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Roy Rogers Festival-Portsmouth, OH

"Guest Stars & Special Guests"

"Welcome Back" Some Favorites           "Welcome Back"     Welcome Back"         Festival Sweetheart   Actor and Poet      Donna Martell               William Smith "Welcome Special Guests" Roy & Dale's Daughter Dodie Rogers-Patterson "Author & Authority on Roy & Dale" Raymond E. White www.raywriter.com "More Favorites"           "Welcome Back"     "Welcome Back"       West Virginia's Own        Little D"                        Russ McCubbin                Dale Berry             www.russmccubbin.com (Guest Star's and Special Guest's Appearance May Be Subject to Change)

Celebrating Twenty-Five Years

"Special Guests-Guest Stars" Bios

Special Guests Dodie Rogers-Patterson I am the youngest of Mom and Dad's nine children. Six are still living; Tom, Cheryl, Marion (Mimi), Linda Lou, Dusty and me. After Mom and Dad's two year old Robin died, they still had to fulfill many commitments and go on tour. My parents told me the story of going through Dallas, TX and thought they would stop once again at Hope Cottage, where my sister Cheryl was adopted. They had been through there a couple of months before and looked at babies, but it was painful. This time, as Dad told me, he didn't even have the car completely stopped, before Mom was out of the car and going up the steps. She told me she remembered me and wanted to see if I was still there. I was, and she rushed in and scooped me up. The personnel were so shocked and said that it was against the rules to pick up the babies. I was already spoken for, but Mom was insistent, saying she had just lost a child and needed me, and, I needed her. Fortunately, Dad had Native American blood, and the same tribe as I am, Choctaw. An emergency meeting was held with the Board of Directors and Mom was given the okay. In the picture below, on the right, there I am as a baby; as my mom was getting me ready for the trip to California to a new home and family. Dusty tells about it in his show that Dad had called, letting him know he was bringing a present for Dusty's birthday. Well, I don't know if he considered it a present or not, because on that tour, Mom and Dad had also adopted a new brother for us kids, Sandy, from Covington, KY. Mom and Dad stepped off the airplane with "two new children in tow"!! Brad and Angelina still have a ways to go to catch up!! We lived on a ranch growing up and I loved the land, the outdoors, animals, and exploring. I always tried to follow my brothers, whether it was on the roof of the house or the rock cliffs. Naturally, I wasn't quite as surefooted. I tried to follow my brother Dusty once on the face of a rockcliff that Dad had made into a waterfall, but got stuck. Dusty had to help me down. Dad and Mom use to take us out on the property in his jeep and we'd have picnics or pretend some of the downed trees were horses. We had a lot of acres. Mom was in great shape and we use to go for hikes. I remember once we hiked to the top of the property to the fence, and by the time we got up there, I was gasping for breath and was so exhausted; while Mom was saying it was so invigorating! In this picture to the left; it's a picture of Dad and me. I believe I was two or three, when it was taken. I have lived in the area of Huntsville, AL for eight years. I have a daughter, Kristen Faro and three grandchildren; Andrew, twenty-one, Tessa, eighteen, and Tala seventeen, who live here in AL. Andrew has moved back to California. I am married to Jon Patterson, who works for NASA, at Marshall Space Center in Huntsville. I have two step-children, Wes, seventeen and Rosalyn, fourteen. We are rejuvenating an historical, old Civil War house, called the "Gurley Hotel", in Gurley, AL. We have about seventy-four acres of beautiful rolling hills and a nice pond for fishing. We have five horses, and of course, one of them is a "palamino"! We have three dogs and three cats. I have always loved animals! I have taken stained glass classes in Huntsville and now I like to dabble in that. We go to Branson, MO at least once a year and try to get out there more often where the Museum is now. Dusty and the family have done a great job in setting it up there. The photograph just above is from a trip to Branson for the Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Roundup that is held in mid September each year. I'm pictured on the left; in the middle is my sister Mimi from Scotland; on the right is one of her longtime friends, Marlene Small, who now resides in Branson with her husband Dan. I have always admired my parents for their caring of children, healthy and those born physically or mentally challenged, and also their fellow man. They worked very hard during their lifetime and appreciated those that did. I am so blessed to be able to call them "Mom" and "Dad"!! ~Dodie Rogers-Patterson~ Raymond E. White Raymond (Ray) E. White is a freelance writer and retired history professor from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana; as chair of the history department. Ray White is a premier authority on western stars Roy Rogers and Dale Evans and on low-budget western movies that they and other cowboy stars made in the 1930s and 1940s. The University of Wisconsin Press published his book, "King of the Cowboys, Queen of the West: Roy Rogers and Dale Evans" in September of 2005. Since it's publication "King of the Cowboys, Queen of the West: Roy Rogers and Dale Evans" has had the honor of becoming a three-time award winner. Belmont Award - 2005: Best book on country music, given by Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. Association for Recorded Sound Collections Award - 2006: Excellence for Best Research in Recorded Country Music. Certificate of Recognition - 2007: Literary and artistic achievement, by Hamilton County, Ohio "Committee of the Ohioana Library Association" and