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R A N G E R C O L L I N S F R O M “ T H E L E G E N D O F T H E L O N E R A N G E R ”

INTERVIEW

WITH

ZIG MISIAK

BY

JOE

GUZZARDI

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Exclusive One to One with Mr. David Hayward Ranger Eddie Collins from “The Legend of The Lone Ranger” Movie”

1) How was it to work with Christopher Lloyd?

Amazing. He's a funny, charming and interesting person. As an actor, he is a constant surprise. My scene

with him on the cliff in Bryant's gap may have been my favorite in the film just because of the moment

with him when he tells me to go check the bodies.

2) I know that you and John Bennett Perry have remained close friends since the movie.

Was that the first time you met him?

No. John and I were close friends for sometime before we got The Legend of the Lone Ranger. I had been

hired to do the audition scenes with the prospective Lone Rangers. They saw something in my work in

those scenes to cause them to cast me as Eddie Collins.

When Klinton walked in, even though he didn't have his lines down and they had to cut a bit of the dia-

logue, there was something about him that made me feel he was going to get the part.

3) What was your favorite scene in the movie?

As much as I enjoyed every moment of the filming. That moment with Chris

was my favorite.

4) Did you do any research for your part of Collins?

Other than story research, no. John and I spent most of our research time on

horseback. We wanted to feel, look and be comfortable in all the riding se-

quences.

5) Had you met John Hart before? No

6) Where was the filming location for the Ranger Post?

All the filming was done in and around Santa Fe, New Mexico. I think the

ranger post was an existing building on a local ranch or historical site

7) Where was the filming location for the Festival/Town?

The festival town was built from scratch south of town for the production. One

of my favorite memories is of John and I, all cowboyed up, walking down the

center of that town for the first time. It was evening. The place was lit in a very

spectacular way - much like you first see it in the film - and we just started

laughing, Two little boys, best friends, playing cowboy.

David Hayward, 2015 and 1980…..exact same hat!

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8) Is it true that Mr. Spilsbury sent you the hat that you wore as Collins because they were

not going to let you have it?

Yeah. That was a very sweet thing for him to do. I'd tried to buy it but they wouldn't sell it because it be-

longed to a well known costume rental house in LA. I really wanted it. I have somehow always managed

to keep my character's hats from the jobs I've done. Apparently, Clinton managed to spirit it away after I'd

gone back to LA - thus taking any suspicion away from me. It was a real surprise when it arrived in the

mail with a nice note.

9) What injuries did Terry Leonard sustain with the under-carriage stunt?

I don't actually know the exact extent of his injuries but I do know what happened because Terry ex-

plained it to me. Everything was going according to plan as he landed on the ground between the gallop-

ing horses. But as he allowed his body to move toward the back of the coach by grabbing the underside

hand over hand (much like a kid would move along the monkey bars if they were stationery and the bars

were moving) The rear hooves of the last horse on either the right or left side stepped on him causing his

body to swing sideways and the coach's wheel to run over his leg which caused him to lose his grip on

the coach and keeping him from completing the stunt which would have had him grab onto the rear after

passing completely under and climb up the back, over the top and into the driver's seat.

10) What is your fondest memory of the making of the film? That answer is in # 7

Actual Ranger Badge worn by Mr. Hayward in the movie. Gift Badge given to Mr. Hayward after filming.

A very special “Thank You” to Mr. David Hayward for braving my TOP TEN questionnaire.

