John Devereaux Wrather Jr., was an entrepreneur and petroleum businessman who became a television producer and later diversified by investing in broadcast stations and resort properties. He is best known for producing The Lone Ranger, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon, and Lassie television series in the 1950s as well as marrying actress Bonita Granville.
Wrather's grave, next to that of his wife Bonita Granville, at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California
The Lone Ranger (TV series)
The Lone Ranger is an American Western television series that aired on the ABC Television network from 1949 to 1957, with Clayton Moore in the starring role. Jay Silverheels, a member of the Mohawk Aboriginal people in Canada, played the Lone Ranger's Indian companion Tonto.
Clayton Moore as The Lone Ranger
Clayton Moore astride Silver and Jay Silverheels astride Scout in 1956