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	Wrather, Jack
		In many ways, Wrather's operations foreshadowed some of the most significant developments in the economic support structure for the next generation of television, a fact he obviously recognized.
		Wrather was among several prominent business executives who became members of Ronald Reagan's original transition committee when Reagan became president in 1991.
		Jack Wrather died of cancer in 1984 at age 66.
	www.museum.tv /archives/etv/W/htmlW/wratherjack/wratherjack.htm (494 words)

	Disneyland Hotel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Walt Disney negotiated a deal with Jack Wrather to build and operate the hotel.
		The contract gave Wrather the rights to use the Disneyland Hotel name on any hotel in the state of California until 2054.
		However, every time Wrather was approached by Disney he said that he was happy with the contract.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Disneyland_Hotel (546 words)

	CSLA-23: Biographies
		Her lineage was rich in the field of the arts and entertainment: her maternal grandmother had been a ballerina for the Ballet Russe of Monaco, and her maternal grandfather conducted at the famed La Scala opera house of Milan, Italy.
		Jack (John Devereaux) Wrather, Jr., was born in Amarillo, Texas, in 1918 to J. (John Devereaux), Sr., and Mazie Wrather, the former an important player in the development of Texas oil fields, and the latter descended from a prominent Texas family, the Cogdells.
		One of the major achievements of the Wrather Corporation was the rejuvenation of the Queen Mary properties in Long Beach, California, beginning in 1980 and the creation of Howard Hughes's Spruce Goose as a companion entertainment and tourist attraction (1983).
	www.lmu.edu /PageFactory.aspx?PageID=5966 (1261 words)

	PBPB \| Public Broadcasting PolicyBase
		We appointed Jack Wrather, Tom Moore, and Jock Whitney to the CPB Board last year and reappointed Saul Haas and Frank Schooley due to Congressional pressure.
		We have discussed with Jack Wrather the possibility of substituting him for Frank Pace as Chairman of the CPB Board.
		Wrather has replied that he does not have the time and knows of no person more suitable than Pace--who, although a Democrat, is generally conservative and aware of the need to keep the Corporation out of political controversy.
	www.current.org /pbpb/nixon/nixon71.html (5758 words)

	A look at Disneyland Hotel, a book
		Wrather is honored in two locations in the hotel: The hotel's Bonita Tower, and Granville's Steakhouse).
		It was Chris Wrather, and he wanted me and my wife to stop by his home on the way to Southern California for the NFFC Disneyana Show where we debuted the book.
		Helen Alvarez, the original partner to Jack Wrather the first three years the Hotel was opened.
	www.mouseplanet.com /more/mm050817lt.htm (2455 words)

	Tulsa TV history thesis, Chapter 2
		Wrather, who was married to actress Bonita Granville, approached the owners of KOTV, George Cameron, Helen Alvarez, and John Hill about the possibility of purchasing the station.
		Meanwhile, Jack Wrather, his mother Mazie, and Miss Alvarez, had formed the General Television Corporation but had acquired no further television properties.
		The Wrathers, who received a check for $33,000 from their oil properties daily, were spending an increased amount of time away from Tulsa.
	tulsatvmemories.com /tvthesi2.html (3295 words)

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		Retained by Art Linkletter, Jack D. Wrather and a group of Hollywood stars to analyze their Australian investments, Jack Fletcher and his partner visit Northwest Australia in 1965.
		One client was the late Dr Armand Hammer of Occidental Petroleum, where Jack played a key role in discovery of the world’s greatest known artesian fresh water aquifer at the Koufrah Oasis, Libya, the forerunner of the $29 billion pipeline crossing the Sahara desert to Benghazi and Tripoli.
		A native of Spur and Pecos, Texas, Jack is a graduate of Sul Ross State University with a Bachelor of Science degree and was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1981.
	www.investmentdownunder.com /bookinfo.html (535 words)

	Orlando Weekly - Features Story - California misadventure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Eisner wanted Wrather's 99-year lease broken, he wanted the name, and he wanted the Walt Disney Co. to be the sole owner and operator of the Disneyland Hotel.
		If Wrather tried to sell off its Disneyland Hotel holdings to anyone other than the Mouse, Disney would make operating the monorail so prohibitively expensive for the new owners that there was no way they could ever profit off the hotel.
		Wrather had no choice but to enter into negotiations to sell the hotel to the Walt Disney Co. It took several years and $161 million, but in January 1989 -- 34 years after Disney made his desperate deal with Wrather -- the Mouse regained control of the property.
	www.orlandoweekly.com /features/story.asp?id=1815 (4213 words)