More to come from Mr. Hayward in the future, I am certain! - Greg Champy

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The Portrayers of Ranger Collins on Film Since 1949

George J. Lewis (1949)

(December 10, 1903 – December 8, 1995) was a Mexican

-born actor who appeared in many films and eventually TV

series from the 1920s through the 1960s, usually specializ-

ing in westerns. He is probably best known for playing Don

Alejandro de la Vega, who was Don Diego de la Vega's father

in the 1950s Disney television series Zorro. Lewis co-starred

in Zorro's Black Whip (in which a Zorro-like character was a

woman played by Linda Stirling) and had a minor role in

Ghost of Zorro before starring as Don Alejandro in the Disney

series. David Hayward (1981)

David Hayward is an actor known for All My

Children (1970), Nashville (1975), The Legend

of the Lone Ranger (1981) and View from the

Top (2003). He, also, played Kevin Weaver on

Beverly Hills 90210. He is currently featured in

the new movie “Union Furnace” and will be in

the upcoming movie, “Raven’s Touch” in No-

vember.

Leon Rippy (2013)

Rippy was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

He developed a love for theatre while in high

school and college. His acting career devel-

oped through appearances in regional theatri-

cal productions. Rippy founded and operated

two theatre companies, and at one time was

regarded as an accomplished ballet dancer.

[1] Rippy has appeared in more than seventy

plays. His non-acting occupations have in-

cluded working with a circus and as a foreman

of a cattle ranch.

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D O N ’ T F O R G E T T O R E N E W Y O U R L O N E

R A N G E R F A N C L U B M E M B E R S H I P B E F O R E

T H E E N D O F T H E Y E A R .

W W W . L O N E R A N G E R F A N C L U B . C O M

A L S O , C H R I S T M A S I S J U S T A R O U N D T H E C O R N E R

D O N ’ T F O R G E T T O V I S I T T H E G E N E R A L S T O R E

F O R A L L Y O U R L O N E R A N G E R F A N ’ S G I F T N E E D S

W W W . L O N E R A N G E R F A N C L U B . C O M

Happy 101st Birthday to

Mr. Clayton Moore

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An Interview with author Zig Misiak by Joe Guzzardi

Tonto: the Man in Front of the Mask is a new, 128-page oral history of Howard K. Smith,

more commonly known as Jay Silverheels and even more popularly recognized as Tonto,

the Lone Ranger’s faithful sidekick, with whom he costarred in more than 200 episodes.

Historian Zig Misiak has assembled a wonderful, invaluable collection of original illustra-

tions, maps, photos and interviews with family and friends that capture Jay in a unique way

which separates facts from fiction about the great actor’s career. The book traces Jay’s be-

ginnings as a Mohawk from the Grand River Six Nations, through his prolific Hollywood

days, and includes his physical deterioration up to his death in 1980 at age 62.

Silverheels’ movie credits list parts in 85 films including roles in well-known success like

Key Largo, True Grit, The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing as well as other major releases.

Silverheels is the first American Indian to have his star set in Hollywood’s Walk of Fame on

Hollywood Boulevard.

In an exclusive interview with the author, I asked five questions. Here are Misiak’s re-

sponses:

1) How long did it take you to write the book?

Misiak: About two years from the time I realized no one had written Jay Silverheels’ biogra-

phy to the time the book was released. Great memories growing up during the peak of the

Lone Ranger were rekindled. I saw him when I was 10 years old. I have friends on the

Grand River Six Nations, only 15 minutes from where I live, that are related to him and

they became an incredibly interesting and reliable source for my book. What an amazing

coincidence that the new Lone Ranger movie was released concurrently. The film was not

the stimulus for my writing but it was a welcome and timely occurrence.

My research returned me to my youth. My hero, along with the Lone Ranger himself, was

being written about by me. I couldn’t believe it and actually I still look at my book as if

someone else wrote it. When I’m invited as a guest speaker I love talking about the Lone

Ranger series, Tonto and me as a baby-boomer. Some say I zone right out smiling a lot

with excitement about recalling those times.

2) What were the biggest surprises you found

while doing your research?

Misiak: That no biography had been written about

Jay. Today, my book is in the Wayne Gretzky Cen-

tre’s Sports Hall of Recognition and I’ve nominated

Jay for Canada’s Walk of Fame. I verified a few

facts and debunked some myths. For example,

Kemo Sabe really means trusted friend. Tonto, in

Potawatomi, means free spirited.

