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Roy Rogers Festival-Portsmouth, OH

"Guest Stars & Special Guests"

"Welcome"             Stage-Screen-TV  Stage-Screen-TV                     Actress                  Actor                         Anne Lockhart       James Hampton              www.annelockhart.com "Welcome Special Guests" Roy & Dale's Daughter Dodie Rogers-Patterson Author & Authority on Roy & Dale Raymond E. White "Welcome"                                           Director-Producer             Actor-Entertainer           Actor                             Dale Berry               Robert Hinkle                                                    www.roberthinkle.com (Guest Star's and Special Guest's Appearance May Be Subject to Change)

Celebrating Our 26th Year

"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 now am a great-grandmother. My granddaughter Tessa has a son, Jackson Wayne Verley, born 8/15/08. My grandson Andrew and his wife, Jenny have a son, Andrew Jacob Wrey Faro, born 8/8/08. 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. Raymond77@aol.com Guest Stars Anne Lockhart A multi-talented actress, producer, writer and director, Anne Lockhart can look back 100 years to trace her theatrical roots. The fourth generation of performers to carry the Lockhart name, she follows great grandfather John Coates Lockhart, grandparents Gene and Kathleen Lockhart and her mother June Lockhart, best known for her years on the series "Lassie" and "Lost in Space. Beginning her career at the age of four, Anne has appeared in many stage, film and television productions. She starred in the spectacular series "Battlestar Galactica" and has had recurring roles in the television series: "BJ and the Bear", Showtime’s "A New Day In Eden", "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues", "The Bold and the Beautiful" and "Dr. Quinn, Medecine Woman". Well known to television audiences as a frequent guest star, Anne has appeared on such top rated shows as "Jag", "Walker, Texas Ranger", "Diagnosis Murder" and "Promised Land". She recently starred in the features "Ex-Termenators", A Dog's Life", "Daybreak", "Re-Vamped" and "La Bella Vida". Anne recently tackled her first assignment as a director, helming an episode of "The Heartbreak Cafe". Anne also has a busy career as a dubbing actress and has lent her vocal talents to such varied films as "Star Trek", "Bolt", "Old Dogs", "Hannah Montana", "Appaloosa", "The Bourne Ultimatum","Friday Night Lights", "A Beautiful Mind", "The Laramie Project", "Rockey and Bullwinkle", "Titanic", "ET" and the "Little Mermaid". Upcoming releases include Disney’s "Old Dogs" and "The Time Traveler's Wife". She has provided her vocal talents on all "Law & Order" shows for the past thirteen years. Anne is a founding member of the "Kingsmen Shakespeare Company", and has appeared in acclaimed productions of "Julius Caesar", Twelveth Night" and "Henry V. Othello", "The Merry Wives of Windsor", "Henry IV", "Richard III" and "Romeo & Juliet". She appeared in and produced the live radio theatre production of "War of the Worlds" with an all-star cast for "Santa Susanna Repertory Company", and with partner Steve Carlson was honored with a REP Award as producer of Best Production of a Drama for the 98-99 season. Anne has performed her original one-woman piece "The Ballad of Frenchy McCormick" as part of "Soul of the West" for the past eleven years, raising scholarship funds for Texas Christion University. The production has garnered critical acclaim for Anne as both actress and author. In addition to her theatrical career, she was Lifestyle and Feature Editor at Westlake Magazine for three years and regularly contributes to other publications as a free-lance journalist. An expert horsewoman, Anne has won championships in cutting, reining and team penning. Her love of horses and a deep commitment to helping children led her to become one of the founders of the Pro-Celebrity Rodeos and she is especially proud that these events have raised close to eight million dollars for children’s charities since they began in 1983. Anne also serves on the celebrity advisory boards of the "North American Riding for the Handicapped Association" and the "Round Up for Autism" benefiting the "Autism Treatment Centers of Texas". In addition to her horses, Anne enjoys pursuing her outdoor hobbies of fishing, hunting and the shooting sports. She regularly competes in charity trap, sporting clays and pistol and particularly enjoys hunting waterfowl as well as quail, pheasant, turkey and wild boar. Anne’s husband, actor/assistant director Adam Taylor passed away in 1994. Anne divides her time between homes in Fort Worth, TX, Montana and Hollywood and has two children, both of whom are talented performers, a son Zane, born in 1991, and daughter Carly, born in 1987. www.annelockhart.com James Hampton Raised in Dallas, Texas, James Hampton attended John H. Reagan Elementary, N.R. Crozier Technical High School and the University of North Texas (Theatre Arts Major). He studied acting with Michael Howard in New York and Leonard Nimoy in Los Angeles. He worked with Baruch Lumet at Knox Street Theatre in Dallas and did summer stock at Casa Manana in Fort Worth (1961). He performed off-Broadway in "Easy Does It" with Tom Poston and Elizabeth Allen, and toured with Burt Reynolds in "Rainmaker". He starred in "Tender Trap" with Reynolds at Arlington Park Theatre in Chicago and played the title role in "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter" at the same theatre with Mamie Van Doren and Rick Jason. On screen he has played in films as diverse as "The Longest Yard (1974) and "Teen Wolf" (1985), and is probably best remembered as the eager but inept bugler Pvt. Hannibal Dobbs in the classic sitcom "F Troop" (1965). 