JOHN HART - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 299049

JOHN HART
Shown advertising Manwich, with three of his heroic screen roles shown in the background
Photograph inscribed and signed: "To my good/friend Danny/Best wishes/John Hart". B/w, 8x10. Promotional photo for Hunt-Wesson "Manwich". Behind a white-haired Hart are photo insets of the actor as Hawkeye Cutler, the Lone Ranger, and Jack Hawkins. American actor John Hart (1917-2009) had over 100 credited and uncredited roles on TV and the big screen. Baby Boomers probably remember him best as the Lone Ranger. Hart, who was a cowboy before becoming an actor, had numerous roles in westerns, including small parts on TV's The Lone Ranger (1950-1953), before being offered the role in 1952. He replaced Clayton Moore, the series' original Lone Ranger, for 52 episodes when Moore was fired for demanding a higher salary. Hart also originated the role of Nat "Hawkeye" Cutler in the 1957 TV series, Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans. Hart went on to other roles, including parts on Bat Mastersonn and Rawhide. He played another masked hero in The Adventures of Captain Africa,a Columbia serial intended to be a sequel to The Phantom but which had its name and hero changed after Columbia lost the rights to the character. He also played the Lone Ranger for one episode of Happy Days and was cast as a reporter in The Legend of the Lone Ranger, the movie adaptation of the Lone Ranger story. Slightly worn at corners. Otherwise, fine condition.