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John Devereaux Wrather Jr. (May 24, 1918 – November 12, 1984), was an entrepreneur and petroleum businessman who became a television producer and later diversified by investing in broadcast stations and resort properties.
Also produced "Lassie and "Sgt. Preston of the Yukon". He built the Disneyland Hotel, founded Los Angeles' PBS station KCET and turned the Queen Mary and Howard Hughes' experimental airplane, "The Spruce Goose", into tourist attractions in Long Beach, California.
- Producer, Director
- May 24, 1918
- Jack Wrather
- November 12, 1984
Also produced "Lassie and "Sgt. Preston of the Yukon". He built the Disneyland Hotel, founded Los Angeles' PBS station KCET and turned the Queen Mary and Howard Hughes ' experimental airplane, "The Spruce Goose", into tourist attractions in Long Beach, California.
- May 24, 1918
- November 12, 1984
Nov 13, 1984 · From 1946 to 1955, the company produced seven feature films for Eagle Lion, Warner Brothers, Allied Artists and United Artists. He also produced television movies and serials and bought...
Nov 12, 1984 · SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Entrepreneur and movie producer Jack Wrather, who brought 'Lassie' and 'The Lone Ranger' to television and built the Disneyland Hotel 'on a hunch,' died Monday of...
Around 1950, Jack and Bonita decided to expand their business interests into a new form of entertainment that was sweeping across the land. It was called television, and Jack formed a company called Wrather Television Productions to get a start in this brave new world. Bonita became a production manager for the company.
Wrather Productions is a company know for Lassie (TV Series), The Lone Ranger (TV Series), The Legend of the Lone Ranger, The Lone Ranger, The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (TV Series), High Tide, Interpol Calling (TV Series), The Lone Ranger (TV Series) and Strike It Rich