the "Public Library of Cincinnati" and "Hamilton County . Mr. White has also published essays on Roy and Dale and low-budget westerns in several books dealing with American popular culture. He has written articles for "Western Horseman", "American Cowboy", "The Horseman's Pro-Am News", "Favorite Westerns", "Indiana Libraries", "The History Teacher", "Progressive Farmer", and the "Southwestern Historical Quarterly". His first book, "Fifty Years of Beneficence: The Ball State University Foundation", 1951-2001, appeared in print in 2001. Ray grew up in the small south Texas towns of Luling, Beeville and Goliad. After graduating from Texas State University in San Marcos, he attended the University of Texas, Austin, where he earned masters and doctoral degrees in American history. He taught in colleges in Texas, Missouri and Indiana for nearly forty years, retiring in 1996. At Ball State he taught American frontier history and, for eighteen years, a course on the history of the low-budget western movie. He is currently researching a book on movie producer Paul Malvern and b-western cowboy, Charles Starrett. Ray and his late wife Kay moved to Muncie in 1967. He has two children and four grandchildren. Ray has accepted the honor of being our Master of Ceremony for the "Grand Banquet" on Saturday evening, June 7th. www.raywriter.com Guest Stars Donna Martell Real name: Irene De Mario. Donna Martell, initially using a screen name of Donna De Mario, began her Hollywood career around 1947, and her first major role was as the ingenue in "Apache Rose" (Republic, 1947) which starred Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Donna's western film credits include: "Hills of Utah" and "Twilight on the Rio Grande" with Gene Autry, "Ten Wanted Men" with Randolph Scott, "Last of the Desperadoes" with James Craig, and "Robin Hood of Monterey" with Gilbert Roland (as the Cisco Kid). During the late 1940s - early 1950s, she appeared in a variety of female leads, supporting roles and bits --- she was at Monogram with Johnny Sheffield in a Bomba, the Jungle Boy flick ... with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in a couple of their later comedies ... with western singer/musician Tex Williams at Universal ... at 20th Century Fox as the sister to Jennifer Jones in the big budget "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing" (1955) ... and as the female lead in the low budget sci-fi "Project Moonbase" (1953). She did work with Gene Barry in "Bat Masterson", Jock Mahoney in "The Range Rider", Clint Walker in "Cheyenne", Efrem Zimbalist on "77 Sunset Strip" ... and lots more. Donna was married to baseball player Gene Corso. In later years, she did a variety of TV commercials. And most recently, Donna has been attending some of the film festivals and conventions. William Smith William Smith was born in Columbia, Missouri on Rolling Acres, a Hereford cattle ranch. After losing everything to the Depression and the dust bowl, the Smith family moved to California. William Smith began his acting career in his childhood. He moved forward into his adult years, appearing in several feature films and on numerous television series. One of his best roles was Anthony Falconetti on the TV mini-series "Rich Man, Poor Man" and its sequel, "Rich Man, Poor Man Book II". The physically imposing 6'2" actor was a lifelong bodybuilder and had the distinction of being the final Marlboro Man before the cigarette ads were discontinued on television. "Rich Man, Poor Man" - 1976 mini series Rudi, was a proper son of the Jordache family, he knew what he wanted from the beginning. He was ambitious and went very far. But did he do his best to make use of his riches? Tom, a "bad son" who got himself and his family only into trouble, treated life as it was. Each character in the movie was a very psychological interpretation of the complicated nature of a human being. Even a villain Falconetti was like that due to something that happened to him earlier in his life. "Rich Man, Poor Man, Book II" - 1976 tv series One character who stole the show was the notorious 'Falconetti' - brilliantly portrayed by William Smith. This guy was as disturbingly frightening as ever, and the air of mystery that surrounded his gruesome persona in 'Book One' was illustrated in finer detail in 'Book Two'. We learned that his first name was Anthony and he also had an older sister, Marie. Smith won the 200 pound (91 kg) arm-wrestling championship of the world multiple times and also won the Air Force weightlifting championship. At one time he was in the Guinness Book of World Records for reverse-curling his own bodyweight. His trademark arms measured 18½ inches. Smith held a 31-1 record as an amateur boxer and studied martial arts with kenpo instructor Ed Parker for several years. Smith also played semi-pro football in Germany and competed in motocross and downhill ski events. Going against his rough-hewn image, Smith was also highly educated. He held a Bachelor of Arts from Syracuse and a Master's Degree in Russian Studies from UCLA. He even taught Russian at UCLA before abandoning his Ph.D. studies for an MGM contract. He also studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and the University of Munich while learning languages courtesy of the military. Smith is fluent in Russian, Serbo-Croatian, French, and German. During the Korean War he was a Russian Intercept Interrogator and was awarded a Purple Heart. He had both CIA and NSA clearance and intended to enter a classified position with the U.S. government, but married a French actress which meant he lost his security clearance. One of his best known roles was as a Texas Ranger on the popular 60s TV Western "Laredo". Smith's character, Joe Riley, was good-natured and snoozy (that is, within the typical Smith warrior persona), in contrast with Peter Brown's ladies' man and Neville Brand's relentless bumbler. Smith