Lone Ranger the 2006 Reeves biography. Burton wrote, "Bass Reeves is the closest real person to resemble the Lone Ranger". Burton also documents that Reeve's career as a law man was widely known and celebrated in his time. Burton cites many similarities between Reeves and the Lone Ranger (wearing disguises, having a Native American partner, riding a white and grey horse, giving out silver keepsakes, possessing legendary marksmanship and horsemanship etc.) Other suggested inspirations were Zorro and Robin Hood. The radio series inspired a spinoff called "The Green Hornet," which depicts the son of the Lone Ranger's nephew Dan, Britt Reid, originally
Lone Ranger man. </poem> In addition, Fran Striker and George W. Trendle drew up the following guidelines that embody who and what the Lone Ranger is: Although the Lone Ranger's last name in the radio shows was given as Reid, his first name was never specified in any of the radio or television shows. Various radio reference books, beginning with "Radio's Golden Age" (Eastern Valley Press, 1966), give the Lone Ranger's first name as John. Some cite the 20th anniversary radio program in 1953 as the source of the name, but the Lone Ranger's first name is never mentioned in that episode.