1. Dale Evans was the second wife of singing cowboy film star Roy Rogers.
13 Facts About Dale Evans
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Dale Evans was born Frances Octavia Smith on October 31,1912, in Uvalde, Texas, to Bettie Sue Wood and T Hillman Smith.
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Dale Evans started singing at the community's Baptist church whe she was 3.
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Dale Evans took courses in business and landed a job at a bus company and later an insurance agency.
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Dale Evans married Roy Rogers on New Year's Eve 1947 at the Flying L Ranch in Davis, Oklahoma, where they had earlier filmed the movie Home in Oklahoma.
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Dale Evans's life inspired Evans to write her bestseller Angel Unaware.
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Dale Evans was very influential in changing public perceptions of children with developmental disabilities and served as a role model for many parents.
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Dale Evans went on to write a number of religious and inspirational books, and she and Roy appeared many times with Billy Graham in Crusades all over the country, singing gospel songs and giving their testimony.
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In 1964, Dale Evans spoke at a "Project Prayer" rally attended by 2,500 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
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Dale Evans supported Barry Goldwater in the 1964 United States presidential election.
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Dale Evans died of congestive heart failure on February 7,2001, at the age of 88, in Apple Valley, California.
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Dale Evans is interred at Sunset Hills Memorial Park in Apple Valley, next to Rogers.
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Dale Evans received a second star at 1737 Vine St for her contribution to the television industry.