A publicity program by Republic Pictures became a reality for Roy Rogers and Dale Evans as the American public made him number one, or "King of the Cowboys," and likewise made Dale Evans "Queen of the West." More than 80 million motion picture fans followed movies starring Roy Rogers, and more than 2000 Roy Rogers Clubs existed, with the largest in London, England, having more than 50,000 members. In addition, Roy and Dale made hundreds of personal appearances and appeared on TV and radio shows. Dale told her children, "You have to watch what you do because your life is the only Bible some people are ever going to read." Roy gave the cowboy a new image and was a role model for the youth of his era. He was as much a gentlemen off the screen as he was in his movies. Roy, who was part Choctaw Indian, was born in 1911, just six years before William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody died. Both men loved children, and Roy and Dale had a total of nine children. Each man possessed a charismatic appeal to the young and old alike, and each had a reputation as a square shooter, someone who could be trusted.