U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for November 5

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5: ROY ROGERS

Profile America — Friday, November 5th. A  boy was born on this date in 1912 in the little town of Duck Run, Ohio — destined  to  become  one  of America's most popular entertainment figures. His  name  was  Leonard Slye, but to millions of fans over many decades, he was  Roy  Rogers,  king  of the cowboys.  His first film was "Under Western Stars." For many years, Rogers was the top-ranked movie cowboy and for a few years, rated among the top 10 of all movie actors.  He and his wife, Dale, made 28 movies  along  with  Gabby  Hayes  and  the  musical  group the Sons of the Pioneers. When  Roy  Rogers  made  his  first  film,  Americans went to the movies an average  of  more  than once a week.  Today, that figure is just under five times a year. You  can  find  these  and  more  facts  about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.

Sources:  Chase's Calendar of Events 2010, p. 549

               www.royrogers.com/roy_rogers_bio.html

               Historical  Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970, p. 9, 400

               Statistical Abstract of the United States 2010, t. 1206

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