2008 Festival Guests

Guests are listed alphabetically.
Additional guests will be added as they are confirmed
**All guests appear on the condition of their availability**

 

During this special celebration honoring two of
America's greatest heroes, we are excited to announce several guests who
have appeared on radio, in films and on TV shows based
on The Lone Ranger and Superman !

Guests who have appeared on both
The Lone Ranger and Superman !!

 

Noel Neill

How could we possibly have a celebration honoring Superman without having
the "First Lady of Metropolis" join us ??

Noel Neill has appeared in almost every incarnation of Superman in TV and films
including the original movie serials, the classic 50s TV series with George Reeves
and even last year's blockbuster "Superman Returns" and more!

While Noel is instantly recognizable as the screen's first Lois Lane, her film career reaches far beyond that classic role to include several B westerns (working with stars like Lash LaRue,
Clayton Moore, Jimmie Wakely, Johnny Mack Brown and Ken Curtis).

She has also appeared with stars like Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Gene Kelly and William Holden.

Besides being so strongly associated with the character of Superman, Noel also has appeared with other famous characters such as Charlie Chan, Henry Aldrich
and The Lone Ranger.

Here you see a scene from her appearance in the Lone Ranger TV episode,
"Letter of the Law" (1951).
Noel Neill's biographer, Larry Ward,
has just published a new book based
upon her incredible career in entertainment !

"Beyond Lois Lane" is an indepth look
at the many roles and performances
Noel has enjoyed beyond her most famous
role as Superman's girl friend, Lois Lane.

This new book will be available directly from
Noel at next June's festival or if you
want to get an advance copy,
please check this web site:

Beyond Lois Lane

 

 

Beverly Washburn

Beverly Washburn has spent her whole life in front of the cameras - appearing in many films and TV shows.  In fact, her face was seen everywhere in the 50s and 60s - including such famous films as Walt Disney's "Old Yeller" (as seen above) and the cult classic "Spider Baby" as well as dozens of TV shows like "Wagon Train", "Boris Karloff's Thriller", "Hawaiian Eye", "77 Sunset Strip"
and the original, classic "Star Trek".

Beverly will be returning to Memphis after a memorable appearance in 2000.

Beverly had a very unique encounter with both of the characters we are honoring at next year's show - while she never appeared on either of their TV series, she did appear in feature films based on those characters.

Here you see a scene of Beverly taken from the first Lone Ranger feature film (1956).

Beverly also appeared in
"Superman and the Mole Men", the feature film that debuted George Reeves in the role
of the Man of Steel (1951).

In this scene, she encounters the mysterious
creatures called The Mole Men.

 

 

Guests who have appeared on
The Lone Ranger !!

 

Claudia Barrett

Claudia Barrett will be returning to Memphis after a memorable appearance in 2004.
She was a leading lady to some of the great western leading men
such as Monte Hale and Allan "Rocky" Lane
(the above photo shows Claudia with Lane in "Night Riders of Montana").

This dynamic leading lady brings special insight of the Lone Ranger TV series
to the festival because she had the unique experience of working with both
actors who played the popular hero - Clayton Moore and John Hart !

Claudia will also be reuniting with Gregory Moffett, her costar
in the cult classic "horror film", "Robot Monster".

Claudia is looking forward to seeing all her friends and fans in Memphis!

Claudia Barrett had the privilege to appear in two episodes of the Lone Ranger TV series.

To the right, you see a scene
with Claudia and Clayton Moore from
"Colorado Gold" (1953).
Here you see a scene from Claudia's second appearance on the Lone Ranger TV series -
appearing with John Hart in the episode entitled "The Sheriff's Son"
filmed in 1954.

 

Dick Beals
Unfortunately, due to a personal conflict, Mr. Beals has had to cancel
his appearance at this summer's festival.

While you may not recognize the name of Dick Beals -
you will definitely recognize his voice!

Having established himself as one of Hollywood's greatest voice actors,
he can be heard in dozens of cartoons and commercials.
Among his famously-created characters are "Davey" from "Davey and Goliath",
"Gumby" and more recently as "Baby-Faced Moonbeam"
in Warner Brother's "Duck Dodgers" series.

One of his first voice creations was "Speedy", the popular TV commercial character
for Alka-Seltzer (as seen above).

Dick will be joining us to help celebrate
the 75th anniversary of The Lone Ranger.

During the golden days of radio,
Dick provided the voice of Dan Reid,
the nephew of the Lone Ranger, during the popular radio program's run.

 

 

Michael Chapin

Michael Chapin is no stranger to the world of westerns having been the star of a series of films featuring the child duo, the Rough Ridin' Kids (as seen in the above right photo) !

He also worked with the likes of Roy Rogers, Gary Cooper, Rod Cameron an Allen "Rocky" Lane (as seen in the above left photo taken from "Wells Fargo Gunmaster" (1951)).

Michael will be sharing with us his many experiences from the golden days of filmmaking !

One of Michael's many western roles was in an episode of the Lone Ranger, entitled "The Star Witness" filmed in 1950.

 

 

Fred Foy
Unfortunately, due to health reasons, Fred has had to cancel
his appearance at this summer's festival.  He sends his regrets to his fans.

