Clayton Moore's father, according to the federal census of 1930, was a native of New York and supported his family in Chicago by working as a real estate broker.
18 Facts About Clayton Moore
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Clayton Moore graduated from Stephen K Hayt Elementary School, Sullivan Junior High School, and Senn High School on the far North Side of Chicago.
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When Trendle brought the radio program to television, Clayton Moore landed the title role.
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Clayton Moore was replaced in the third season by John Hart, reportedly due to a contract dispute, but he returned for the final two seasons.
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Clayton Moore later said he received no explanation from the producers as to why he was replaced or why he was rehired.
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Clayton Moore appeared in other television series during his Lone Ranger run, including a 1952 episode of Bill Williams' syndicated Western The Adventures of Kit Carson.
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Clayton Moore guest-starred in two episodes of Jock Mahoney's series The Range Rider in 1952 and 1953.
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Thomas was a radio disc jockey at the time in North Carolina and happened to be doing a show at a car dealership where Clayton Moore was appearing in character as The Lone Ranger.
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Clayton Moore had been stranded at the dealership, and Thomas offered him a ride back to his hotel.
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In 1979, Jack Wrather, who owned the Lone Ranger character, obtained a court order prohibiting Clayton Moore from making future appearances as The Lone Ranger.
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The public was strongly in favor of Clayton Moore, as evidenced when moviegoers stayed away from Wrather's film.
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Clayton 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.
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Clayton Moore was awarded a place on the Western Walk of Fame in Old Town Newhall, California.
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In 1964 Clayton Moore moved to Golden Valley, Minnesota with his wife and daughter to be closer to his wife's family in Minneapolis.
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Clayton Moore obtained a Minnesota real estate license, established Ranger Realty, and helped to develop the area that is north of Interstate 394 near the Louisiana Avenue exit.
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Clayton Moore died on December 28,1999, in a West Hills, California, hospital after suffering a heart attack at his home in nearby Calabasas.
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Clayton Moore was survived by his fourth wife, Clarita Moore, and an adopted daughter, Dawn Angela Moore.
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Clayton Moore is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.