


Third, Reeves worked for 32 years and became a celebrity during his lifetime. Second, he overcame his handicap of being illiterate by memorizing the warrants and subpoenas he had to administer in Indian Territory (pre-state Oklahoma). First, he was a former slave in Texas who never learned to read or write. The late 19th century saw the storied exploits of a real-life legendary deputy U.S. The next year, though, he forced Striker to sign over his rights to the Lone Ranger and Trendle claimed credit as the creator. Trendle originally gave Striker credit for developing the character. He came up with a masked, lone Texas Ranger and then turned the idea over to Striker for further development. A lawyer who owned WXYZ in Detroit, Michigan, Trendle wanted to develop a radio series with a cowboy as the hero. Trendle and Fran Striker created the character for radio in 1933. Yet just who exactly was the Lone Ranger? With a budget of $250 million, this summer’s Disney movie, The Lone Ranger, will be the largest of any Western ever made in cinema history.
