I Was That Masked Man
by Clayton Moore, Frank Thompson
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Book Summary Information
Author: Clayton Moore, Frank ThompsonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1998-08-25
ISBN: 0878332162
Number of pages: 280
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Book Reviews of I Was That Masked Man
Book Review: The Lone Ranger and Clayton Moore--One In the Same
Summary: 3 Stars
A good, sweet autobiography by a good and decent man, Clayton Moore, who was, is, and evermore shall be, The Lone Ranger.
Not a lot of new material here, but lots of nostalgia and fond memories of those "thrilling days of yesteryear..." as only a man who lived it could tell it.
His plan, Clayton Moore's plan, for transfering the role of The Lone Ranger to a younger man is striking and moving--Hint: It has to do with sunsets, an old man, the transfer of the mask and riding off in the sunset. It's a shame it never happened that way. It should have.
As Clayton Moore writes, "the Lone Ranger (is) something constant and steady in a society that is always changing..."
In writing and thinking about this book and our time--childhood and after with the Lone Ranger, it might be worthwhile as well as appropriate to reflect once again on "The Lone Ranger Creed:"
"I believe that to have a friend, a man must be one. That all men are created equal and that everyone has within himself the power to make this a better world. That God put the firewood there but that every man must gather and light it himself. In being prepared psysically, mentally and morally to fight when necessary for that which is right. That a man should make the most of what equipment he has. That 'This government, of the people, by the people and for the people' shall live always. That men should live by the rule of what is best for the greatest number. That sooner or later...somewhere...somehow..we must settle with the world and make payment for what we have taken. That all things change but truth, and that truth alone, lives on forever. In my Creator, my country, my fellow man" The Lone Ranger
It's the code the Lone Ranger lived by, it's the code Clayton Moore lived by, and when this man dies, if it can said about me, that will be enough...
For me and for us all.
Summary of I Was That Masked Man
Every baby boomer in America knows who that masked man was. He was mysterious and mythic at the same time, the epitome of the American hero: compassionate, honest, patriotic, inventive, an unswerving champion of justice and fair play.Clayton Moore was the actor who fixed a burning image in millions of baby boomer minds and whose TV character spawned uncountable little white suits, cowboy hats, and black masks on children all over the world. Moore portrayed "The Lone Ranger" in the original TV series between 1949 and 1957. He became a modern immortal with the signature tune of Rossini's "William Tell" overture and his catch line "Hi Yo Silver!" This biography, written with Frank Thompson, author of Lost Movies, details Moore's career before and after his years with Tonto (he began as a trapeze artist), sketches in his personal life (three marriages), and relates how his fans were outraged when, in 1979, Moore was legally forbidden to wear his famous mask in public appearances.
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