Tonto the 11th episode of the radio show, which originated on the Detroit, Michigan, radio station WXYZ. Though he became well known as the Lone Ranger's friend, Tonto was originally created just so the Lone Ranger would have someone with whom to talk. Throughout the radio run (which spanned 21 years), with only a few exceptions, Tonto was played by American actor John Todd. Jay Silverheels portrayed the (arguably best-remembered version) in "The Lone Ranger" television series. This was the highest-rated television program on the ABC network in the early 1950s and its first true "hit". Ivan Naranjo, a Blackfoot/Southern Ute
John Jay Osborn Jr. John Jay Osborn Jr. John Jay Osborn Jr. (born August 5, 1945) is an American author, lawyer and legal academic. He is best known for his bestselling novel, "The Paper Chase", a fictional account of one Harvard Law School student's battles with the imperious Professor Charles Kingsfield. The book was made into a 1973 film starring John Houseman and Timothy Bottoms. Houseman won an Oscar for his performance as contracts professor Kingsfield. "The Paper Chase" also became a television series, and Osborn wrote several of the scripts. Osborn's third novel, "The Associates", was adapted into a short-lived television series starring