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Dale Evans

Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (died 2001)

Born
October 31, 1912
Died
February 7, 2001
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1912

About Dale Evans

Dale Evans Rogers was an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She was the second wife of singing cowboy film star Roy Rogers. Throughout this early period, Evans went through two additional failed marriages, first with August Wayne Johns from 1929 to 1935; then with accompanist and arranger Robert Dale Butts from 1937 to 1946. In addition to her successful TV shows, more than 30 films and some 200 songs, Evans wrote the song "Happy Trails". In the 1970s, Evans recorded several solo albums of religious music.

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The world when Dale Evans was born

Dale Evans was born in 1912. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1912

  • Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
  • Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
  • Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
  • World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Dale Evans's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19122026
Population94.6M341 million

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