played Jude Bohner in a 1972 two hour episode of "Gunsmoke" as the "greatest bad-guy character actor of our time". Smith was added to the cast on the final season of the long running "Hawaii Five-O" series. On film he played Clint Eastwood's bare-knuckle nemesis Jack Wilson in "Any Which Way You Can", the barbarian's father in "Conan the Barbarian" and a Russian commander in "Red Dawn". For fans of John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee novels, Smith did a turn as chief heavy Terry Bartell in "Darker Than Amber", opposite Rod Taylor and Theodore Bikel, in 1970. He also appeared in the 1983 classic film "The Outsiders" as a store clerk, but his starring roles typically had titles such as "Grave of the Vampire", "Invasion of the Bee Girls", and "The Swinging Barmaids". Smith also played in several biker flicks including "C.C. and Co.", where he starred as the menacing "Moon", opposite football great Joe Namath and Ann Margret. He also starred in "Nam's Angels", which is briefly seen on a television in a scene in Quentin Tarantino's film "Pulp Fiction". Smith has also made guest appearances in numerous TV shows including "Backlash of the Hunter" 1974 which was the pilot for "The Rockford Files" Smith gained much recognition and became one of Hollywood's best known character actors. A true legend in the business, this World Arm Wrestling Champion and sports record holder continues his acting career and has become an avid poet of note. Dale Berry He's virtually worked in every phase of show business. Dale started his career back in 1944, by playing hooky and hitch-hiking to Dallas, TX with guitar in hand. Through his career in radio, television, and the movies, Dale worked with every 'top notched' cowboy in Hollwood and toured with so many of them. Being a entertainer, he wanted to put a good family show together and that wasn't a problem for him. Being able to play the guiter, sing, and having a band always kept him working; when not in front of the camera. Having been raised on a ranch, was a great asset in Hollywood, as he already knew how to ride. He never wore anything but western clothes. His dad had taught him well in gun-handling, so he was a natural. The studios didn't have to spend alot of time and money to get him prepared. As western movies declined, Dale was forced to change his image. He went from 'cowboy hat and boots' to 'dress suits and ties'. He started being cast as doctors, lawyers, judges, detectives, policemen, airline personal and other non-western roles. Dale had a role in the sci-fi film ""Eye Creatures" for American International Pictures. He appeared in the television series "Route Sixty-Six" and "Walker, Texas Ranger" and many others. There was a television show that he appeared in that many of you may remember. It was the successful prime-time soap, "Dallas". Dale can still be seen periodically on "Walker, Texas Ranger" re-runs as special agent, Chet Whitcomb; starring martial artist expert Chuck Norris as Texas Ranger-Cordell Walker, Clarence Gilyard as Texas Ranger-James Trivette, Sheree Wilson as Assistant D.A.-Alex Cahill; and Noble Willingham as C. D. Parker. Nowadays, Dale's often asked to play in celebrity golf touraments, celebrity skeet shooting and celebrity bass tournaments for charity. Dale also attends various western film festivals across the country. You can also catch him at many celebrity rodeos for different charities. When it comes to children's charities, Dale has a soft spot in his "big Texas heart" for kids. He's been quoted as saying, "I love those little guys with all my heart, and if I can help them in some small way, you bet I will do it. After all, I am still a kid myself.......in an old cowboy's body". Russ McCubbin Born in Charleston (Coonskin), West Virginia in 1935, Russ McCubbin is a big man with a big voice and an even bigger personality. One of six children, he was raised by very strict but loving parents who taught him respect and responsibility at a very young age. As a teenager he excelled in sports at Charleston High School. At Hargrave Military Academy, he was captain of the football and track teams, earning him athletic scholarships at numerous colleges and universities. He chose to accept an offer from Virginia Tech. Volunteering for the draft in 1954, he spent the next three years in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged in 1957. After leaving the service, he took a very important step in his young life and hitchhiked his way across country to California. Russ McCubbin wanted to be an actor! "Cheyenne" - 1960 Not afraid of hard work; he started parking cars at night, while making the rounds of agents during the day. It paid off when Bob Sparr, director of the Warner Brothers western series "Cheyenne", asked him if he could ride. Russ replied that he could not only ride but he could fall and fight as well. He started the next day as stand-in and stunt double for Clint Walker and remained through the end of the series - a total of thirty-nine shows. Russ took to the stage next and landed leading roles in the following plays: "Send me No Flowers", "Bus Stop", "A Spring to Remember", "Tea and Sympathy", "Post Meridian", "The Noble Caveman", and "The Sea Horse". His motion picture credits include "Another 48 Hours", "Sudden Impact", "High Plains Drifter", "Million Dollar Duck" and numerous others. Television credits, in addition to "Cheyenne", include "Savannah", "Texas" by James A. Michner, "Knight Rider", "Matt Houston", "Dukes of Hazard", "Magnum P.I.", and "Divorce Court" just to mention a few. He also appeared in commercials for Miller Beer, Burger King, Carnation Milk, Montgomery Ward and others. He has entertained people of all ages doing stand-up comedy on the P.A. Denny Riverboat in Charleston, West Virginia, to the Colonial Country Club in Memphis, Tennessee via the White Horse Saloon in Del Rio, Texas. www.russmccubbin.com

