THE LONE RANGER "Death of Brace Beemer" (Cast Interview)

 

Brace Beemer died of a heart attack March 1, 1965. He is buried in White Chapel Cemetery in Troy, Michigan. At the time of his death, he was using his famous "Lone Ranger" voice in automobile commercials running on radio stations. Beemer Bio

This audio features interview with cast members who worked with Beemer on Lone Ranger radio series. Paul Hughes, Jay Michaels, Rolly Parker, Ernie Stanley, Chuck Livingstone, Fred Flowerday and Jim Jewel.

Brace Beemer (December 9, 1902 – March 1, 1965) was an American radio actor and announcer at radio station WXYZ (AM), Detroit, Michigan. He is best known as the radio voice of the Lone Ranger.

 

Brace Beemer became the third radio voice of the Lone Ranger on April 18, 1941, after the death of Earle Graser and remained so until the series' last new episode on September 3, 1954. During the 13 years that Beemer played the title character, he was required by contract to restrict his radio acting to that one role until the program left the air. The experienced and popular Western film actor, Clayton Moore, was chosen to take over the role for the television series. Although Beemer had the right voice and had made many public appearances as the Ranger, he had no experience as a film actor, as he preferred live radio performance to television. Beemer's hefty body size in his later years also made the slimmer Moore an ideal choice for TV. However, Beemer's voice as the character was so familiar that Moore imitated his sound in the earliest TV episodes.

BEEMER BIO