Frank Bogert
American actor, rodeo announcer, author, and mayor of Palm Springs, California (1910–2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Frank Mitchell Bogert (January 1, 1910 – March 22, 2009) was an American cowboy, professional rodeo announcer, author, and politician best known as the longtime mayor of Palm Springs, California.
Frank Bogert | |
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8th & 15th Mayor of Palm Springs | |
In office April 1958 – January 1966 | |
Preceded by | Gerald K. Sanborn |
Succeeded by | George Beebe, Jr. |
In office April 1982 – April 1988 | |
Preceded by | John Doyle |
Succeeded by | Sonny Bono |
Member of the City Council | |
In office 1958–1966 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1910-01-01)January 1, 1910 Mesa, Colorado, U.S. |
Died | March 22, 2009(2009-03-22) (aged 99) Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Born in Mesa, Colorado to Henry Kneeland Bogert and Adaline Esther Mitchell, he was raised in the California mountain town of Wrightwood in San Bernardino County. He was a rodeo colleague and distant relative to cowboy artist Earl W. Bascom.
Bogert arrived in Palm Springs in 1927, becoming the city's first chamber of commerce manager in 1939. In the later 1930s he was the manager of the Palm Springs Racquet Club.[1]
In 1958, Bogert was elected to the Palm Springs City Council, becoming mayor soon after, serving for eight years. He was elected to the position for two more two-year terms in 1982.
Bogert worked closely with Gene Autry to bring the California Angels to Palm Springs for spring training. In 1987 he wrote a book, Palm Springs: First Hundred Years,[2] a favorite of famous area resident Bob Hope.
In 1997, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him.[3]