The ‘King of the Cowboys’ and the ‘Queen of the West’
The couple became known as the “King of the Cowboys” and “Queen of the West.” They were married on New Year’s Eve in 1947 at the Flying L Ranch in Oklahoma, the same location where they had filmed Home in Oklahoma. The couple had finally found forever love and would remain together until Rogers’s death in 1998.
Dale and Roy only had one child together, Robin Elizabeth, who sadly passed away shortly after her second birthday. Her daughter’s death had a profound impact on Evans and inspired her to write the book Angel Unaware. Evans went on to write more inspirational books and was very involved in her religious pursuits, regularly joining Billy Graham crusades with her husband. Evans and Rogers shared nine children between their multiple marriages, as well as four adopted children.
Rogers and Evans starred in eight films together, including Bells of Rosarita, Man From Oklahoma, Along the Navajo Trail, Sunset in El Dorado, Don’t Fence Me In, Song of Arizona, and Rainbow Over Texas. Fans fell in love with the couple and couldn’t get enough of their chemistry. Rogers riding his horse Trigger and Evans riding her horse Buttermilk made the perfect team on and off the screen.