[35], Brown (1979) argues that Rogers held up a "magic mirror" that reflected iconic American values. In 1979, it issued a United States Postal Service 15-cent stamp of him as part of the "Performing Arts" series. Ballyhoo: "I hope there is some sane people who will appreciate dignity and not showmanship in their choice for the presidency" (October 5). Rogers County, Oklahoma, is named in honor of him. Edit or . 53 on January 21, 1905 and received his degrees February 18, 1905, March 10 and 13, 1906. His popularity soared to new heights with films including Young As You Feel, Judge Priest, and Life Begins at 40, with Richard Cromwell and Rochelle Hudson. The house he was born in had been built in 1875 and was known as the "White House on the Verdigris River." Series Lucille Mulhall and the Mulhall Wild West Show. DA3116488 Fulltext: Jenkins, Ronald Scott. . He had been a close friend of Rogers. While he was using one, he would send the other to the site of his next performance. Masonic history: Will Rogers petitioned Claremont Lodge No. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1971. Texas Jack gave him a reference letter for the Wirth Brothers Circus there, and Rogers continued to perform as a rider and trick roper, and worked on his pony act. Experts have studied the factors in the accident, and still disagree about it. Rogers's cowboy was an unfettered man free of institutional restraints, with no bureaucrats to order his life. The Academy of Western Artists, based in Gene Autry, Oklahoma, presents an annual Will Rogers Medallion award for excellence in western literature.[45]. })(); Ethnicity of Celebs | EthniCelebs.com 2023. For questions, contact 918-207-4901 or language@cherokee.org. Will Rogers Memorial Park, a small park at Sunset Boulevard and Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, was named after him, as is Will Rogers State Beach in the Pacific Palisades. Thirteen public schools in Oklahoma have been named for Rogers, including Will Rogers High School in Tulsa. What about a candidate's image? [2] As an entertainer and humorist, he traveled around the world three times, made 71 films (50 silent films and 21 "talkies"),[3] and wrote more than 4,000 nationally syndicated newspaper columns. In 1923, he began a one-year stint for Hal Roach and made 12 pictures. Specialties: Our providers and accomplished therapists adeptly manage ADHD, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, PTSD, anger management, addiction, martial discord or divorce, grief. Archer Womack 7. Lark ROGERS was born on March 29, 1952 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, Verenigde Staten., they gave birth to 1 child. He made his first silent movie, Laughing Bill Hyde (1918), which was filmed in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Rogers agreed on the condition that his image would be placed facing the House Chamber, supposedly so he could "keep an eye on Congress". 53 on January 21, 1905 and received his degrees February 18, 1905, March 10 and 13, 1906. The columns display each project member's kit number, paternal ancestry information according to project settings, the paternal tree branch (haplogroup), and actual STR marker results . Mattie M. Womack (1882-1958) 3rd Generation 6. Rogers quipped that his ancestors did not come over on the Mayflower, but they "met the boat." Although he supported Roosevelt's New Deal, he could just as easily joke about it: "Lord, the money we do spend on Government and it's not one bit better than the government we got for one-third the money twenty years ago."[27]. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. How about appeals to the common man? He was a member of the Scottish Rite and the Akdar Shrine Temple in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Clements death in 1911 precluded a full reconciliation. While Rogers enjoyed film acting, his appearances in silent movies suffered from the obvious restrictions of silence, as he had gained his fame as a commentator on stage. This information is part of Schaeffer-Massung Family Tree by Pam Schaeffer Massung on Genealogy Online. [55], James Whitmore portrayed Rogers in eight runs of the one-man play Will Rogers' USA between 1970 and 2000, including a limited run on Broadway in 1974, and as a television film in 1972. His mother and her parent's were well known but then it all became more uncertain and largely unknown. "[26], In 1932 Rogers supported Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was his favorite president and politician. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma), and is known as "Oklahoma's Favorite Son". During the Republican Convention of 1928, while criticizing the party platform, Rogers welcomed the nomination of Kaw citizen Charles Curtis as vice president, although he felt the leadership had deliberately kept him from the presidency: "The Republican Party owed him something, but I didnt think they would be so low down as to pay him that way." In 1962, the town of Higgins, Texas (near a ranch where Rogers had worked in 1922), began an annual observance of Will Rogers Day, in honor of the cowboy philosopher, who remained a close friend of Frank Ewing, the son of his old employer. Call Us: 1-918-341-0719 / email - jennifer.poe@history.ok.gov, Memorial Museum - 1720 W. Will Rogers Blvd, Claremore, OK 74017, Birthplace Ranch - 9501 E. 380 Rd, Oologah, OK 74053, Hours: 10am - 5pm Daily (March 1-November 10), Seasonal Hours (November 11 - February 28): 10am - 5pm - closed Monday, Tuesday, Thanksgiving and Christmas, 2016 www.willrogers.com. Research genealogy for William Rogers of Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, as well as other members of the Rogers family, on Ancestry. They crashed at Point Barrow, Alaska, on August 15, 1935. Research genealogy for William Carter Rogers of Washington County, Tennessee, USA, as well as other members of the Rogers family, on Ancestry. Rogers was buried August 21, 1935, in Forest Lawn Park in Glendale, California;[38] it was a temporary interment. After making a test flight in July, Post and Rogers left Lake Washington in Renton in the Lockheed Orion-Explorer in early August and then made several stops in Alaska. Joyce 6 Vader (Ruth Victoria 5 Bigbee, Leslie James 4, Sarah Victoria 3 Mitts, James Knox Polk 2, James R. 1) was born 13 May 1938 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, and died 05 Dec 1984 in Los Angeles, California.She married (1) Ernest Waite Private.He was born Private.She married (2) Eugene Johnson Private.He was born Private. [10], In 1899, Rogers appeared in the St. Louis Fair as part of the Mulhall Rodeo. Rogers was the youngest of eight children. John was the son of John Gunther and Amy Tillotson. Will was more easygoing and oriented toward the loving affection offered by his mother, Mary, rather than the harshness of his father. Son of Senator Clement Vann Rogers, CSA and Mary America Rogers (Scrimsher) The taxpayers are sending congressmen on expensive trips abroad. March 25. It was he who gave me the idea for my original stage act with my pony. Images. 183 pp. Peter C. 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He was the father of U.S. [15] Rogers was hired at James Piccione's ranch near Mooi River Station in the Pietermaritzburg district of Natal.[16]. His father was a Cherokee senator and judge in Indian Territory. We encourage you . It is also a common background for reporters and lawmakers, with staff often directing the media to be at the Will Rogers stakeout at a certain time. By the end of the Civil War, the Rogers ranch along Rabbs Creek was gone. To correct this, he brought in a wind-up alarm clock, and its on-air buzzing alerted him to begin wrapping up his comments. From the English Wikipedia page on Will Rogers: Occupation actor, comic, columnist, radio personality. The railroad, following modern day highway 169, created two natural east and west sections to the ranch. He ultimately traveled around the world three times, made 71 movies (50 silent films and 21 "talkies"),[2] wrote more than 4,000 nationally-syndicated newspaper columns,[3] and became a world-famous figure. Mo's Genealogy Postcards Recipients Name: MISS EDIE ROGERS Recipients Address: SOUTH STREET, CHAILEY, NR LEWES, SUSSEX Sender Details: Genealogy: in an effort to assist people researching their family history we have decided to make postally . Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. As a boy, he was taught the lariat by a former slave and became an expert rider and roper. . Elizabeth was born in Gunters Landing, on Cherokee Territory. The surname of ROGERS was derived from the Old French name Rogier. [9] Rogers quipped that his ancestors did not come over on the Mayflower, but they "met the boat". He served as a delegate to the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention. Skip Ancestry navigation Main Menu. rcel.async = true; This weekly Sunday evening show, The Gulf Headliners, ranked among the top radio programs in the country. William Penn Adair Rogers was born to Clement "Clem" Vann Rogers and Mary America Schrimsher on November 4, 1879 in Cooweescoowee District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory (near Oolagah). Ancestry Academy ; Gift Memberships ; . The name meant fame-spear. Don't worry: "The things they whisper aren't as bad as what they say out loud" (October 12). Will was the youngest of eight children and grew up in a happy home on his family's ranch until 1890 when his mother died. Family tree of Will ROGERS Actor Born William Penn Adair ROGERS American cowboy, vaudeville performer, humorist, social commentator and motion picture actor Born on November 04, 1879 in Oologah, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), USA , United States Died on August 15, 1935 in Point Barrow, Alaska Territory (now Alaska), USA Born on November 04 52 rcel.type = 'text/javascript'; Will was a first cousin, once removed, of actor Clu Gulager. The correct name is "Oologah", which is situated in the northeast corner of the state, approximately 25 miles/40 kilometers north-northeast of Tulsa. And, to keep everyone well-mounted, the Rogers raised horses on the ranch, carrying the J4 brand. Research genealogy for William Henry "Willie" Rogers of Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA, as well as other members of the Rogers family, on Ancestry. Rogers began his show business career as a trick roper in "Texas Jack's Wild West Circus" in South Africa: He [Texas Jack] had a little Wild West aggregation that visited the camps and did a tremendous business. The California Theatre named one of its reception spaces as the Will Rogers Room. He was a member of the Scottish Rite and the Akdar Shrine Temple in Tulsa, Oklahoma. [10] Through the columns for the McNaught Syndicate between 1922 and 1935, as well as his personal appearances and radio broadcasts, he won the loving admiration of the American people, poking jibes in witty ways at the issues of the day and prominent peopleoften politicians. Ancestry of Roy Rogers Cowboy movie actor and singer Look Click or tap a name to see more details including sources or famous kin. His father, Clement, was a leader in the Cherokee Nation. Even in his youth, Clem was known as stern, independent, and hardworking. In 1908, Rogers married Betty Blake (18791944), and the couple had four children: Will Rogers Jr., Mary Amelia, James Blake, and Fred Stone. The Will Rogers Memorial Center was built in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1936. He reasoned that for the moment, American needs could best be served by concentrating on domestic questions and avoiding foreign entanglements. Will Rogers was born on September 5, 1879, to Clement and Mary Rogers. Both the birthplace and the museum are open to the public. A plaque to Rogers and Post was also erected in Barrow. Peter C. Rollins, "Will Rogers: Symbolic Man, Journalist, and Film Image". Margret was the daughter of Alexander McSwain and Nancy/Nannie Fawling Downing; Nancys mother, Hannah/Hanna Fawling, was Cherokee. When he came back to the United States and worked in Wild West shows, he slowly began adding the occasional spoken ad lib, such as "Swingin' a rope's all right if your neck ain't in it." Voices of Oklahoma interview with Doris "Coke" Meyer, grand-niece to Will Rogers. This was, however, the end of the Rogers ranch as it once was. the Thing . 1st Generation 1. He was directed three times by John Ford. He was one of the world's best-known celebrities in the 1920s and 1930s. [15], In the fall of 1915, Rogers began to appear in Florenz Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolic. Obvious: "He needs a punch in the jaw if he believes that either of the parties cares a damn about him after the election" (August 23). In Oklahoma, he grew up alongside fellow Native Americans and Anglo-American settlers who lived in the area. [14] Near the end of 1901, when he was 22 years old, he and a friend left home hoping to work as gauchos in Argentina. Edit Search New Search. In 1935, the famed aviator Wiley Post, an Oklahoman, became interested in surveying a mail-and-passenger air route from the West Coast to Russia. By this time, Rogers had refined his act. He is often quoted as saying: "I joked about every prominent man in my lifetime, but I never met one I didn't like." Rogers was not the first entertainer to use political humor before his audience. Most experts now believe that a