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3) What has the reception been to your book since it was published?

Misiak: Even though I self-publish and have no agent, I’ve gotten attention from the New

York Times, Canadian television stations and wonderful acceptance in schools as a read-

able and teachable subject of a Native icon, his successes and trial and tribulations.

4) Why is the Tonto still relevant today? What would he say to young people about how they

should live their lives?

Misiak: Overall The Lone Ranger’s message of good against evil is something that most of

us hold close to our hearts. In Canada’s school system, there is a great movement of inclu-

sion of Native/First Nations history and culture in as many subjects as possible. Jay’s

mother was in a residential school. That building still stands ten minutes from where I live

but is no longer a school. Jay’s father was an officer in Canadian Army in World War I and

saw action. Jay was a great athlete and in Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame who broke acting

barriers for native people in Hollywood, a fact that most indigenous people acknowledge.

Jay and Clayton Moore were pioneers in the world’s first television series and are them-

selves historic figures.

5) What is your next project?

Misiak: Tonto: The Man behind the Mask is my fourth publication including the Six Nations

Iroquois Program Teachers Resource Guide that’s currently used in 680 schools to help

teachers with Native content in their curriculum. My next book is titled Wampum: The Story

of Shalyn the Clam. It’s a nicely illustrated children’s book about a little native girl picking up

a clam and how it evolves into wampum belts. All my books have native themes and appeal

not only to school age children but to the general public as well. I travel extensively and of-

ten appear as a guest speaker for important occasions.

More information including instruction on how to order the book is available on the author’s

website: www.realpeopleshistory.com

Zig Misiak

Joe Guzzardi

TLRFC # 672

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The Legacy of the Lone Ranger by Elijah Dunnavant

Some of my earliest memories were of my dad playing VHS

tapes with episodes of the Lone Ranger. I’d sit in front of

the television screen with a few Lone Ranger action figures

and a BB gun and watch them over and over again. Growing

up on the classic Clayton Moore TV series turned into a col-

lection of Dell comic books, the Fran Striker novels, DVDs,

toys, trading cards, pictures, and Christmas ornaments.

When I turned ten years old, I started making 12 minute

Lone Ranger films featuring my friends and family. The vid-

eos had miniature trains, cap guns, covered wagons pulled

by sheep, and a lot of action scenes. We made one film per

summer for four summers. A lot of memories were made

and my appreciation for filmmaking and the masked rider of

the plains continued to grow.

When Disney announced that they were producing a big

budget Lone Ranger film and released a teaser trailer, I

couldn’t contain my excitement. When the film opened in

July of 2013, my brother and I dressed up as the Lone

Ranger and Tonto, blasted the William Tell Overture on a

hidden cell phone, and walked into the local movie theater

to restore justice in the modern American west; we walked

out disappointed.

One of the most anticipated parts of my young life turned

out to be a let down. The Disney film disregarded the mean-

ing of the mask and focused on Johnny Depp’s slap stick

humor. It made fun of John Reid and wrote his character to

be an anti-gun citified lawyer schmuck. The Lone Ranger I

grew to know already knew how to shoot guns and wore the

mask as a symbol for justice. He was the right brother and

“trusted friend”, my hero.

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Ever since the summer that the Disney film came out, I’ve

gotten flashes in my head of a different kind of film. One

that captures the inspiring cinematography that the Disney

film had, but also has the backbone elements that make

the characters and origin of the masked man worthy of a

screen representation.

In November of 2014, I began working on the first screen-

play draft of “Legacy of the Lone Ranger”, a fan film that

tells the origin and early adventures of the masked man

and his Indian companion Tonto. This will be a 40 minute

pilot to a potential web series in the fashion of Star Trek

Phase II/New Voyages. The film will be shot in Fort Rock,

Oregon and Glide, Oregon.

