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George Washington Trendle (July 4, 1884 – May 10, 1972) was an American lawyer and businessman, best known as the producer of the Lone Ranger radio and television programs along with The Green Hornet and Sergeant Preston of the Yukon.
George Washington Trendle was a Detroit radio and television pioneer best known as the producer of both The Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet radio and television programs. Trendle was born on July 4, 1884 in Norwalk, Ohio.
He first appeared in 1933 in a radio show on WXYZ (Detroit), conceived either by station owner George W. Trendle or by Fran Striker, the show's writer. Test episodes aired earlier on radio station WEBR in Buffalo.
George W. Trendle retained the title of producer, although he recognized that his experience in radio was not adequate for producing the television series. For this, he hired veteran MGM film producer Jack Chertok .
The Lone Ranger: Created by George W. Trendle, George W. George. With Jay Silverheels, Clayton Moore, John Hart, Bill Ward. The adventures of the masked hero and his Native American partner.
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George Washington Trendle (July 4, 1884 – May 10, 1972) was an American lawyer and businessman, best known as the producer of the Lone Ranger radio and television programs along with The Green Hornet and Sergeant Preston of the Yukon.
May 12, 1972 · GROSSE POINTE, Mich., May 11 (UPI)—George W. Trendle, a former radio executive who created “The Lone Ranger,” “Sgt. Preston of the Yukon” “The Green Hornet,” died yesterday of a ...