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 guitar, 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". Robert "Texas Bob" Hinkle Bob's show-business career went from the rodeo to the studio, and spans the latter half of the 20th century. After graduating from high school in his home-town of Brownfield, Texas, Bob enlisted in the United States Air Force in November of 1947 and received his honorable discharge in March of 1950. He joined the rodeo circuit upon discharge and it was at a rodeo in Moses Lake, Washington, where Bob was competing as a calf-roper and a bulldogger, that Bob had, in his opinion, his 'most memorable achievement'; he bet a fellow competitor $20. he could get a date with the Queen of the Rodeo, Miss Sandra Larson. He met her, took her to the rodeo dance that night, collected his twenty-bucks; and married the beautiful lady fifteen months later. This 'cowboy-and-the-lady' union is still intact after 56 years, and the raising of their three children, Michael, Bradley and Melody. While visiting his rodeo friends on the set of Universal's 1952 "Bronco Buster", Bob's western appearance and demeanor caught the eye of director Budd Boetticher and landed him an uncredited role as a combination cowboy stuntman. That was all it took for Bob to decide that the "reel" west of Hollywood was more to his liking than breaking bones in real-west rodeos. Acting roles soon led him to another turning point when, in 1955, he found himself back in Texas at the Marfa location of George Stevens' "Giant" as a combination of technical/dialogue director/coach, and advising the likes of James Dean, Rock Hudson, Mercedes McCambridge, and Dennis Hopper on how to 'talk Texas'. Later, he did the same coaching job on "Hud", with Paul Newman, Patricia Neal and Melvyn Douglas. He also created and directed the 'pig scramble' segment in that film. His 1955 work on "Giant", thanks to all the generous tips and questions-answered by George Stevens, expanded Bob's interest in the film business beyond action. In 1960, Bob wrote, directed and produced "Ole Rex" for Universal Pictures, and also a short called "Born Hunters". This led him to producing a live-action short for Paramount, "Mr. Chat". His expanding career found him in 1964 producing a series of country-music specials called "Hollywood Jubilee" with Jeannie Seely, Henson Cargill and an unknown singer named Glen Campbell. In 1964 he became the personal manger for his old friend, fellow-Texan, Chill Wills. Also, in 1963-65, Bob wrote, directed and produced a series of two-reel shorts for Paramount. These were shot in Technicolor and on location throughout the United States, and some of the titles were "Born Hunter", narrated by Tex Williams; "Thoroughbred Racing", shot in Kentucky and narrated by Don 'Red' Barry; and "Texas Today" and "Virginia City", narrated by Chill Wills. A daredevil stunt performer named Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel hired Bob as his promoter in 1968-71. In 1970 Hinkle became the personal manager for Marty Robbins and remained so until Robbins' death in 1982. In 1972 Bob combined his film production roots with country music by producing and directing, for Universal, "Country Music Jubilee" starring Marty Robbins and Sammy Jackson. Folling later in 1972 with "Guns of a Stranger", starring his two clients, Marty Robbins and Chill Wills. He pulled out all the stops in 1982 with "Atoka", in which 100,000 people went on a picnic with Willie Nelson, Larry Gatlin, Don Williams, Freddy Fender, Hoyt Axton, David Allan Coe, Freddie Weller, Red Steagall and Marty Robbins. Bob was later the General Manager of Network One in Nashville, where he produced numerous TV shows, music videos and national commercials. Bob's autobiography will be published by the University of Oklahoma Press. Bob and Sandra Hinkle now reside back in Dallas,TX back to his roots, where he is semi-retired but his fast pace continues as he helps disaster victims through his work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. www.roberthinkle.com (Special Guest's & Guest Star's Appearance May Be Subject to Change)

Calling Kids Of All Ages

"Entertainers"

After an over-whelming response last year, we are very proud to announce that KG and The Ranger have agreed to join us once again for our 2009 Roy Rogers' festival 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"                      "Dale Berry"              "Jon Patterson"             "Col. Bill Sanders" (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, Natíl Traditional Country Music   Association. www.kgandtheranger.com 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). Jon Patterson Jon's a very talented fella! He plays in a local area band back home. Besides his musical talents, he works for NASA at Marshall Space Center in Huntsville, AL. Jon Patterson just happens to be married to Roy and Dale's youngest daughter, Dodie Rogers-Patteron. 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". Other singers and musicians from the local area will show up and join in the fun.

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