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The Lone Ranger is a fictional <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domino_mask" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">masked</a> former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Ranger_Division" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Texas Ranger</a> who fought <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlaw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">outlaws</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_frontier" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">American Old West</a> with his Native American friend <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonto" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tonto</a>. The character has been called an enduring icon of American cultureHe first appeared in 1933 in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_show" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">radio show</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WXYT_(AM)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WXYZ</a> (Detroit), conceived either by station owner <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Trendle" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">George W. Trendle</a> or by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran_Striker" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fran Striker</a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Ranger#cite_note-LATimes-8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[8]</a> the show's writer.  Test episodes aired earlier on radio station <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WEBR" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WEBR</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Buffalo</a>. The radio series proved to be a hit, and spawned a series of books (largely written by Striker), an equally popular <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lone_Ranger_(TV_series)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">television show</a> that ran from 1949 to 1957, comic books, and several films.The title character was played on the radio show by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earle_Graser" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Earle Graser</a> for some 1,300 episodes, but two others preceded him, according to The New York Times: "a man named Deeds, who lasted only a few weeks; a George Stenius [actually <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Seaton" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">George Seaton</a> according to the Los Angeles Times]. After Graser died in 1941, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brace_Beemer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Brace Beemer</a> assumed the role after serving as the program's narrator. On the radio, Tonto was played by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Todd_(actor)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">John Todd</a> and Roland Parker, among others.

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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 cultureHe first appeared in 1933 in a radio show on WXYZ (Detroit), conceived either by station owner George W. Trendle or by Fran Striker,[8] the show's writer. Test episodes aired earlier on radio station WEBR in Buffalo. 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 films.The title character was played on the radio show by Earle Graser for some 1,300 episodes, but two 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]. After Graser died in 1941, Brace Beemer assumed the role after serving as the program's narrator. On the radio, Tonto was played by John Todd and Roland Parker, among others.

The&nbsp;Lone Ranger&nbsp;is a fictional&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domino_mask" rel="noopener noreferrer">masked</a>&nbsp;former&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Ranger_Division" rel="noopener noreferrer">Texas Ranger</a>&nbsp;who fought&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlaw" rel="noopener noreferrer">outlaws</a>&nbsp;in the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_frontier" rel="noopener noreferrer">American Old West</a>&nbsp;with his Native American friend&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonto" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tonto</a>. The character has been called an enduring icon of American cultureHe first appeared in 1933 in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_show" rel="noopener noreferrer">radio show</a>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WXYT_(AM)" rel="noopener noreferrer">WXYZ</a>&nbsp;(Detroit), conceived either by station owner&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Trendle" rel="noopener noreferrer">George W. Trendle</a>&nbsp;or by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran_Striker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fran Striker</a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Ranger#cite_note-LATimes-8" rel="noopener noreferrer">[8]</a> the show's writer. &nbsp;Test episodes aired earlier on radio station <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WEBR" rel="noopener noreferrer">WEBR</a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" rel="noopener noreferrer">Buffalo</a>. The radio series proved to be a hit, and spawned a series of books (largely written by Striker), an equally popular&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lone_Ranger_(TV_series)" rel="noopener noreferrer">television show</a>&nbsp;that ran from 1949 to 1957, comic books, and several films.The title character was played on the radio show by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earle_Graser" rel="noopener noreferrer">Earle Graser</a>&nbsp;for some 1,300 episodes, but two others preceded him, according to&nbsp;The New York Times: "a man named Deeds, who lasted only a few weeks; a George Stenius [actually&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Seaton" rel="noopener noreferrer">George Seaton</a>&nbsp;according to the&nbsp;Los Angeles Times]. After Graser died in 1941,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brace_Beemer" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brace Beemer</a> assumed the role after serving as the program's narrator.&nbsp;On the radio, Tonto was played by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Todd_(actor)" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Todd</a>&nbsp;and Roland Parker, among others.

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