Book signing
Bryan Sterling, author of numerous books about Will Rogers, signs books for the Will Rogers Museum gift shop while on a short visit here.
Bryan Sterling, who with his wife, Frances, spent a lot of time in Claremore and at the Will Rogers Museum during his more than 30 years working on Will Rogers’ books, visited here last week.
Sterling, whose wife died in March, and his nephew Mark Wingerson of Brooklyn, N.Y., were on their way to Wyoming. Mark and his sister were raised by the Sterlings in New York City.
The Sterlings spent many years recording the legacy of Will Rogers, interviewing and recording conversations with family members as well as many who knew and worked with him.
They won the Western Heritage Award for “A Will Rogers Treasury,” as the outstanding non-fiction book of 1983.
“Will Rogers in Hollywood,” is a history of Will’s movie and filmmaking and was a collaborative effort of the couple.
Other Will Rogers’ books by Sterling and with his wife, are “Will Rogers Scrapbook,” “Will Rogers Speaks,” “Will Rogers World,” “Will Rogers Reflections and Observations,” “Will Rogers Photo Biography,” and “The Best of Will Rogers.”
Thy selected and edited material for “Will Rogers USA,” starring James Whitmore.
They wrote “Forgotten Eagles: Wiley Post America’s Heroic Aviation Pioneer” and “Will Rogers and Wiley Post: Death at Barrow.”