(1879–1935), US humorist and actor; full name William Penn Adair Rogers. A vaudeville headliner with his rope twirling and homespun humor from 1905, he wrote a syndicated column for The New York Times 1922–35. He died in a plane crash with aviator Wiley Post in Alaska.
Definition of Rogers, Will in US English:
Rogers, Will
proper nounˈräjərz
(1879–1935), US humorist and actor; full name William Penn Adair Rogers. A vaudeville headliner with his rope twirling and homespun humor from 1905, he wrote a syndicated column for The New York Times 1922–35. He died in a plane crash with aviator Wiley Post in Alaska.