This segment is produced in partnership with the Michigan History Center. This post was written by Stateside production assistant Katie Raymond.
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Listen above to learn more about the Lone Ranger's connection to Michigan, and how the show evolved over the years. The show used coconuts, a squeaky door, a floor wood panel, sand, and more to portray varying movements in each scene.
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“Their inside body movement became external, through their voices, and it was just wonderful.”Īs a very audio-rich program, Smela fondly recalls her fascination with the sound effects that accompanied the show. “They were people just dressed in regular clothes, who took on the persona of whatever cowboy or sheriff character they were to be that day,” Smela said. She says it was amazing to see the actors who brought the radio show to life in action. Smela auditioned for the show with her brother at 10 years old. Search instead in Creative Picture of the late actor Clayton Moore in his Lone Ranger costume which is up for an online auction from October 20-31, 2000. Showing Editorial results for the lone ranger. For actors, shows like "The Lone Ranger" provided steady job opportunities. Browse 5,444 the lone ranger stock photos and images available, or search for johnny depp or cowboy to find more great stock photos and pictures. Smela says that without television, radio was the medium where people got their entertainment. The three main actors who played the role of the Lone Ranger were George Seaton (in 1933), Earle Graser (1933-1941), and Brace Beemer (1941-1954). The show was contracted until the mid 1940s, and agreed to remain based in Detroit and hire most of its actors locally. Eighty-six years ago today, in January 1933, the iconic radio Western was broadcast for the first time from the Detroit studios of radio station WXYZ. The fictional character the Lone Ranger was conceived by George Trundle, owner of radio station WXYZ, and writer Fran Striker. They joined Stateside to discuss the show's Detroit roots, and its rapid rise to national popularity. Today on Stateside, we talked to Rachel Clark, of the Michigan History Center, and Lu Smela, child actor on the iconic radio show. He is famously known as "The Lone Ranger.” He was always mysteriously masked and made a vow to fight injustice. He never brandished a gun with the intention to kill, never spoke profane language, and never used incorrect grammar or slang. The 2013 Lone Ranger adaptation also starred Johnny Depp as Tonto.He was a respectable man. Read More: The Lone Ranger To Sink Without A Trace, Putting Disney Out Of Its Misery. Three other films have been released since the early 1980s with the Lone Ranger respectively played by Klinton Spilsbury (1981), Chad Michael Murray (2003), and Armie Hammer (2013). Interpretations since the 1949-57 have been less successful including attempts to revive the character in 1961 in the Return of the Lone Ranger, starring Tex Hill, which only aired a pilot episode.
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Clayton Moore is by far the most famous, having starred in four of the five seasons of the television series and two subsequent films. The masked vigilant has become a staple of iconic Old West culture and numerous actors since the character's first appearance in 1933 have played him.
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The Lone Ranger has become a cult classic, having been inspired by the book of the same name by Zane Grey.
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He really wanted it so he got into a bidding war to buy it." Davis' son, Earl, speaking to the news website said "He was a big fan of the Lone Ranger and watched the show when it originally ran. Thus estimating a sizable return for the Davis family, however, yesterday's result was a shocking $45,000 over the estimate.Īs Reutersreports, Davis was a huge fan of the Lone Ranger and had particularly fond memories of the original show. The costume, as evaluated by A&S Auction, was estimated to earn approximately $150,000. Davis had originally bought the costume for $100,000 in 1999, shortly after Moore's death. The outfit was auctioned on behalf of the family of a late Waco businessman and Old West enthusiast, Bob Davis. The leather gun holster belt holds two custom-made Colt pistols, as the Chicago Tribune reports. The costume was sold at A&S Auction Company in Waco, Texas which specialises in "high quality American antiques and firearms" amongst other things. The costume, which includes a blue denim suit, red neckerchief, beige cowboy hat, black leather cowboy boots and leather gun holster, was sold on Saturday (12th July) by a Texas auction house.Īrmie Hammer as the Lone Ranger, a slightly different outfit from the 50s version.
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The costume worn by Clayton Moore in the TV series of The Lone Ranger from 1949-1957 has been sold at auction for $195,000.