Sorry. I must have missed the link to a reputable source for this incredible "revelation."
Did this guy have a Native American sidekick? White horse? Silver bullets? Speak scrupulously good grammar using no contractions?
He was a fictional character.
Lone Ranger - Wikipedia
This article is about the fictional Western character. For other uses, see
Lone Ranger (disambiguation).
The
Lone Ranger is a fictional
masked former
Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the
American Old West with his
Native American friend,
Tonto. The character has been called an enduring icon of American culture.
[7]
He first appeared in 1933 in a radio show on
WXYZ (Detroit), conceived either by station owner
George W. Trendle[3][4][5] or by
Fran Striker,
[8] the show's writer.
[9][10] The radio series proved to be a hit, and spawned a series of books (largely written by Striker), an equally popular
television show that ran from 1949 to 1957, comic books, and several movies. The title character was played on the radio show by
Earle Graser for some 13,000 episodes[
citation needed], but three others preceded him, according to
The New York Times: "a man named Deeds, who lasted only a few weeks; a George Stenius [actually
George Seaton according to the
Los Angeles Times], and then
Brace Beemer; the latter became the narrator of the program.
[11][8]
Clayton Moore portrayed the Lone Ranger on television, although, during a contract dispute, Moore was replaced for a season by
John Hart, who wore a different style of mask. On the radio, Tonto was played by, among others,
John Todd and Roland Parker; and in the television series, by
Jay Silverheels, who was a
Mohawk from the Six Nations Indian Reserve in
Ontario, Canada.