Frank Bogert
Actor, businessman, mayor of Palm Springs
Died when: 99 years 80 days (1190 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Frank Mitchell Bogert (January 1, 1910 – March 22, 2009) was an American actor, professional rodeo announcer, author, and politician best known as the longtime mayor of Palm Springs, California.
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 buddy 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.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, 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.