Dale Evans... Born Frances Octavia Smith (October 31, 1912 – February 7, 2001), a writer, movie star, and singer-songwriter. On advisement, she changed her name to Dale Evans in the early 1930s to promote her singing career. This was a very common thing to do in the early days of entertainment. In 1947 she married Roy Rogers, and together they had a combined nine children (natural, adopted, and foster) and were happily married for over 50 years. After beginning her career singing at the radio station where she was employed as a secretary, Evans had a productive career as a jazz, swing, and big band singer that led to a screen test and contract with 20th Century Fox studios. She gained exposure on radio as the featured singer for a time on the Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy show. Evans married Roy Rogers at the Flying L Ranch in Davis, Oklahoma, on New Year's Eve 1947. Roy and Dale were a team on- and off-screen from 1946 until Rogers' death in 1998. Together they had one child, Robin Elizabeth, who died of complications of Down's Syndrome shortly before her second birthday. Her life inspired Evans to write her bestseller "Angel Unaware", which is still in print today after over 50 years. Evans went on to write over 25 more books in her authoring career. From 1951 to 1957, Dale and Roy starred in the highly successful television series The Roy Rogers Show, in which they continued their cowboy/cowgirl roles, with her riding her trusty buckskin horse, Buttermilk. In addition to her successful TV shows, over 30 movies, and 200 songs, Evans wrote the well known song "Happy Trails". In later episodes of the TV show, she was outspoken in her Christianity telling people that God would assist them with their troubles and imploring adults and children to turn to God for help. In the 1970s, Evans recorded several solo albums of religious music. The 1980s saw Rogers and Evans introducing their films weekly on The Nashville Network. In the 1990s, Dale hosted her own religious television program on TBN called "A Date With Dale". Dale died of congestive heart failure on February 7, 2001. For her contribution to radio, Dale Evans has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6638 Hollywood Blvd. She received a second star at 1737 Vine St. for her contribution to the television industry. In 1976, she was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She ranked #34 on CMT's 40 Greatest Women in Country Music in 2002. You can learn more about Dale by visiting the Official Roy Rogers-Dale Evans website. Just click here > www.royrogers.com

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