combination of miscalculations in the design and operation of the heavily customized aircraft resulted in the uncontrollable spin that occurred right after takeoff. The California Theatre in San Bernardino is the site of the humorist's final show. William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He asked Post to fly him through Alaska in search of new material for his newspaper column. [32] Many common people believed that World War I had resulted in extensive and largely senseless carnage, and they supported isolationism for the US. However, it wasnt long before the Civil War broke out, and this homestead was abandoned. All Rights Reserved. Andrew E. Slye (1883-1972) 3. Rogers is still famous for saying "I only know what I read in the newspaper" and "I never met a man I didn't like." In a break during Edmonton's 6-5 overtime win over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday, young Oilers fan Aubrey shocked Rogers Place with her correct spelling of Puljujrvi, slowly working her way through each individual letter before spelling the Finnish forward's name to a tee. Wills great-grandfather Robert was the son of William Rogers and Mary Penn; Marys mother, Eughio-ote/Elizabeth Coody, was Cherokee. Will Roger's more remote maternal ancestry for many years has been a mystery. Established in 2018. The Rogers ranch house, known as the White House on the Verdigris was completed by 1875. Wills maternal grandfather was Martin Mathew Scrimsher (the son of Jonathan Brown Schrimsher/Scrimsher and Edith Kona Edna Vann). They needed horses. The grave site of Eugene R Rogers. By 1918 he was starring in and producing movies in Hollywood. in essence, the full spectrum of mental illness. In 1926, the high-circulation weekly magazine The Saturday Evening Post financed a European tour for Rogers, in return for publication of his articles. Rogers appeared in 21 feature films alongside such noted performers as Lew Ayres, Billie Burke, Richard Cromwell, Jane Darwell, Andy Devine, Janet Gaynor, Rochelle Hudson, Boris Karloff, Myrna Loy, Joel McCrea, Hattie McDaniel, Ray Milland, Maureen O'Sullivan, ZaSu Pitts, Dick Powell, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Mickey Rooney, and Peggy Wood. The family tomb is at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum, constructed in nearby Claremore on the site purchased by Rogers in 1911 for his retirement home. [en] Vital records: Eugene R Rogers at +Archives + Follow. An attorney and Cherokee judge, he was a Confederate veteran. Early registers teem with the name and many persons bearing it are recorded as tenants in Domesday Book. He could do a bum act with a rope that an ordinary man couldn't get away with, and make the audience think it was great, so I used to study him by the hour, and from him I learned the great secret of the show businessknowing when to get off. It was an area with few settlers and vast, wide-open prairies of native-growing blue stem grass. She died when Will was 11, and his father remarried less than two years after her death. [42], A state appropriation paid for the work. William Penn Adair Rogers. Zij is overleden rond 1679. Known as Oklahoma's favorite son,[1] Rogers was born to a prominent Indian Territory family and learned to ride horses and use a lariat so well that he was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for throwing three ropes at onceone around the neck of a horse, another around the horse's rider, and a third around all four legs of the horse[citation needed]. The National Press Club dubbed him "Ambassador at Large of the United States". Search and browse yearbooks online! Carradine also played Rogers in the 1994 film Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle.[57]. He once declined a nomination for the governorship of Oklahoma, but served as the mayor of Beverly Hills. [13], Will Rogers attended school in Indian Territory, at the Willie Halsel College at Vinita in 1895 and 1896, and then the Kemper Military School at Boonville over the 1897-1898 year. "[20] Rogers branched into silent films too, for Samuel Goldwyn's company Goldwyn Pictures. He always performed in front of a special jewelled curtains and had two of them. Whitmore changed the monologue each time he performed it, using quotations from Rogers as commentary on events current at the time of the performance. His father, Robert Rogers, who was an early settler to Indian Territory, had died in 1840, leaving Clem and his mother, Sally Vann, to care