About
Former owner of the WXYZ radio station in Detroit who created The Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet characters.
Before Fame
He was practicing entertainment law in Detroit when a local movie theater owner offered him 25% of the business in exchange for his services.
Trivia
After his theater chain was bought out by Adolph Zukor he became an executive of Detroit's WXYZ, where he developed a reputation for miserliness.
Family Life
He was born in Norwalk, Ohio.
Associated With
Clayton Moore came to star on the television series The Lone Ranger, based on his radio station's invention.
