Clayton Moore Biography

Clayton Moore was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character the Lone Ranger from 1949 to 1952 and 1953 to 1957 on the television series of the same name as well as two related movies from the same producers. Moore was born Jack Carlton Moore in Chicago, Illinois, in the U.S. on 14 September 1914 on 28 December 1999.

10 Facts About Clayton Moore

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• Name: Clayton Moore
• Age: 85 years old as of his death
• Birthday: 14 September
• Height: To be Updated.
• Weight: To be Updated.
• Nationality: American
• Occupation: Actor
• Marital Status: Married
• Salary: To be Updated.
• Networth: $1 million

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Clayton Moore Death

Moore died on 28 December 1999, in a West Hills, California, hospital after suffering a heart attack at his home in nearby Calabasas. He was survived by his fourth wife, Clarita Moore (née Petrone), and an adopted daughter, Dawn Angela Moore. Moore is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.

Clayton Moore Age

Moore was 85 years old as of his death, he was born on 14 September 1914 in Chicago, Illinois in the United States. He died on 28 December 1999, in a West Hills, California, hospital after suffering a heart attack at his home in nearby Calabasas.

Clayton Moore Education

Moore graduated from Stephen K. Hayt Elementary School, Sullivan Junior High School, and Senn High School on the far North Side of Chicago.

Clayton Moore Family

Moore was born and raised by his parents Theresa Violet and Charles Sprague Moore in Chicago, Illinois as the youngest of three sons of Theresa Violet (née Fisher) and Charles Sprague Moore. His’s father was a native of New York and supported his family in Chicago by serving as a real estate broker.

That same census also documents that a full-time maid, Amelia Hirsch, lived with the Moore family, an indication of the household’s relative prosperity at the time.

Highly athletic as a boy, “Jack” became a circus acrobat by age eight, and later, in the year 1934, he performed at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago with a trapeze act.

Clayton Moore Spouse

Moore was married to four wives, including Mary Moore who was the first from 1940 to 1942. Sally Allen Moore was the second from 1943 to 1986, and Connie Moore was the third from 1986 to 1989. Lastly, he got married to his fourth wife Clarita Moore from 1992 to 1999 who survived him after his death.

Clayton Moore Daughter

Moore had an adopted daughter known as Dawn Angela Moore. Dawn has been sharing the life and legacy of her father who passed away in the year 1999. “I still get letters from policemen, firemen, and teachers who say they chose a career in service because of him,” said Dawn from Los Angeles.

One of her father’s famous Lone Ranger black masks was sold through the Profiles in History auction house. As a child, Dawn didn’t even know her father had been the Lone Ranger until one day the pair went shopping for a television and the salesperson recognized his voice.

“I was 8 or 9, and wondered how this stranger knew my father,” she recalled. “The show ended in the year 1957, so I never saw it growing up. And when we went out, no one recognized him because his character had always been masked.”

Clayton Moore Net Worth

Clayton Moore had an estimated net worth of $1 million dollars as of his death. This includes his assets, money, and income. His primary source of income was his career as an actor. Through his various sources of income, Clayton has been able to accumulate good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

Facts: Everything You Need to Know About Clayton Moore

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Clayton Moore Bio.

• Full Names: Jack Carlton Moore
• Popular As: Moore
• Gender: Male
• Occupation / Profession: Actor
• Nationality: American
• Race / Ethnicity: White
• Religion: Not Available
• Sexual Orientation: Straight

Birthday

• Age / How Old?: 85 Years Old as of his death
• Zodiac Sign: Virgo
• Date of Birth: 14 September 1914
• Date of death: 28 December 1999
• Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois in the United States
• Birthday: December 28

Body Measurements

• Height / How Tall?: Average
• Weight: Moderate
• Eye Color: Not Available
• Hair Color: Not Available
• Shoe Size: Not Available

Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad): Charles Sprague Moore
• Mother: Theresa Violet
• Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Two brothers
• Marital Status: Married
• Wife/Spouse: Married to Clarita Moore m. 1992–1999, Connie Moore m. 1986–1989, Sally Allenm. 1943–1986 and Mary Moore m. 1940–1942
• Dating / Girlfriend: Not Applicable
• Children:  Sons (Not known) Daughter(s) (Dawn Angela Moore)

Net Worth and Salary

• Net Worth: $1 million dollars
• Salary: Not Available
• Source of Income: Actor

Clayton Moore The Lone Ranger

In the year 1949, Moore’s work in the Ghost of Zorro serial drew the attention of George Trendle. Moore alongside co-star Jay Silverheels made history as the star of the first Western written specifically for television. The Lone Ranger soon became the highest-rated program to that point on the fledgling ABC network and its first true hit. It earned an Emmy Award nomination in the year 1950.

Moore was replaced in the third season by John Hart, reportedly due to a contract dispute, but he returned for the final two seasons. Clayton later said he received no explanation from the producers as to why he was replaced or why he was rehired. Moore appeared in other television series during his Lone Ranger run, including the year 1952 episode of Bill Williams’ syndicated Western. The Adventures of Kit Carson guest-starred in two episodes of Jock Mahoney’s series The Range Rider in 1952 and 1953.

Silverheels also starred in two feature-length one-ranger motion pictures. After completion of the second feature, The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold, in the year 1958, Moore began 40 years of personal appearances, TV guest spots as well as a classic commercial as the legendary masked man. He joined him for occasional reunions during the early 1960s. Throughout his career, Moore expressed respect as well as love for Silverheels.

Clayton Moore Grave

Clayton Moore died on 28 December 1999, in a West Hills, California, hospital after suffering a heart attack at his home in nearby Calabasas. He was survived by his fourth wife, Clarita Moore, and an adopted daughter, Dawn Angela Moore. Moore was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.

Clayton Moore Jay Silverhills

Jay Silverheels was a Mohawk actor as well as an athlete. He was well known for his role as Tonto, the faithful Native American companion of the Lone Ranger in the long-running American western television series The Lone Ranger.

Silverheels spoofed his Tonto character in a Stan Freberg Jeno’s Pizza Rolls TV commercial opposite Clayton Moore, and in The Phynx, opposite John Hart, both having played The Lone Ranger in the original television series. Jay suffered a stroke in the year 1976 and the following year, Clayton Moore rode a paint horse in Silverheels’ honor in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade.

Clayton Moore and John Hart

John Lewis Hart, also credited as John Hilton was an American film and television actor. In his early career, Hart appeared mostly in Westerns. Although Hart played mostly minor roles in some fairly well-known films, he was probably best known for having replaced Clayton Moore in 1952 in the television series, The Lone Ranger for one season from 1952 until 1953.

Clayton Moore Photos

Moore was often quoted as saying he had “fallen in love with the Lone Ranger character” and strove in his personal life to take The Lone Ranger Creed to heart. This, coupled with his public fight to retain the right to wear the mask.

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