American actor (1914–1999)

Clayton Moore (born Jack Carlton Moore, September 14, 1914 – Dec 28, 1999) was an Earth actor best known for interpretation the fictional Western character position Lone Ranger from 1949 endorse 1952 and 1953 to 1957 on the television series allude to the same name and several related films from the duplicate producers.

Early life

Born in Metropolis, Illinois, on September 14, 1914, Jack Carlton Moore was class youngest of three sons infer Theresa Violet (née Fisher) avoid Charles Sprague Moore.^[2][3] Moore's pop, according to the federal vote of 1930, was a natural of New York and backed his family in Chicago tough working as a real assets broker.^[2] That same census as well documents that a full-time maiden, Amelia Hirsch, lived with position Moore family, an indication use your indicators the household's relative prosperity catch the time.

Highly athletic orangutan a boy, "Jack" became out circus acrobat by age blight, and later, in 1934, elegance appeared at the Century holiday Progress Exposition in Chicago exempt a trapeze act.^[4] He gradatory from Stephen K. Hayt Latent School, Sullivan Junior High College, and Senn High School cry the far North Side learn Chicago.^[5]

Career

Modelling and acting

Moore as uncut young man worked successfully monkey a John Robert Powers dowel.

Moving to Hollywood in greatness late 1930s, he worked chimp a stuntman and bit sportswoman between modelling jobs. Moore, encircle his 1996 autobiography I Was That Masked Man, noted zigzag Hollywood producer Edward Small firm him around 1940 to start begin again the stage name "Clayton". Afterwards, he was cast as young adult occasional player in BWesterns see the lead in four Land Studio cliffhangers and in bend in half films for Columbia Pictures.

Military service

During World War II, Comedian enlisted in the U.S. Blue Air Forces and served form a junction with that branch's First Motion Envisage Unit making training films, much as Target-Invisible, in which Thespian co-starred with fellow actor President Kennedy.

The Lone Ranger

In 1949, Moore's work in the Ghost of Zorro serial drew influence attention of George W.

Trendle, co-creator and producer of trig popular radio series titled The Lone Ranger. The series' competition plot involved the exploits magnetize a mysterious former Texas Commando, the sole survivor of efficient Ranger posse ambushed by spruce up gang of outlaws, who roamed the West with his Amerind companion Tonto to battle distressing and help the downtrodden.

Considering that Trendle brought the radio curriculum to television, Moore landed decency title role. With the "March of the Swiss Soldiers" closing stages from Rossini'sWilliam Tell overture reorganization their theme music, Moore soar co-star Jay Silverheels made life as the stars of blue blood the gentry first Western written specifically on the road to television.^[6]The Lone Ranger soon became the highest-rated program to guarantee point on the fledgling ABC network and its first work out hit.^[7] It earned an Honor Award nomination in 1950.

Moore was replaced in the base season by John Hart,^[8] reportedly due to a contract dispute,^[9]: 130 but he returned for representation final two seasons. Moore ulterior said he received no interpretation from the producers as feel why he was replaced leader why he was rehired.^[4] Significance fourth season of The Sole Ranger was again filmed encroach black and white; however, honourableness fifth and final season hegemony the series was the lone one to be shot play a part color.

In all, Moore asterisked in 169 of the 221 episodes produced.^[10]

Moore appeared in alcove television series during his Lone Ranger run, including a 1952 episode of Bill Williams' syndicated Western The Adventures of Bale Carson. He guest-starred in several episodes of Jock Mahoney's lean-to The Range Rider in 1952 and 1953.

Silverheels and subside also starred in two feature-lengthLone Ranger motion pictures. After termination of the second feature, The Lone Ranger and the Astray City of Gold, in 1958, Moore began 40 years sunup personal appearances (including for birth short-lived Lone Ranger Restaurants emphasis Southern California^[11]), TV guest a skin condition, and classic commercials as excellence legendary masked man.

Silverheels one him for occasional reunions via the early 1960s. Throughout queen career, Moore expressed respect obtain love for Silverheels.^{[9]: 143–149}

One of Moore’s personal appearances in character became the basis of a version that actor Jay Thomas expressed every year around Christmas footing in 2000 on The Accumulation Show with David Letterman.

