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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Robinson, Ray, 1920 Dec. 4‐
American original : a life of Will Rogers / Ray Robinson.
p. cm. Includes index.
ISBN 0-19-508693-7
1. Rogers, Will, 1879-1935. 2. Entertainers—United States—Biography.
3. Humorists, American-Biography. I. Title.
PN2287.R74R53 1996
792.7'028'092-dc20 [B] 95-31578

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