Fran Striker (born Francis Hamilton Striker; August 19, 1903 – September 4, 1962) was an American writer for radio and comics, best known for creating the Lone Ranger, Green Hornet, and Sgt. Preston of the Yukon characters.
Killed in a head-on collision not far from Buffalo, NY.
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Striker also created The Green Hornet, although he was under contract to Trendle who later claimed credit for the character.
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He was the creator of The Lone Ranger character. In a business contract, he sold the rights to the character to his employer in return for "steady employment" to support his family. The character was created in Buffalo, New York, the first actor to play The Lone Ranger was a Buffalonian, and the first, test episodes were broadcast in Buffalo prior to the shows that were eventually broadcast in Detroit.
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Member of Theta Chi Fraternity (Gamma Pi Chapter, State University of New York - Buffalo)
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Writer for "The Green Hornet" on WXYZ (1936-1938), Mutual (1938-1940) and Blue/ABC Radio (1940-1950, 1952).
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Writer/editor for Mutual Radio's "The Lone Ranger" (1933-1954).
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Fran Striker was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1988.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Lone Ranger
2013
characters - uncredited
The Green Hornet
2006
Short character
Qing feng xia
1994
character
The Green Hornet
1990
Video character
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
1981
characters
The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour
1980
TV Series "The Lone Ranger" creator - 1980
The Green Hornet
1974
characters - uncredited
Batman
1967
TV Series characters: Britt Reid/The Green Hornet & Kato - 1 episode
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
TV Series creator - 42 episodes, 1956 - 1958 co-creator - 13 episodes, 1955 - 1956 radioplay - 5 episodes, 1956 written by - 2 episodes, 1957 - 1958 writer - 2 episodes, 1957 - 1958 story - 2 episodes, 1957 screenplay - 1 episode, 1957
The Lone Ranger
TV Series based on the radio play by - 26 episodes, 1950 - 1955 story - 25 episodes, 1949 - 1956 the radio program edited by - 23 episodes, 1950 - 1951 based on the radio program edited by - 15 episodes, 1950 - 1951 from the radio program edited by - 15 episodes, 1949 - 1950 based on the radio play edited by - 2 episodes, 1950
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940
based on the radio dramatic adventure serial 'The Green Hornet' owned and copyrighted by Green Hornet Inc.
Hi-Yo Silver
1940
based on the radio drama by - archive footage
The Green Hornet
1940
adapted from the radio dramatic adventure serial by