PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. – The historic home of Cherokee humorist, actor and humanitarian Will Rogers burned to the ground as major fires swept through the Los Angeles area on Jan. 8.
A wildfire in Los Angeles that tore through the Pacific Palisades community also destroyed a home that once belonged to Oklahoma native Will Rogers. The Palisades Fire, which destroyed buildings ...
Rogers was born to a Cherokee family in Oklahoma and was regarded as “among our most beloved Cherokees,” said Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. of the Cherokee Nation. “The … loss of Will ...