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Every baby boomer in America knows who that masked man was. He was mysterious and mythic at the same time, the epitome of the American hero: compassionate, honest, patriotic, inventive, an unswerving champion of justice and fair play.Amazon.com Review
Clayton Moore was the actor who fixed a burning image inmillions of baby boomer minds and whose TV character spawneduncountable little white suits, cowboy hats, and black masks onchildren all over the world. Moore portrayed "The LoneRanger" in the original TV series between 1949 and 1957. Hebecame a modern immortal with the signature tune of Rossini's"William Tell" overture and his catch line "Hi YoSilver!" This biography, written with Frank Thompson, author ofLost Movies,details Moore's career before and after his years with Tonto (he beganas a trapeze artist), sketches in his personal life (three marriages),and relates how his fans were outraged when, in 1979, Moore waslegally forbidden to wear his famous mask in public appearances. ... Read more

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I was that Masked Man
If you ever liked the Lone Ranger on TV this book is for you. Great over all history about Clayton Moore. His sruggles, what went on behind the camera and most of all how the series affected his life , those around him and the young audience that watched. A good man for a good job.

Must-Read: Bland yet Bizarre
Clayton Moore tried to lived by the Lone Ranger code, and the writing here sounds like a product of that code--a good word for everyone, or at least as close to a good word (and moral lesson) as possible, with pure motives always ruling his actions and reactions.But especially bizarre is Clayton's late, real-life run-in with the Manson family just weeks before the Sharon Tate murder, when the gang, possible including Squeaky Fromme and Charles himself, camped out at a blind rancher's spread.It almost sounds like an LR episode, but with an understandably clueless Moore wondering who these kids are, then asking himself later if they had been Lone Ranger fans who somehow went wrong, and re-devoting himself to being a good influence. And yet the book is endlessly likeable, with a love of life and many details, big and small, that will delight fans of the show and of Moore:Clayton's early days as an athletic trazepe artist (performing at the 1934 World's Fair and taking in a few Sally Rand shows!); his serials with Noel Neil and Phyllis Coates (Lois Lanes both); his fondness for Jay Silverheels; his second wife's relations with John Barrymore and his own (platonic) one with Lupe Velez; why the LR mask changes shape; the special lighting used to bring out his blue eyes, etc, etc.Despite its determined blandness, it is a real treat in hundreds of ways--including dozens of photos masked and unmasked, one a goofy comic shot with eyes crossed that looks strangely like Hugh Laurie in a comic mood!The late Moore is now himself part of those thrilling days of yesteryear.I wish that I had met him!

The Lone Ranger and Clayton Moore--One In the Same
A good, sweet autobiography by a good and decent man, Clayton Moore, who was, is, and evermore shall be, The Lone Ranger.

Not a lot of new material here, but lots of nostalgia and fond memories of those "thrilling days of yesteryear..." as only a man who lived it could tell it.

His plan, Clayton Moore's plan, for transfering the role of The Lone Ranger to a younger man is striking and moving--Hint: It has to do with sunsets, an old man, the transfer of the mask and riding off in the sunset. It's a shame it never happened that way. It should have.

As Clayton Moore writes, "the Lone Ranger (is) something constant and steady in a society that is always changing..."

In writing and thinking about this book and our time--childhood and after with the Lone Ranger, it might be worthwhile as well as appropriate to reflect once again on "The Lone Ranger Creed:"

"I believe that to have a friend, a man must be one. That all men are created equal and that everyone has within himself the power to make this a better world. That God put the firewood there but that every man must gather and light it himself.In being prepared psysically, mentally and morally to fight when necessary for that which is right. That a man should make the most of what equipment he has. That 'This government, of the people, by the people and for the people' shall live always. That men should live by the rule of what is best for the greatest number. That sooner or later...somewhere...somehow..we must settle with the world and make payment for what we have taken. That all things change but truth, and that truth alone, lives on forever. In my Creator, my country, my fellow man"The Lone Ranger

It's the code the Lone Ranger lived by, it's the code Clayton Moore lived by, and when this man dies, if it can said about me, that will be enough...

For me and for us all.

Great Reading
Enjoyed reading about the life of Clayton Moore, The Lone Ranger. Since receiving it I am now in my 3rd reading of it. It seems everytime I find someting new and interesting.

