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- Roy Rogers is an American hero. Indeed, few have been
- so effective in influencing the youth of this nation. Roy,
- a famous cowboy in the years before television, crowded the
- movie houses each Saturday with nine year old cowboys eager
- to see him once again bring the villan to justice. A noted
- style of his movies was to restrict the use of guns. Humor
- replaced violence. Western songs replaced the blazing guns
- of the holdup scene. A slight trace of romance was allowed
- in the movie plots, but Roy would never kiss the girl. Roy
- explained that this resulted from some unexpected fan mail.
- Early in his career Roy did kiss the leading lady in a
- movie. However, following the viewing of this movie by his
- youthful fans, his mail was deluged with letters protesting
- the romantic scene. From that time Roy limited displays of
- affection to a friendly hug of his horse, Trigger. Roy has
- retired from performing in cowboy movies. After many years
- of performing with her in cowboy movies, Roy was married to
- his leading lady, Dale Evans. Although retired, they often
- appear in such events as the Rose Bowl Parade. Often, many
- former nine year old cowboys attend only to applaud a hero.
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