for their small family farm. It was at this time, that Will Rogers renamed it the Dog Iron ranch, after his cattle brand. [44] The Boy Scouts of America honored him with the Will Rogers Council and the Will Rogers Scout Reservation near Cleveland. [39] But, Bryan and Frances Sterling maintain in their 2001 book Forgotten Eagle: Wiley Post: America's Heroic Aviation Pioneer that their research showed the floats were the correct type for the aircraft,[40] thereby suggesting another cause for the crash. They needed fodder crops. Of the statues in this part of the Capitol, the Rogers sculpture is the only one facing the Chamber entrancea stakeout location for camera crews looking to catch House members during and after voting. His parents, Clement Vann Rogers (18391911) and Mary America Schrimsher (18381890), were both of part Cherokee ancestry, making Rogers himself 9/32 (just over 1/4) Cherokee. Congressman and WWII Veteran Will Rogers, Jr. Sources: Genealogies of Will Rogers http://www.geni.com It vied with Robert, John and William for popularity for several centuries. Rodger was posthumously inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio. William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 - August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. Rogers crusaded for aviation expansion and provided Americans with first-hand accounts of his world travels. http://www.findagrave.com, Tags: 1928CherokeeEnglishNative AmericanScottishWelsh, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?GRid=2621&page=gr, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=894, http://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Rogers-Family-Tree-10879, I thought he looks like a Sunflower American. Clement Vann Rogers was born on 11 January 1839 near Westville, Indian Territory, in the Going Snake district of the Cherokee Nation. ADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COM Find records of Will Rogers Birth records Marriage records Divorce records Death records Find records of Will Rogers Similar Rogers names Rogers biographies alphabetically beginning with Wilester and ending with Wofford Rogers Similar Rogers names Wilester Rogers Wiley Rogers Wilferd Rogers (Born c. 1918) Darn tootin': "Of all the bunk handed out during a campaign the biggest one of all is to try and compliment the knowledge of the voter" (September 21). To feed the ranch and farm hands, they raised Duroc-Jersey pigs, Leghorn chickens, and many different fruits and vegetables in the orchards and farm land in the fertile river bottoms. Leonard Franklin Slye (1911-1998) 2nd Generation 2. His widow, Betty, willed the property to the state of California upon her death in 1944, under the condition that polo be played on the field every year; it is home to the Will Rogers Polo Club.[46]. Lucy was the daughter of Thomas Cordery and Saniovie/Soniovie/Susannah Sonicooie, who was Cherokee. Rogers made 48 silent movies, but with the arrival of sound in 1929, he became a top star in that medium. Edit Search New Search. Rogers traveled to Asia to perform in 1931, and to Central and South America the following year. For genealogy within the most recent fifteen generations, STR markers help define paternal lineages. His humor never offended even those who were the targets of it. His mother was quarter-Cherokee and a hereditary member of the Paint Clan. Will Rogers. [3] He served several terms in the Cherokee Senate. (He began his lectures by pointing out that "A humorist entertains, and a lecturer annoys.") Anne Rogers is geboren, dochter van Sir Thomas Henry Fitz Rogers. He paid US$500 an acre, equal to $14,541 per acre today.[4]. Husband of Betty Rogers (Blake) DAI 2004 64(12): 4245-A. By the mid-1930s, Rogers was adored by the American people, and was the top-paid movie star in Hollywood at the time. His birthplace in the Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) is cited variously as Colagah, Colgah or Cologah. He returned to the United States in 1904, appeared at the Saint Louis World's Fair, and began to try his roping skills on the vaudeville circuits. During the depths of the Great Depression, angered by Washington's inability to feed the people, he embarked on a cross country fundraising tour for the Red Cross. The personal name of Roger was exceedingly common all over the country in the 13th century. This time, Clem Rogers chose a location along the Verdigris River about seven miles to the east of his first claim. [23] He had already