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John Devereaux Wrather Jr. (May 24, 1918 – November 12, 1984), was an entrepreneur and petroleum businessman who became a television producer and later diversified by investing in broadcast stations and resort properties.
Oil millionaire who bought the rights to "The Lone Ranger". Also produced "Lassie and "Sgt. Preston of the Yukon". He built the Disneyland Hotel, founded Los Angeles' PBS station KCET and turned the Queen Mary and Howard Hughes ' experimental airplane, "The Spruce Goose", into tourist attractions in Long Beach, California.
Jack Wrather. Producer: Lassie. Oil millionaire who bought the rights to "The Lone Ranger". Also produced "Lassie and "Sgt. Preston of the Yukon".
Nov 13, 1984 · Jack Wrather, a California industrialist who headed the Wrather Corporation, a combination of oil, entertainment and real-estate businesses, died of cancer yesterday at St. John's Hospital in...
Sep 14, 2012 · But when oil baron-turned-television producer Jack Wrather bought the rights to the Ranger for $3 million in 1954, Moore returned to the saddle again, lasting until 1957 when the show was...
Nov 12, 1984 · SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Entrepreneur and movie producer Jack Wrather, who brought 'Lassie' and 'The Lone Ranger' to television and built the Disneyland Hotel 'on a hunch,' died Monday of...
Jack Wrather. Legends Award Category: Parks & Resorts. Year Inducted: 2011. ( Pictured above on the right, Jack Wrather) Walt Disney was out of cash. Construction of Disneyland—set to open in four months time—proceeded at a frantic pace, but there was no money for an upscale hotel where guests could stay. Enter Jack Wrather.
