Happy Trails: A Pictorial Celebration Of The Life And Times Of Roy Rogers And Dale Evans - Hardcover

Kazanjian, Howard; Enss, Chris

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0762730897 ISBN 13: 9780762730896

Publisher: The Globe Pequot Press, 2005

Synopsis

Roy Rogers and Dale Evans ruled the West from the silver screen as the King of Cowboys and and Queen of the West. Off screen, this husband and wife duo raised a family and lived the "Code of the West." Now, in this new book, the Rogers family shares their memories of Roy, Dale, and Trigger, along with their other sidekicks and more than a hundred never before seen, behind-the-scenes photographs.

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From the Back Cover

More than six decades have passed since Roy Rogers and Dale Evans first rode the celluloid range together, yet they continue to be loved and admired in a way few – if any – celebrities can claim. They co-starred in twenty-nine motion pictures and recorded more than 200 albums together, and they brought their talents to television in the 1950s, entertaining a large audience with The Roy Rogers Show.
Happy Trails shares intimate photographs of the lives and fifty-six-year partnership of this famous couple, both on and off the screen. From their first singing jobs to their successful film careers, the photographs chronicle the duo's early struggles and slow rise to stardom. On the home front, their faith was constantly tested by the struggles in their personal lives. Roy's first wife died, leaving him with three children to bring up alone. After Roy and Dale were married, their two-year-old daughter died, a second daughter died in a tragic accident and a son died suddenly overseas.
The family photographs show the family's steadfast faith and endurance during tough times and their love and warmth during happier times, when the children were young and their parents were not only superstars, they were "Mom" and "Dad."
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans were the reigning royalty of B Western movies for more than a decade and they parlayed their fame into a ten-year hit television show, becoming overnight heroes to millions of boys and girls. With never-before-published family photographs and personal reminiscences, Happy Trails shares the struggles, triumphs, and seldom seen home life of this famous husband-and-wife duo. Included are private photographs from their childhoods, early singing careers, marriage, and family life with their nine children, as well as publicity photographs of the "King of the Cowboys" and the "Queen of the West" with Trigger, Bullet, Gabby Hayes, and Pat Brady.

About the Author

Chris Enss is a popular Hollywood screenwriter and the coauthor of TwoDot books including Gilded Girls and With Great Hope.

Howard Kazanjian produces films with his company, Magic Lantern Productions.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Globe Pequot Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0762730897
• ISBN 13: 9780762730896
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 170