Question: In what year was the actor that starred in the play "Will Rogers' USA" born?

Context articles: Will Rogers' USA
Shawnta Rogers
Roy Rogers
Buster Crabbe
Timmie Rogers
Ruth Rogers
Meryl Streep in the 2000s
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Bryan Sterling
James Whitmore

Will Rogers' USA is a one-man play about humorist Will Rogers that James Whitmore appeared in for more than 30 years.
 It was first staged by Frankie Hewitt at the Loretto-Hilton Theater in Webster Groves, Missouri in January 1970 and then at Ford's Theatre in September 1970.
 It was broadcast on television in 1972 and had a limited run on Broadway in May 1974.
 The Broadway production was produced by George Spota.
 The play was produced and conceived by George Spota, adapted and directed by Paul Shyre, with research by associate producer Bryan Sterling.
 Whitmore changed his monologue each time he performed it, using actual quotations from Will Rogers to comment on current events at the time of the performance.
Shawnta Rogers (born January 5, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player and former star at The George Washington University of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
 He attended Lake Clifton High School in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was born.
 A 5' 4" (1.63 m) point guard, Rogers was named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year in 1999.
 He also won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, for the best NCAA player under 6 feet, in 1999.
 He also led men's college basketball in steals that year.
 In 2011, Rogers was named to GW's Athletics Hall of Fame.
Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye, November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998) was an American singer and actor who was one of the most popular Western stars of his era.
 Known as the "King of the Cowboys", he appeared in over 100 films and numerous radio and television episodes of "The Roy Rogers Show".
 In many of his films and television episodes, he appeared with his wife, Dale Evans; his golden palomino, Trigger; and his German shepherd dog, Bullet.
 His show was broadcast on radio for nine years and then on television from 1951 through 1957.
 His productions usually featured a sidekick, often Pat Brady, Andy Devine, George "Gabby" Hayes, or Smiley Burnette.
 In his later years, Rogers lent his name to the franchise chain of Roy Rogers Restaurants.
Clarence Linden Crabbe II ( ; February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983), commonly known by his stage name Buster Crabbe, was an American two-time Olympic swimmer and movie actor.
 He won the 1932 Olympic gold medal for 400-meter freestyle swimming event before breaking into acting.
 He starred in a number of popular films in the 1930s and 1940s.
 He also played the title role in the serials "Tarzan the Fearless", "Flash Gordon" and "Buck Rogers".
 Crabbe is the only actor to play Tarzan, Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers – the top three syndicated comic strip heroes of the 1930s.
Timmie Rogers (born Timothy John Anerum July 4, 1915 – December 17, 2006) was an American comedian, singer-songwriter, bandleader and actor who appeared on many national TV shows in the 1960s and 1970s.
 Rogers was one of the first Black comedians allowed to directly address a white audience when he worked.
 Before Rogers, African-American funny men had to either work in pairs or groups, only conversing with each other, and they had to play a character, while popular white comedians, such as Bob Hope and Jack Benny got to play themselves.
 Rogers worked by himself, always dressed well, often wearing a tuxedo, and never wore blackface.
Ruth Rogers, Lady Rogers MBE (born 1948) is an American-born British chef who owns and runs the Michelin starred Italian restaurant The River Café in Hammersmith, London.
 She is the wife of the Italian-British architect Richard Rogers (Lord Rogers).
Meryl Streep throughout the 2000s appeared in many cinematic and theatrical productions.
 In 2001, Streep’s voice appeared in the animated film A.I. Artificial Intelligence.
 Streep that same year cohosted the annual Nobel Peace Prize concert as well as appeared in the popular play The Seagull.
 In 2002, Streep appeared in the films Adaptation and The Hours.
 In 2003, Streep appeared unaccredited in the comedy Stuck on You and starred in the HBO play adaptation Angels in America.
 In 2004, Streep was awarded the AFI Life Achievement Award and in that same year starred in the films The Manchurian Candidate and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
 In 2005, Streep starred in the film Prime.
 Streep began 2006 with the film A Prairie Home Companion and that same year starred in The Devil Wears Prada and the stage production Mother Courage and Her Children.
 In 2007, Streep appeared in the films Dark Matter, Rendition, Evening, and Lions for Lambs.
 In 2008, Streep starred in the films Mamma Mia!
 and Doubt.
 In 2009, Streep starred in Julie & Julia and It’s Complicated as well as loaning her voice to the animated film Fantastic Mr. Fox.
The Will Rogers Memorial Center (WRMC) is an 85 acre public entertainment, sports and livestock complex located in Fort Worth, Texas (USA).
 The complex is named for American humorist and writer Will Rogers.
 The WRMC is the home of the annual Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.
 It is a popular location for the hosting of specialized livestock shows, including the annual World Exposition of the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America, the annual World Championship Paint Horse Show, and 3 major events of the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) each year.
 It is also the former home of the Fort Worth Texans ice hockey team.
 Events at the WRMC attract over 2 million visitors annually.
 The complex contains the following facilities:
Bryan Sterling (January 27, 1922 – March 13, 2008) was an authority on the life and work of American political commentator, humorist, and entertainer Will Rogers.
 He scripted and co-produced "Will Rogers' USA," a one-man Broadway play about Rogers starring actor James Whitmore, created a daily syndicated newspaper column that featured timely quotations from Rogers' writings, and authored several definitive biographies of Rogers' life including a detailed examination of his death in the Point Barrow, Alaska, crash of an airplane piloted by famed aviator Wiley Post.
James Allen Whitmore Jr. (October 1, 1921 – February 6, 2009) was an American film, theatre, and television actor.
 During his extensive career, Whitmore won a Tony, Grammy, Golden Globe, and an Emmy, and was nominated for two Academy Awards.
 He is one of only 78 performers to win three of the four EGOT honors.