THE LONE RANGER WILL BE MISSED
Clayton Moore
Clayton Moore, the masked man who played the Lone Ranger on television and
died Tuesday of a heart attack. He was 85.
Moore appeared in all but a couple of seasons in the early '50s when he sat out a contract dispute with the producers and actor John Hart replaced him.
The show was ABC's biggest hit for a time in the early '50s.
Moore made public appearances for decades as the Lone Ranger representing
truth,justice and the American way.
``The Lone Ranger is a great character, a great American. Playing him made me a better person,'' Moore said in a 1986 interview with The Associated Press.
Jay Silverheels ,who played Tonto, died in 1980.