Word: beemer
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...rising tide of moral laxity in movies," and called for a revitalization of the aims and purposes of the National Legion of Decency, the Motion Picture Association vigorously protested to Congress that movie censorship had "seriously eroded" the constitutional guarantee of freedom of expression. ¶ In Detroit, Brace Beemer, radio's Lone Ranger for 20 years, turned a couple of six-shooters on the heroes of movie westerns because they are too "pure" and "slicked up." "It's a shame the way western heroes have been painted for kids," Beemer complained. "Sure, no smoking or drinking...
Despite many public appearances-he drew 48,000 people in Miami's Orange Bowl and 100,000 to Detroit's Belle Isle the Lone Ranger is seldom identified as a 49-year-old actor named Brace Beemer, who stands 6 ft. 3, weighs 195 Ibs., and raises saddle horses on his Michigan farm. Like Trendle and Script Director Francis Striker, Beemer has been with the show since its inception. He served as program narrator during the five years when Actor Earle Graser, who died in 1941, played the Lone Ranger...