If all goes to schedule, we will begin production in August/

September. The cast of the Lone ranger has yet to be an-

nounced, but it is official that my brother Nehemiah will be

playing Tonto and I will be John Reid. This will be a non-

profit, fun project done by the fans out of love and appre-

ciation for our heroes. This will be a film from a vein of

westerns that has been long forgotten by Hollywood, where

the good guys triumph over evil and there is no grey area. I

hope that this film inspires kids in the way that my hero did

when I was younger.

If anyone is interested in getting involved with the project

such as donating props, creating scripts for episodes, or

even if you have an idea that will benefit the fan series,

we’d love your involvement.

I have to get back to fighting wildfires in Oregon! Stay safe

and stay cool this summer Kemo Sabays!

Elijah Dunnavant - Film Director

Lone Ranger Fan Club Member #499

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Q & A W I T H P A U L A H E A N E Y - O W N E R O F T H E L O N E R A N G E R T R I K E

Q: How long have you and your husband been Lone Ranger fans? A: Since we were little

kids in the 1950’s and watched The Lone Ranger in

black and white on a very small TV screen.

Q: What is the make and model of your trike? A:

Honda GoldWing with California Side Car Trike Unit.

Q: Who was the artist who painted the Lone Ranger

scenes? A: We had three artists. Each had a

unique talent. The “Hi Yo Silver Away and the smaller pictures on the fender were painted

by Sue Hopper, from Iowa. The portraits on the back of the bike and bullet coming out of

the fairing were done by Chris Cruz from Florida, he painted the portraits to look like they

were behind the guns. He also painted the bullet holes and silver bullet coming out of the

fairing. The badge on the front fender is done by Mountain Man (Mike Lamborne) from

West Virginia

Q: How long did the process take to paint it? A: Well, we started in 2005 and gradually

added as we went to a rally or Americaide. Since the pictures had been taken, we have

had the badge on the front fairing redone, Silver reared up, and Tonto on Scout. In 2010,

Chris Cruz painted the portraits and the bullet holes and a silver bullet coming out of the

fairing. We added on slowly because we wanted to represent the Lone Ranger and Tonto

in good taste.

Q: Whose idea was it to paint it with the Lone Ranger? A: It was really mine (Paula) be-

cause it was between the silver bullet Coors light train or the Lone Ranger. The Lone

Ranger won out! We also have the Lone Ranger music to play when we show the bike and

we pass out questions about the Lone Ranger. (e.g.: How many people were killed in the

Lone Ranger series? None.) It is so great to see people look-

ing at the portraits and listening to the music and then saying

“Remember when?” So it is very rewarding to us to know that

we are carrying on wonderful memories. Also when we partici-

pate in a fund raiser, my husband presents the organizer with

an inert silver bullet and our business card The Lone Ranger

Trike.

Q: What was the cost for the paint job? A: Approx. $2000.00 but we did a little at a time.

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Q: What year did you get it painted with the Lone Ranger? A: We started in 2005 and kept

adding on as we went to a rally. We really thought about what we wanted and where on

the trike. We always confer with the artist but also put our input into it. We always take

pictures with us. We have not stopped with the painting and there are still some things I

am thinking about but will discuss with the artist. What you cannot see in the pictures are

the blue led lights on the bike to represent our law enforcement men and women.

Q: Do you and your husband collect any other Lone Ranger collectables? If so, what

items? A: Yes, We have a Lone Ranger on Silver bobble which sits on the trunk of the bike

when displayed; A tin that has the Lone Ranger endorsing bread; A framed picture of the

Lone Ranger and Tonto with a description of the series and music; Lone Ranger lunch

box; Lone Ranger Avon gun and bullet and We have silver bullets (inert) . We both have

“Hi Yo Silver, Away” t-shirts that we wear when we show the bike. The horse on the back of

our trailer is from a mustang. We had a local mechanic mount it to our trailer.

Special Thanks to Mike and Paula Heaney of Linesville, PA.

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Sally and Clayton Moore in Kingman, AZ in 1944 one month after being married. (Courtesy of Dawn Moore)

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