Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington ...

Roy Rogers, often referred to as the "King of the Cowboys," was one of the most popular Western stars of the 1940s and '50s.

The singer and actor was a doting father before his death on July 6, 1998 Bettmann Archive Roy Rogers made fostering, adopting and caring for children a huge part of his life. The King of the Cowboys ...

Roy Rogers made fostering, adopting and caring for children a huge part of his life. The King of the Cowboys had four biological children, adopted four more and fostered dozens of other kids ...