I wish he was alive so I could personally talk with him about his adventure doing The Lone Ranger. May his spirit always remain in the hearts of all Americans...

You can find out more information about Clayton Moore and The Lone Ranger fan club at www.lonerangerfanclub.com/jr

"I Was That Masked Man (1998) ... Clayton Moore ... Taylor Trade"
Taylor Trade Publishing presents "I WAS THAT MASKED MAN" (Paperback) - by Clayton Moore and Frank Thompson --- Clayton Moore was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character The Lone Ranger --- Moore was a circus acrobat as a boy, then later enjoyed a successful career as a John Robert Powers model. Moving to Hollywood in the late 1930s, he began working as a stunt man and bit player between modeling jobs --- He was an occasional player in B-Westerns and Republic Studio cliffhangers, ultimately starring in more such films than serial hero Buster Crabbe --- His big break came in 1949, when George Trendle spotted him in "Ghost of Zorro" --- As producer of the radio show and creator of "The Lone Ranger" character along with writer Fran Striker, Trendle was about to launch the masked man in the new medium of television --- Moore was cast on sight.

In keeping with the nature of the Ranger character, Moore chose to protect the Ranger's identity at all times and is perhaps the only actor whose full face is largely unknown to the public. It was never shown in the TV series, although occasionally he would don a disguise and affect an accent, revealing the upper half of his face in the process. However, there is no shortage of photos of Moore unmasked, including many in his autobiography. His many fans, however, could easily recognize him by his distinctive voice --- (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

TABLE OF CONTENTS: (Title and Page Numbers)
Foreword by Leonard Maltin - ix
Preface by Frank Thompson - xi
Introduction by Frank Thompson - 1
1.Birth of a Ranger - 13
2.A Cowboy Actor in the Big Apple- 35
3.Hollywood - 43
4.Republic Pictures - 61
5.In the Army Now - 71
6.King of the B's - 79
7.Hi Yo Silver, Awayy! - 111
8.Back to the Big Screen - 131
9.Jay Silverheels - 143
10.The Lone Ranger Rides Again! - 151
11.England and a New Daughter - 185
12.Adventures on Television - 195
13.You Don't Pull the Mask Off the Ol' Lone Ranger - 203
14.The Adventures of Clayton Moore - 221
15.Who is That Masked Man? - 231
appendix - 243
Index - 257

BIOS:
1. Clayton Moore
Date of Birth:14 September 1914 - Chicago, Illinois
Date of Death:28 December 1999 - Los Angeles, California

Moore often was quoted as saying he had "fallen in love with the Lone Ranger character" and strove in his personal life to take The Lone Ranger Creed to heart. This, coupled with his public fight to retain the right to wear the mask, ultimately elevated him in the public's eyes to an American folk icon --- In this regard, he was much like another cowboy star, William Boyd, who nurtured the Hopalong Cassidy character --- Moore was so identified with the masked man that he is the only person on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, as of 2006, to have his character's name along with his on the star, which reads, "Clayton Moore -- The Lone Ranger" --- He was inducted into the Stuntman's Hall of Fame in 1982 and in 1990 was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

THE LONE RANGER CREED - I Believe that to have a friend, a man must be one --- That all men are created equal and that everyone has within himself the power to make this a better world -- That God put the firewood there but that every man must gather and light it himself in being prepared physically, mentally and morally to fight when necessary for that which is right --- That a man should make the most of what equipment he has --- That `This government of the people, by the people and for the people' shall live always --- That men should live by the rule of what is best for the greatest number --- That sooner or later .. somewhere .. somehow .. we must settle with the world and make payment for what we have taken --- That all things change but truth, and that truth alone, lives on forever --- In my Creator, my country, my fellow man.

