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- Clayton Moore was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character Lone Ranger from 1949-1951 and 1954-1957 on the television series of the same name. Born Jack Carlton Moore in Chicago, Illinois, Moore became a circus acrobat by age 8 and appeared at the Century of Progress exposition in Chicago in 1934 with a trapeze act.
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Clayton Moore (born Jack Carlton Moore, September 14, 1914 – December 28, 1999) was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character the Lone Ranger from 1949 to 1952 and 1953 to 1957 on the television series of the same name and two related films from the same producers.
Overview. Born. September 14, 1914 · Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died. December 28, 1999 · West Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (heart attack) Birth name. Jack Carlton Moore. Nickname. Clay. Height. 6′ 1″ (1.85 m) Mini Bio.
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- December 28, 1999
Clayton Moore. Actor: The Lone Ranger. Clayton Moore grew up in Chicago, Illinois and although his father wanted him to become a doctor, he had visions of something a little more glamorous. Naturally athletic, he practiced gymnastics during family summer vacations in Canada, eventually joining the trapeze act The Flying Behrs at 19.
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- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- West Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Moore performed in a trapeze group at the Chicago World’s Fair. Jack Carlton Moore was born in Chicago on September 14, 1914, the youngest of three brothers born to Theresa Fisher and Sprague Moore.
- He acted in serials with some of the most popular Western actors of the time. Once in L.A., Moore took acting classes for six months and eventually landed a gig with Warner Brothers, where he had “only bits and one liners,” but he was one step closer to his dream of being a Western actor.
- He was drafted during World War II. Moore’s journey to stardom was not without interruption: in 1942, he was drafted into the U.S. Army Air Forces, but because of the knee injury he suffered as a trapeze artist, he wasn’t qualified to serve overseas.
- Moore landed the role of the Lone Ranger thanks to his work in Ghost of Zorro. In 1949, Moore starred in Ghost of Zorro, Republic’s 12-chapter serial about Zorro’s grandson, Ken Mason, an engineer who heads west to deal with frontier ne’er-do-wells.
Dec 29, 1999 · Dec. 29, 1999 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Clayton Moore, whose hearty “Hi-yo, Silver” resounded on television throughout the 1950s and who personally identified so strongly with the Lone...
Dec 29, 1999 · He was born Jack Carlton Moore on Sept. 14, 1914, on the South Side of Chicago, the son of a real-estate broker. As a youngster he spent Saturday afternoons in Chicago's Devon Theater watching...
Actor Born Jack Carlson Moore on Sept. 14, 1914 in Chicago, Ill. Died Dec. 28, 1999 of heart attack in West Hills, CA. C layton Moore's hearty "Hi-yo, Silver" resounded on television...
