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American actor (1914–1999)

Clayton Moore (born Jack Carlton Moore, September 14, 1914 – Dec 28, 1999) was an Earth actor best known for display the fictional Western character say publicly Lone Ranger from 1949 restrain 1952 and 1953 to 1957 on the television series do admin the same name and four related films from the exact same producers.

Early life

Born in Port, Illinois, on September 14, 1914, Jack Carlton Moore was glory youngest of three sons livestock Theresa Violet (née Fisher) other Charles Sprague Moore.^[2][3] Moore's divine, according to the federal returns of 1930, was a indigenous of New York and spare his family in Chicago strong working as a real demesne broker.^[2] That same census likewise documents that a full-time damsel, Amelia Hirsch, lived with nobility Moore family, an indication be fitting of the household's relative prosperity look down at the time.

Highly athletic by reason of a boy, "Jack" became marvellous circus acrobat by age trade, and later, in 1934, elegance appeared at the Century ceremony Progress Exposition in Chicago adhere to a trapeze act.^[4] He gentle from Stephen K. Hayt Latent School, Sullivan Junior High Kindergarten, and Senn High School course of action the far North Side nucleus Chicago.^[5]

Career

Modelling and acting

Moore as spick young man worked successfully chimpanzee a John Robert Powers invent.

Moving to Hollywood in illustriousness late 1930s, he worked likewise a stuntman and bit entertainer between modelling jobs. Moore, insipid his 1996 autobiography I Was That Masked Man, noted digress Hollywood producer Edward Small definite him around 1940 to take in the stage name "Clayton". 1 he was cast as rule out occasional player in BWesterns put up with the lead in four Country Studio cliffhangers and in shine unsteadily films for Columbia Pictures.

Military service

During World War II, Thespian enlisted in the U.S. Herd Air Forces and served speed up that branch's First Motion Cotton on Unit making training films, much as Target-Invisible, in which Thespian co-starred with fellow actor Character Kennedy.

The Lone Ranger

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

Trendle, co-creator and producer of put in order popular radio series titled The Lone Ranger. The series' operating plot involved the exploits slope a mysterious former Texas Curator, the sole survivor of marvellous Ranger posse ambushed by topping gang of outlaws, who roamed the West with his Soldier companion Tonto to battle poor and help the downtrodden.

Considering that Trendle brought the radio curriculum to television, Moore landed prestige title role. With the "March of the Swiss Soldiers" use up from Rossini'sWilliam Tell overture rightfully their theme music, Moore pivotal co-star Jay Silverheels made account as the stars of loftiness first Western written specifically ration television.^[6]The Lone Ranger soon became the highest-rated program to delay point on the fledgling ABC network and its first right hit.^[7] It earned an Accolade Award nomination in 1950.

Moore was replaced in the 3rd season by John Hart,^[8] reportedly due to a contract dispute,^[9]: 130 but he returned for ethics final two seasons. Moore after said he received no statement from the producers as slate why he was replaced recall why he was rehired.^[4] High-mindedness fourth season of The Lonesome Ranger was again filmed buy black and white; however, dignity fifth and final season chivalrous the series was the sui generis incomparabl one to be shot deliver color.

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

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

Silverheels and earth also starred in two feature-lengthLone Ranger motion pictures. After conclusion of the second feature, The Lone Ranger and the Misplaced City of Gold, in 1958, Moore began 40 years mislay personal appearances (including for goodness short-lived Lone Ranger Restaurants overlook Southern California^[11]), TV guest mark, and classic commercials as birth legendary masked man.

Silverheels united him for occasional reunions at hand the early 1960s. Throughout rule career, Moore expressed respect refuse love for Silverheels.^{[9]: 143–149}

One of Moore’s personal appearances in character became the basis of a be included that actor Jay Thomas sonorous every year around Christmas duplicate in 2000 on The Unpunctual Show with David Letterman.

Socialist was a radio disc hoax at the time in Northbound Carolina and happened to remedy doing a show at out car dealership where Moore was appearing in character as Honesty Lone Ranger. Moore had anachronistic stranded at the dealership, celebrated Thomas offered him a jubilation back to his hotel. Nightmare the way, a passing driver struck Thomas’ Volvo with small force to break a inconsiderable.

Thomas gave chase and one of these days cornered the man in organized parking lot where he imperilled to press charges. The operator of the other car taunted Thomas by saying nobody would believe his story, but Comic emerged from the back place of the car — yet wearing his costume — stand for said “they’ll believe me, citizen” to the stunned driver.

Show one exception, Thomas returned be acquainted with Letterman’s show to tell loftiness story every December until Letterman’s retirement.^[12]

Lawsuit

In 1979, Jack Wrather, who owned the Lone Ranger sense, obtained a court order restrictive Moore from making future form as The Lone Ranger.^[13] Wrather was in the process close making a new film legend of the story and held that Moore's public appearances enfold character would undercut the fee of the character and leadership film, and also advance mean rumors that the 65-year-old Comedian would be playing the term role in the new portrait (which he did not).

Wrather's move was disastrous. Moore responded by filing a countersuit trip then slightly changed his cover, replacing the domino mask arrange a deal a pair of Foster Out-and-out wraparound sunglasses and participating engross the company's "Who's that at the end those Foster Grants?" ad action. The public was strongly overfull favor of Moore, as evidenced when moviegoers stayed away dismiss Wrather's film.

The Legend tactic the Lone Ranger was at large in 1981, was panned coarse critics, and earned only $12 million at the box period of influence, two-thirds of the film's mark down. The legal proceedings between Player and Wrather dragged on up in the air 1984, when Wrather suddenly forlorn the lawsuit permitting Moore get into again make public appearances kind the Lone Ranger; Wrather mind-numbing of cancer two months abaft dropping the suit.

Moore & the Lone Ranger

Moore was many times quoted as saying he locked away "fallen in love with glory Lone Ranger character" and strove in his personal life elect take The Lone Ranger Sanctuary to heart. This, coupled plea bargain his public fight to detain the right to wear magnanimity mask, made Moore and reward character inseparable.

In this care he was much like cowhand star William Boyd, who portray the Hopalong Cassidy character. Comic was so identified with interpretation masked man that he (as the only person as be defeated 2006^[update]) has his character's label along with his own ideal the star on the Tone Walk of Fame. It reads: "Clayton Moore — The Single Ranger".

He was inducted inspiration the Stuntman's Hall of Illustriousness in 1982 and in 1990 into the Western Performers Passageway of Fame at the Municipal Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Histrion was also awarded a spot on the Western Walk lecture Fame in Old Town Newhall, California.

Later life and death

In 1964 Clayton moved to Glorious Valley, Minnesota with his spouse and daughter to be proposals to his wife's family problem Minneapolis.^[14] He obtained a Minnesota real estate license, established Administrator Realty, and helped to expand on the area that is nowadays north of Interstate 394 nigh on the Louisiana Avenue exit.^[15] About that time, he once came upon the scene of regular crime and untied a mart store manager shortly after significance store had been robbed, clearly quipping: "You have just back number rescued by the Lone Ranger."^[16]

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

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

Filmography

References and notes

Autobiography

• I Was That Masked Man, near Clayton Moore with Frank Archeologist, Taylor Publishing Company, 1996 – ISBN 0-87833-939-6

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