We all know Roy Rogers as the "King of the Cowboys".
He always smiled, sang and played the nice guy.
Roy could not hide his infectious laughter and a great smile.
Even after decades he still remains the true personification of a real cowboy.
He really believed in all his values - truth, kindness, decency - and he lived that way,
as near as man could.
But what hid behind his smile?
His first failed marriage, the tragic death of his second wife and the loss of his only
son with his third wife.
How did Roy Rogers manage to find enough strength to live on?
He dreamed of being famous, but not as an actor.
When he was 6, Roy firmly decided to become a doctor.
But at the age of 17, he was forced to drop out of school and join his father in a Cincinnati shoe factory.
Roy tried hard to study at night school, but the only thing he learned there was reading music.
Soon after his short and unfortunate marriage with Lucile Ascolese, Roy met his second wife, Arline Wilkins.
They married in 1936, after an intimate correspondence since the first meeting.
Rogers' career was growing.
They were happy together and dreamed of a large family
Meanwhile, Arline learned she was infertile.
They reconciled and decided to adopt.
Only after 5 years of marriage did Roy and Arline's finances allow them to adopt a child, Cheryl Arline.
Unexpectedly, they received a gift from the universe - Arline fell pregnant.
Enlightened with a miraculous recovery, the couple decided to have another baby.
But man proposes, God disposes.
Unfortunately, this time it didn't go as smooth as planned.
Six days after giving birth, Arline died of complications
Rogers felt desolated and miserable for months.
Roy met his third wife on a movie set only a couple of years before the tragedy.
Evans starred in 26 picture and TV series as Rogers' leading partner.
Dale became a rescue for Roy, after living through the lost of Arline
Evans, in return, had been through 3 unhappy marriages and was blessed to find peace with Rogers.
They fell in love soon after Arline's death and Rogers proposed to Dale during a rodeo show.
Dale and Roy married at the end of 1947 on a ranch
They merged their families, as Dale had a son, Tom Fox, from her first marriage and
lived in San Fernando Valley.
Once again, the doctors upset the Rogers family with a harsh diagnosis and discouraged their
hopes for a baby.
But soon after their second anniversary, Dale found out that she was having a child.
Faith played hard on Roy again: Robin Elizabeth Rogers was born with mental retardation and
a serious heart condition.
She lived for only two years...
Roy Rogers always found guts to live on and enjoy his life
He indeed was a great man, who always kept his chin up, even in the hardest moments.
Roy Rogers died just a couple of month before his 50th anniversary with Dale Evans.
He left a great mark and his strong spirit continues to inspire even today.
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