the history of westerns, performing a dance.

Rogers (whose real name was Leonard Slye) made more than 80 films. Early in his career, he was one of the original Sons of the Pioneers, the cowboy singing group whose songs included Tumbling Tumbleweeds (featured in The Big Lebowski) and Cool Water. He had his own radio show, his own TV show and there was even a restaurant chain bearing his name.

Back in the 1940’s, any kid whose family owned a television set was extremely lucky. If any of the kids at school were fortunate enough to be friends with that kid, then every day after school they would all inevitably end up back at his house to watch The Adventures of Roy Rogers, America’s Singing Cowboy.

The “King of the Cowboys” may very well be heading back to the silver screen if 821 Entertainment has they’re say in it. They have recently partnered up with the Roy Rogers Family Entertainment Corp. and are planning to release a “King of the Cowboys” trilogy in theaters in the near future, as well as, all the marketing tools that go along with it - merchandising, animated TV series and interactive game.

It was a much different time almost 70 years ago when the first Roy Rogers film, Song of Texas, came out. Children would wear their cowboy hats,...

According to reports the character of 'Roy Rogers', the singing cowboy will be reintroduced to the big screen in a planned film trilogy to be launched by financier/producer 821 Entertainment. Originally a singer with "Sons Of The Pioneers" before becoming a film actor, 'Leonard Franklin Slye' aka 'Roy Rogers', his wife Dale Evans, golden palomino 'Trigger' and the German Shepherd 'wonder dog' named 'Bullet' were featured in over one hundred movies and The Roy Rogers Show, airing on radio for nine years before moving to television, 1951-1957. Rogers' nickname was 'King of the Cowboys' with Dale known as 'Queen of the West'. Nashville-based 821 has partnered with the Roy Rogers Family Entertainment Corp. to launch the King of the Cowboys film trilogy as well as plans for spin-off, animated TV, interactive game and merchandising efforts. The 'family fantasy adventure' will present the characters of Roy,...