Check out a new book from Empire Publishing - "GENE AUTRY WESTERNS" (Hardcover) - by author Boyd Magers, like no other book on Gene Autry --- all of Gene's Mascot, Republic and Columbia westerns included, as well as his half-hour TV Episodes --- each segment contains the release date on each film ... major production credits ... complete cast (including character played) ... all songs included, songwriter and who performed them in the film ... running time of each film ... dates of the filming ... bios on the cast and major players (Smiley, Pat Buttram, Cass County Boys, Herbert J. Yates, directors, leading ladies, songwriters and various heavies, etc.) ... locations that were used ... budgets and negative cost ... stunt people involved ... analysis and synopsis on each film ... notes and comments (including film and cast background info, salaries paid, working titles, etc) ... comments from Gene and many other cast members on each film ... theater exhibitors comments at the time of the films release ...this tribute was written from the heart and it shows.

Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc) and Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") as they have rekindled my interest once again for B-Westerns and Serials --- More than just a tribute to the role Clayton Moore made famous, this book is Moore's personal memoir, told with condor and sincerity -- the engaging story of the life he strove to live according to the ideals he represented to millions of Americans, please stand up and take a bow --- all my heroes have been cowboys!

Total Pages: 280 ~ Taylor Trade Publishing ~ (4/25/1998) ... Read more

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"Do you believe in heaven? People say every person's heaven is different depending on what they wanted in life."

"Well, somehow I doubt God has prepared for me the world's largest whorehouse with free liquor and continuous showings of Three Stooges movies."

Such is conversation between Heather Davies and Garret Roark, lead actress and producer respectively of Melrose Hills, once the country's highest rated teen television drama, now reduced to almost certain cancellation, as they walk along a Malibu beach film set. Five minutes later the snowy sand is stained with her blood after she is shot in front of a nationwide audience during a live broadcast of the show.

Six Degrees of Warren Beatty is the story of Garret and his cast of young misfits and how their struggle to save the show became the darkest of the many black comedies written about Hollywood. Leading the charge is Hillary Davies, mother of the lead actress. The King Kong of Hollywood moms, Hillary has dedicated her life to making her hellion actress daughter a movie star and she's not about to let this bump in the road stop her. She conceives a plan, marrying the current "reality show" sensibility with the old "who shot J.R." cliffhanger drama, but needs Garret's cooperation to push it through. Seeing no alternatives, he reluctantly agrees, setting into motion a cycle of desperation and depravity bizarre even by Hollywood standards.

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Chapters: George Seaton, George W. Trendle, Clayton Moore, The Lone Ranger Rides Again, The Legend of the Lone Ranger, William Tell Overture, Jay Silverheels, Fred Foy, Fran Striker, Earle Graser, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Ke-mo sah-bee, Michael Horse, Brace Beemer, The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour, Klinton Spilsbury,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 104. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Lone Ranger is an American radio and television show created by George W. Trendle and developed by Fran Striker. The title character is a masked Texas Ranger in the American Old West, originally played by George Seaton (radio), but more famously by Clayton Moore (television), who gallops about righting injustices with the aid of his clever, laconic Native American sidekick, Tonto. Tonto usually referred to the Lone Ranger as Kemo Sabe, meaning "trusty scout". Departing on his white horse Silver, the Ranger would shout "Hi-yo, Silver, away!" as the horse galloped toward the setting sun, followed by someone asking "Who was that masked man, anyway?" The sayings, as well as the theme music from the William Tell Overture, are indelibly stamped in the memories of perhaps millions of Americans who came of age during the decades of the show's popularity. The first of 2,956 episodes of The Lone Ranger premiered on radio January 30, 1933 on WXYZ radio in Detroit, Michigan and later on the Mutual Broadcasting System radio network and then on NBC's Blue Network (which became ABC, which broadcast the show's last new episode on September 3, 1954). Elements of the Lone Ranger story were first used in an earlier series Fran Striker wrote for a station in Buffalo, New York. The theme music was the "March of the Swiss Soldiers" finale of Gioachino Rossini's William Tell Overture, now i...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=113350 ... Read more

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Publicity Photo of Clayton Moore, star of the 1950's TV series The Lone Ranger. ... Read more

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Your Money Puzzle: Piecing Together Your Financial Security emerges at a time when individuals are desperately in need of strategies that will enable them to plan for their own financial futures. The innovative approaches shared throughout the book are timely, relevant and immediately applicable in today's changing financial climate. Your Money Puzzle provides an in-depth examination of the current trends that threaten to erode our financial security and future lifestyle, and offers practical, hands-on solutions for overcoming these threats. ... Read more