Charles Edward "Buddy" Rogers (August 13, 1904 – April 21, 1999) was an American film actor and musician. During the peak of his popularity in the late 1920s and early 1930s, he was publicized as "America's Boyfriend". == Early life == Rogers was born to Maude and Bert Henry Rogers in Olathe, Kansas. He studied at the University of Kansas, where he became an active member of Phi Kappa Psi. In the mid-1920s, he began acting professionally in Hollywood films.... [more on Wikipedia]