published a book of wisecracks and had begun a steady stream of humor books. He eventually starred in over 70 features and shorts. He received world-wide fame as the American cowboy with the homespun sense of humor. With the new railroad splitting the ranch in two, by the 1890s, Clem Rogers changed his ranching operations. Will Rogers High School - Lariat Yearbook (Tulsa, OK), Class of 1943, Page 27 of 142 | E-Yearbook.com has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. He represented the "American Adam" with his independence and self-made record. "Will Rogers Hurls Back A Second Insult". His birthplace of the Dog Iron Ranch is located two miles east of Oologah, Oklahoma. Wills grandfather Robert was born in Georgia. Surnames originating in this way are known as territorial. Witty, Political, Might. Maintenant disponible sur AbeBooks.fr - Hardcover - Privately Printed - 1869 - Etat : Good - 1st Edition - bound in half leather with cloth boards, some light wear to the top and bottom edge of the spine, some fading to the boards, some pencil writing to two pages, 10 pages His most unusual role may have been in the first talking version of Mark Twain's novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Seasonal Hours (November 11 - February 28) Closed Monday, Tuesday, Thanksgiving and Christmas. He continued using the eastern section of his ranch for beef cattle, but slowly started switching breeds, going from Texas Longhorns, to Durham Shorthorns, to Herford. PhD dissertation, Wayne State U. The curtain used in his final show was retained by the California Theatre. Please try again. It might be worth it except they keep coming back. =links to Annex. During his 1926 European trip, Rogers witnessed the European advances in commercial air service and compared them to the almost nonexistent facilities in the United States. He was a (mock) candidate for President of the United States in 1928. Rogers served as a goodwill ambassador to Mexico, and had a brief stint as mayor of Beverly Hills, a largely ceremonial position that allowed Rogers to joke about do-nothing politicians such as himself. Both men were killed on impact. From 1929 to 1935, he made radio broadcasts for the Gulf Oil Company. It was more than 60,000 acres, with an eastern border of the Verdigris River and the western border of the Caney River. "Wiley Post, His Winnie Mae, and the World's First Pressure Suit". Connect to the World Family Tree to find out, Cause of death: Aviation accident or incident - Aug 15 1935 - Point Barrow, Clement V. Rogers, Mary America Schrimsher, Sallie Clementine Rogers, Maude Ethel Rogers, May Rogers, Will Rogers, Fred Rogers, Mary Rogers, Jimmy Rogers, Nov 4 1879 - Oologah, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), Aug 15 1935 - Point Barrow, Territory of Alaska (now Alaska), Clement Vann Rogers, Mary America Schrimsher Schrimpshire, William Bill Vann Rogers, Mary Amelia Brooks, James Jim Blake Rogers, Fred Stone Rogers, Elizabeth Rogers, Sarah Clementine Sallie McSpadden, Robert Martin Rogers, Mae Mary Stine, Zoe Rogers, Homer Rogers, Maude Ethel Lane, 1920 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA, William Rogers, Mary B Rogers, Jim Rogers, Fred Rogers, Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore, Oklahoma, United States, Apr 2 1911 - Fancy Coed Old Colwyn, Caernarvonshire, Wales, Nov 4 1879 - Dog Iron Ranch, Oologah, Cooweescoowee Dist. The man who never makes a mistake must get tired of doing nothing. Several schools have been named for him: Will Rogers Elementary School in Santa Monica, Will Rogers Elementary School in Ventura, middle schools in Long Beach and in Fair Oaks. He went to Hollywood in 1918 and appeared in such films as 'Laughing Bill Hyde' (1918), 'The Ropin' Fool' (1921), 'They Had to See Paris' (1929) and 'State Fair' (1934). Near Vinita, Oklahoma, a statue of Rogers was installed at the service plaza that spans the interstate. var rcds = document.getElementById("rcjsload_b42b6d"); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 5-425iif:5f5 .ZJSEESW s ' 35:53. Previous Next. July 28, 2010, Filmplay Journal photo of Will Rogers c. 1922, by Melbourne Spurr, Place of Birth: Oologah, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), Place of Death: Point Barrow, Alaska Territory, Ethnicity: Cherokee Native American, English, some Scottish and Welsh. ; Nancys mother, Hannah/Hanna Fawling, was a leader in the fall of,... 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