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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.
Jack Wrather (1918-1984) Jack Wrather. Producer. Director. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Oil millionaire who bought the rights to "The Lone Ranger". 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 ...
- Producer, Director
- May 24, 1918
- Jack Wrather
- November 12, 1984
Jack Wrather was an oil millionaire who produced "The Lone Ranger", "Lassie" and "Sgt. Preston of the Yukon". He also built the Disneyland Hotel, founded KCET and turned the Queen Mary and the Spruce Goose into attractions.
- May 24, 1918
- November 12, 1984
Jan 3, 2021 · 0:51. "When she returned home from the hospital after her husband died, the first phone call Bonita Granville Wrather received was from President and Mrs. Reagan. The Reagans cried...
Aug 6, 2010 · Learn how Jack and Bonita Wrather, a showman and a risk-taker, created the Disneyland Hotel in 1955 and enhanced it for decades. They were honored as Disney Legends in 2011, along with Jim Henson and Ray Watson.
Nov 13, 1984 · Jack Wrather, a California industrialist who headed the Wrather Corporation, a combination of oil, entertainment and real-estate businesses, died of cancer yesterday at St. John's Hospital in...
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1. Jack Wrather is best known for producing The Lone Ranger, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon, and Lassie television series in the 1950s as well as marrying actress Bonita Granville. 2. Jack Wrather worked in the oilfields of East Texas as a wildcatter and pipeline walker as his college summer job. 3.
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