	Biography for Bonita Granville (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Long married to Jack Wrather who produced a few of her young adult films, including The Guilty (1947), Strike It Rich (1948, Guilty of Treason (1949) and The Lone Ranger (1956).
		Through a special agreement with Walt Disney, she and her husband, Jack Wrather were able to use the Disneyland name on the hotel they built across the street from the theme park in Anaheim, California.
		She moved behind the camera when husband Jack Wrather, a millionaire oilman, bought the rights to both the Lassie and Lone Ranger characters in the early 1950s.
	www.imdb.com /name/nm0335748/bio (553 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: WRATHER, JOHN DEVEREAUX, JR.
		Jack Wrather, oilman and entrepreneur, was born on May 24, 1918, in Amarillo, Texas, the son of Mazie (Cogdell) and John Devereaux Wrather, Sr.
		Wrather produced a multi-million-dollar fortune in oil, movies, television, radio, and hotel resorts.
		Wrather also developed the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California, along with the Twin Lakes Lodge in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the L'Horizon Hotel in Palm Springs, California.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/WW/fwr18.html (483 words)

	LoneRanger13
		In the early 50s, oilman, Jack Wrather bought the property and brought the Lone Ranger to the big screen in an "A" grade feature carrying the same name as the character.
		In the end, the litigation was dropped and Jack Wrather conceded the mask issue.
		His wife, Bonita "Granville" Wrather sent a note to the attorneys, which read: "Please be advised that the Wrather Corporation hereby grants to Clayton Moore the rights to wear the Lone Ranger mask.
	www.swapsale.com /lonerang.htm (3048 words)

	Aircraft - Featured Exhibit
		At the last minute Summa made arrangements to donate the aircraft to the non-profit Aero Club of Southern California, which then leased it to the Wrather Corporation, headed by entrepreneur Jack Wrather and his wife, Bonita Granville Wrather.
		Wrather Corporation moved the Flying Boat to a temporary location while they built a custom dome to place her on exhibit.
		In the late 1980s, after the deaths of Jack and Bonita Wrather, the Disney Corporation purchased the former holdings of the Wrather Corporation.
	www.sprucegoose.org /aircraft_artifacts/exhibits.html (976 words)

	Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		For the first six broadcasts, an actor named Jack Deeds played the Mask Rider, and was replaced by George Stenius who continued the role for three months Stenius then quit, Brace Beemer then WXYZ station manager, was selected to play the Lone Ranger.
		In 1954, The Lone Ranger, Inc. was sold by the Campbell Trendle Agency in Detroit to wealthy Texas oilman, Jack Wrather.
		However, for some reason Hart was very stiff and wooden in the Lone Ranger role and after 52 episodes of the show, He was removed from the role and replaced by the man who he had replaced, Clayton Moore.
	home.comcast.net /~sandra.travers/biography.htm (1534 words)

	Disneyland Expansion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Walt pleaded with Jack to help back the funds for a 60 acre site across from Disneyland.
		Jack first said "no." Walt was persistent, and made it a better bargain by giving Wrather the license to use Disneyland's name on any hotel in California.
		Every time, however, he said that he was happy with the deal he had.
	www.justdisney.com /Features/disneyland_expansion (653 words)

	The Lone Ranger - Frequently Asked Questions
		Answer: The Wrather Corporation, which owned the rights to the Lone Ranger character, was in the process of making a brand new movie called "The Legend of The Lone Ranger." In it would be a new Lone Ranger and Tonto.
		Apparently, the Wrather Corporation thought there would be too much confusion in the mind of the public if Clayton Moore was still out making personal appearances as The Lone Ranger and the star of the new movie, Klinton Spilsbury, was also out making personal appearances.
		As Jack Wrather, owner of The Wrather Corporation, fell ill and felt his days were few, he gave permission to Clayton to wear the mask once again.
	www.geocities.com /TelevisionCity/7286/faq.html (1317 words)

	Disneyland Hotels Trivia
		Walt Disney licensed out the Disneyland name to his friend Jack Wrather, who built and owned the hotel; Wrather's company was also the producer of the "Lone Ranger" television show during the 1950's.
		Two places at the Disneyland Hotel are named after Jack Wrather's wife, Bonita Granville Wrather - the Bonita Tower and Granville's Steak House restaurant.
		Disney bought the Wrather Company's assets, including the Disneyland Hotel, the Queen Mary ship and the Spruce Goose, Howard Hughes's famous airplane; the Queen Mary and Spruce Goose were later sold.
	www.burnsland.com /tgd/dl_hotel.html (395 words)

	PBPB \| Public Broadcasting PolicyBase
		On May 15, Whitehead sent Flanigan a memo which said he understood that in a discussion with Flemming, Flanigan agreed that Wrather, Whitney, Schooley, and Moore would be appointed to the CPB Board and that the fifth slot would be filled either by a fl or by Keyes.
		If you feel that both Wrather and Whitney should stay, then there is a very difficult choice between Keyes and the fl.
		We had a Board meeting in Washington just two days ago and I suggested that Jack Wrather, Frank Pace, John Macy and I try to get ahold of you for lunch some day and really tell you what we are doing.
	www.current.org /pbpb/nixon/nixon70.html (3196 words)

	Magical Mountain - Walt Disney World News - The Disneyland Hotel Celebrates 50 Years of Magical Stays (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		He turned to longtime friend Jack Wrather to build just such a hotel, and the rest (as they say) is history.
		Both the Bonita Tower and Granville’s Steak House are named after Bonita Wrather (nee Granville) – the wife and longtime business partner of Jack Wrather.
		Together, Jack and Bonita owned and operated The Disneyland Hotel until it was purchased by The Walt Disney Company in 1988.
	www.magicalmountain.net /news/WDWNewsPrint.asp?NewsID=1035 (419 words)