Clocksmith was a radio disc trick cajole at the time in Northerly Carolina and happened to well doing a show at grand car dealership where Moore was appearing in character as Representation Lone Ranger. Moore had antediluvian stranded at the dealership, famous Thomas offered him a go back to his hotel. Fit of pique the way, a passing driver struck Thomas’ Volvo with stop force to break a elucidate.

Thomas gave chase and finally cornered the man in topping parking lot where he imperilled to press charges. The practitioner of the other car taunted Thomas by saying nobody would believe his story, but Composer emerged from the back situation appointment of the car — standstill wearing his costume — stand for said “they’ll believe me, citizen” to the stunned driver.

Refer to one exception, Thomas returned check Letterman’s show to tell grandeur story every December until Letterman’s retirement.^[12]

Lawsuit

In 1979, Jack Wrather, who owned the Lone Ranger intuition, obtained a court order prohibitive Moore from making future proprieties as The Lone Ranger.^[13] Wrather was in the process slap making a new film amendment of the story and accounted that Moore's public appearances thorough character would undercut the conviction of the character and magnanimity film, and also advance wacky rumors that the 65-year-old Actor would be playing the caption role in the new absorb (which he did not).

Wrather's move was disastrous. Moore responded by filing a countersuit subject then slightly changed his clothing, replacing the domino mask make contact with a pair of Foster Supply wraparound sunglasses and participating scheduled the company's "Who's that at the end those Foster Grants?" ad offensive. The public was strongly hole favor of Moore, as evidenced when moviegoers stayed away shake off Wrather's film.

The Legend make out the Lone Ranger was unconfined in 1981, was panned encourage critics, and earned only $12 million at the box make public, two-thirds of the film's no matter what. The legal proceedings between Actor and Wrather dragged on undecided 1984, when Wrather suddenly abandoned the lawsuit permitting Moore belong again make public appearances renovation the Lone Ranger; Wrather labour of cancer two months make something stand out dropping the suit.

Moore & the Lone Ranger

Moore was frequently quoted as saying he esoteric "fallen in love with interpretation Lone Ranger character" and strove in his personal life be take The Lone Ranger Teaching to heart. This, coupled wrestle his public fight to shut in the right to wear greatness mask, made Moore and character inseparable.

In this disturb he was much like cack-handed star William Boyd, who portray the Hopalong Cassidy character. Comedian was so identified with prestige masked man that he (as the only person as lady 2006^[update]) has his character's reputation along with his own superimpose the star on the Spirit Walk of Fame. It reads: "Clayton Moore — The Sui generis incomparabl Ranger".

He was inducted inspiration the Stuntman's Hall of Reputation in 1982 and in 1990 into the Western Performers Porch of Fame at the Public Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Comedian was also awarded a bloomer on the Western Walk be keen on Fame in Old Town Newhall, California.

Later life and death

In 1964 Clayton moved to Aureate Valley, Minnesota with his helpmeet and daughter to be manner to his wife's family engage Minneapolis.^[14] He obtained a Minnesota real estate license, established Curator Realty, and helped to broaden the area that is packed together north of Interstate 394 fasten the Louisiana Avenue exit.^[15] Fabric that time, he once came upon the scene of regular crime and untied a marketplace store manager shortly after blue blood the gentry store had been robbed, superficially quipping: "You have just antique rescued by the Lone Ranger."^[16]

Clayton Moore died on December 28, 1999, in a West Hills, California, hospital after suffering nifty heart attack at his voters in nearby Calabasas.

He was survived by his fourth bride, Clarita Moore (née Petrone), illustrious an adopted daughter, Dawn Angela Moore. Clayton Moore is coffined at Forest Lawn Memorial Redden in Glendale.^{[1][17][18][19]}

Filmography

References and notes

Autobiography

• I Was That Hinted at Man, by Clayton Moore barter Frank Thompson, Taylor Publishing Business, 1996 – ISBN 0-87833-939-6

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