Ray White is available for speaking engagements on a number of subjects relating to the history and influence of B Westerns and the lives and careers of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.

The B western nurtured several generations of Americans, often reflecting events and always revealing the values of the society at large.  Between 1930 and 1954 Hollywood produced approximately 2,000 low budget Westerns starring several dozen individual stars.  These simply drawn "shoot'em ups," with morality play plots, had the hero and his sidekick defending society from a range of bad guys who sought to steal land, rob banks, hijack gold shipments or perpetrate other dastardly deeds.  The cowboy hero unfailingly brought the villains to justice and preserved law and order.  Ray is ready to talk about a variety of topics related to the B Western including:

1.      The Social and Cultural Significance of B Westerns

2.      The Varying Image of the Hero in B Westerns

3.      Reflections of World War II and the Cold War in B Westerns

4.      "Can You Cook:?" The Heroine's Role in B Westerns

5.      Harmony on the Plains: County-Western Music and B Westerns

The B Western movie established Roy Rogers and Dale Evans as significant western stars and provided the foundation for their status as important cultural icons.  Individually and together they entertained American audiences for more than seventy years.  They achieved success in radio, moving pictures, recordings, television and comic books.  They effectively marketed more than 450 products that bore their image or name.  Among the western movie and television entertainers, they alone incorporated Christianity into their public performances. Ray's speaking topics regarding Roy and Dale include:

1.      Roy's democratic image in movies, television and comic books

2.      Roy and Dale promote the Mythic American West

3.      Roy and Dale's use of Christianity in their public performances

4.      Comic book images of Roy, Dale and Trigger

5.      Roy and Dale and the story of "Happy Trails"

Ray is available to speak at museums, colleges, civic  groups, churches and in other venues.

To book contact him by email or phone: ray@raywriter.com or (765) 289-7270.