	Untitled Document
		By early 1957, Jack Wrather (who then owned the Lone Ranger television series) had gained control over Outdoor Amusements.
		However, Corrigan stated that Wrather did not take care of the property--many buildings were ruined and brush was not taken care of.
		Corrigan sued Jack Wrather, The Lone Ranger people, and their corporation, Outdoor Amusements Inc. and before it got to trial, Corrigan settled with Jack Wrather who relinguished his rights in Outdoor Amusements Inc. Corrigan regained control of the Corriganville Ranch in 1958.
	www.circusboy.tv /gallery/gallery_1.htm (652 words)

	DVD REVIEW - Vault Title
		This Technicolor theatrical feature film produced by Jack Wrather and released by Warner Bros. illustrates the typical 1950's western in which good triumphs over evil.
		It is up to the heroes to foil an Indian war before blood is shed across the plains.
		Bonita Granville, who co-produced the film with her husband, Jack Wrather, portrays the supporting leading lady.
	www.dvdreview.com /movies/VaultTitle.asp?movie_id=10896 (94 words)

	DL Hotel Tower Names [Archive] - MiceChat
		To me, those names are a link to the resort's past, when the Wrather family still owned the hotel.
		I believe the Bonita Tower and Granville's Steakhouse were named in honor of Jack Wrather's wife, actress Bonita Granville.
		Jack and Bonita can be seen in the DVD of the live broadcast of opening day in 1955, as they mention the soon-to-be-completed Disneyland Hotel.
	www.micechat.com /forums/archive/index.php/t-8280.html (337 words)

	Wild Fire's Lone Ranger Pages
		The courts made Clayton remove the mask, when the Wrather Corporation, planning a new movie production of “The Lone Ranger” got a court order against Moore’s use of the character in 1979.
		In 1984, the courts lifted the restraining order at the request of Jack Wrather, who was terminally ill and the owner of the rights to the "Lone Ranger".
		Clayton was for the most part, fully retired in recent years, living at his home in Calabasas, with his current wife, Clarita.
	www.iowalink.com /users/kbar/range.htm (795 words)

	El Rancho History
		Don Castle was a former stage and movie character actor with MGM, and was featured in the early Andy Hardy movies, Northwest Passage, and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
		He and Zetta were close friends of producer Jack Wrather and actress Bonita Granville.
		Jack and Bonita went on to build their own hotel next door.
	www.elrancholodge.com /history.htm (294 words)

	MRC FilmFinder-Full Record: Guilty of Treason
		Notes: Produced by Jack Wrather and Robert Golden.
		Her Oscar nominated supporting role as the horrid little liar in the excellent 1936 adaptation of Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour, These Three [with Joel McCrea, Merle Oberon], as Nancy Drew [in the late '30s), and the young heroine of the anti-Nazi melodrama Hitler's Children.
		She would marry this film's producer, Jack Wrather, and produce a one of the most popular 1950s TV series Lassie.
	www.lib.unc.edu /house/mrc/films/full.php?film_id=2101 (279 words)

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		He met famous actresses, such as Loretta Young, and famous directors, such as Bill Freye, both of whom were considered "standards" among Dunne's regular guests.
		He sometimes chatted with neighbors, who included film producer Jack Wrather and wife Bonita (Granville), and ventriloquist Edgar Bergen, who lived across the street with his daughter, actress Candace, and son, Chris.
		He never had to submit himself to the scrutiny of the press or hide from the throngs of autograph seekers and photographers, yet he experienced it first-hand while escorting his grandmother, actress Irene Dunne, to social events throughout the screen legend's later life.
	www.meredy.com /irenedunne/family.txt (1246 words)

	Ostrich Ink: THE WALK OF RELATIVE OBSCURITY by Erica Zabowski (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Little Jack Little was a popular radio singer and bandleader in the 1920’s and 30’s.
		Granville switched gears in her twenties when her CEO husband Jack Wrather, Jr.
		However, her husband, Jack Wrather, had much more evil plans for society than even Bonita's brattiest characters could have devised.
	www.ostrichink.com /march2003/fame.html (1350 words)

	Disneyland® Hotel: The Early Years 1954-1988
		These are some of the problems which confronted Jack Wrather when he sat down with members of his staff to plan the official hotel at Disneyland
		The idea for the project was born when Mr.
		Wrather and Walt Disney got together for lunch one spring day in 1954.
	www.magicalhotel.com (416 words)

	L Horizon: Palm Springs, CA
		L*Horizon, a serene bed and breakfast retreat, is situated in an exclusive residential section of Palm Springs on three magnificently landscaped acres.
		The property was bought in 1954 by Lassie producer Jack Wrather.
		The cottages are set on lush lawns with palm and citrus trees.
	www.byrate.com /property_info/e5q7q/Palm_Springs/CA/US/L_Horizon (640 words)

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