New book sheds light on the life and death of Will Rogers

Mon, January 5, 2009
Posted in Alaska News

On August 15, 1935 the comedian and actor Will Rogers died in a plane crash just south of Barrow. He was on an around-the-world flight with pilot Wiley Post when the plane’s engine failed on take off. John Walsh recounts the incident in a new book called “When the Laughing Stopped: The Strange, Sad Death of Will Rogers.”

Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage

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