Calling Kids Of All Ages

"Entertainers"

We're very proud to have KG and Ranger Rick join with us for our special celebration. They are an award winning duo that preserves the history of the ole west and the cowboy way with their amazing talents. When they blend their melodious voices together, one can tell the reasoning for the many awards and declarations they have achieved. "KG and the Ranger"         "Colonel Bill Sanders"                   "Dale Berry"                                                                                 "Col Bill Sanders"                                                                        &                    "Donny Boggs"        "Traditional Country Band"                        (Entertainer's Appearance May Be Subject to Change) Happy Trails to you,     until we meet again ....

Join Us For Cowboy & Cowgirl Fun

"Entertainers Bios"

KG and the Ranger From three or four shows a year when they started in 1989, their performance schedule has grown to over 150 per year. National performances have included Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO; Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival at Melody Ranch, CA; Ozarks Folk Center in Mountain View, AR; National Festival of the West in Phoenix, AZ; and International Wild West Arts Convention in Las Vegas, NV. They took their American cowboy show to Italian audiences in 1998. They also lead workshops on yodeling, rope-spinning, song arranging, and the history of western songs. They have shared the stage with many western music greats like Roy Rogers, Jr. and Rex Allen, Jr., and have opened for the Sons of the San Joaquin, Riders In The Sky, Wylie and the Wild West, Johnny Western, Don Edwards, Waddie Mitchell and Michael Martin Murphey. Cowboys have always held a special place in the hearts and imagination of Americans, and the music that came from the early cowboy movies still resonates with audiences of all ages. Whether it is the image of the cowboys driving longhorns from Texas to Kansas or those wearing white hats, playing guitars and singing on the big screen, both evoke a sense of pride and respect. KG & The Ranger are on a mission to keep this wonderful music alive for future generations! Awards and Nominations: • Montie Montana Award for Showmanship, Wild West Arts   Club • Harmony Yodeling Contest winners, Western Music   Association • Duet Singing award, Minnesota Bluegrass Association • Crescendo Award nominees, Western Music Association • Rising Star Award nominees, Academy of Western Artists • Best Western Group nominees, Academy of Western Artists • Harmony Singing award, Natνl Traditional Country Music   Association. www.kgandtheranger.com Col. Bill Sanders Kentucky Colonel Bill Sanders is a bright star in Southern Ohio. Born in Greenup County, Kentucky, Bill served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He then returned to his Civilian calling as a Country Music Entertainer. Col. Bill has had the pleasured experiences of working on radio, television, and stage as a country singer & performer, actor, and director. He's a member of the "140 Music Hall" in Wheelerburg, OH and "Southern Ohio Opry", in Lucasville Ohio where he's part of an elite group of country entertainers on their "Wall of Fame". Dale Berry Dale started his musical career when he hitch-hiked to Dallas with his guitar under his arm and arranged his own audition with RCA Victor recording artist Bill Boyd and the Cowboy Ramblers at radio station W.R.R. Boyd was so impressed with Dale that he wanted to sign him immediately on the spot, but realizing he was a minor, he asked Dale to introduce him to his parents. This resulted in two things; a good paying job with the Cowboy Rambler organization and a trip to the woodshed for playing hooky from high school. Dale was an immediate hit with the radio listeners and continued with the Bill Boyd radio show for a numbers of years. The radio station arranged for his schooling, so not to conflict with one another. Later, radio W.R.R. in Dallas offered Dale his own radio show due to his popularity and fan mail. The station manager once complained that he had to hire extra people just to handle the deluge of fan mail for this young entertainer. In 1946, while on tour with his own show, Dale was approached by a Hollywood talent scout to appear in a series of musical westerns (to learn more, please check out Dale's Bio in the "Guest Stars" section above).. Other singers and musicians from all over will show up and join in.

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