Fred Foy has one of the most honored careers in radio.  He is an inductee
in the Radio Hall of Fame and has been awarded the cherished Golden Boot Award
for his achievements as a radio announcer.

While his accomplishments have been many, his most famous work was being the announcer
for the Lone Ranger radio series from 1948 to 1954.  That famous opening monologue
that we all are familiar with was delivered each week by Mr. Foy.

Fred also had the privilege of portraying the Masked Man in one radio episode
("Burly Scott's Sacrifice" in March, 1954).

As the Lone Ranger made the transition from radio to television, Fred
was called upon to do the opening mon ologue again during most
of the TV series' run.

Plan to visit with Fred and learn a lot of "behind-the-scene" techniques
used during the golden days of radio!

 

 

Bob Hoy

Robert Hoy regularly appeared as Joe Butler on The High Chaparral TV series.
He has stunt-doubled for Charles Bronson, Tony Curtis (in "The Defiant Ones"),
Ross Martin, Tyrone Power, David Janssen, Telly Savalas, Charles McGraw and
Jay Silverheels (on both The Lone Ranger TV series and in the film, Saskatchewan).

His acting roles in many films include: Bite the Bullet, The Outlaw Josey Wales,
The Legend of the Lone Ranger, Gambler II, Nevada Smith, Bronco Billy,
The Enforcer, The Great Race, and many TV shows such as
Wanted Dead or Alive, Walker Texas Ranger, JAG, Dallas (recurring role),
The Wild Wild West, Magnum P.I. (five episodes), The Young Riders, and Zorro.
He was the 2nd Unit Director and Stunt Coordinator in Spain on the TV series, Zorro.

Bob is also a founding member of The Stuntmen’s Association (lifetime membership),
a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences,
Directors Guild of America, AFTRA, and the Screen Actors Guild.

Mr. Hoy has had the opportunity to add to the Lone Ranger adventures in both TV and film.

During the run of the run of the classic TV series, Bob had the honor of stunt doubling for Jay Silverheels on some episodes.

He also had the opportunity to be part of the evil Butch Cavendish gang in the 80s feature film adventure,
"The Legend of the Lone Ranger"
(as pictured to the right).

 

 

Dick Jones

Also known as Dickie Jones, this talented actor went to Hollywood after being titled
the "World's Youngest Trick Rider and Trick Roper" at the age of four !

He achieved success both as an actor and doing voice work.  Two of his most
well-known voice characters were of Walt Disney's "Pinnochio"
and stepping into the role of Henry Aldrich in that popular radio series.

But Dick's biggest success was his work in westerns - he was Dick West,
the sidekick to Jock Mahoney's Range Rider and also had his own TV series,
"Buffalo Bill, Jr" which ran on NBC in 1955.

Dick is looking forward to seeing his friends and fans in Memphis!

Dick Jones had the privilege to appear in two episodes of the Lone Ranger TV series.

To the right, you see a scene with Dick from
"Rustlers' Hideout", the fifth episode of
the long-running series (1949).
Here you see a scene from Dick's second appearance on the Lone Ranger TV series - in the episode entitled "Man Without a Gun"
filmed in 1950.

 

 

Lisa Montell
Unfortunately, due to a schedule conflict, Ms. Montell has had to cancel
her appearance at this summer's festival.
Although she was born in Europe, Ms. Montell often played Latin beauties or Native Americans.
She guested on a long list of television series, including several Westerns,
such as "The Gene Autry Show", "Maverick", "Cheyenne", "Sugarfoot", "Bat Masterson",
and "Tales of Wells Fargo".

A few of her feature films include "Escape to Burma" with Barbara Stanwyck,
"Ten Thousand Bedrooms" with Dean Martin, and "The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold".  She was also featured in such Roger Corman classics as "Naked Paradise"
and "The She Gods of Shark Reef" along with the sci-fi thriller "World Without End".

 

Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels
made two feature length Lone Ranger films -
"The Lone Ranger" in 1956 and
"The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold" in 1957.

We are fortunate to have a guest from both
of these legendary films at the next show.
Lisa Montell will be sharing with us her memories
of working with Moore and Silverheels on
the second Lone Ranger movie.

Film Credits / Biography

Website

 

 

Gregg Palmer

A Memphis favorite will be returning in 2008 where he will help us celebrate
the 75th anniversary of the Lone Ranger.

Although Gregg is well-known as a rugged character actor who has appeared in several John Wayne and Audie Murphy films, he also appeared in film classics like "Magnificent Obsession" and "The Creature Walks Among Us", the last of the Universal "Creature from the Black Lagoon" series.

He also guested on several TV series including "Gunsmoke" (more than a dozen times),
"Bonanza", "The Wild, Wild West", "Wyatt Earp" and many, many others.

Gregg has an amazing list of western roles in his filmology including working on many classic western TV series.

One of his first western TV series roles was in an episode of the Lone Ranger, entitled "The Globe" filmed in 1954.

 

 

Lanny Rees
Former child actor who began his career working with Roy Rogers in
“Home in Oklahoma.”

He also made two Westerns with
Johnny Mack Brown and
one with Monte Hale.
He played “Junior Riley”
in the William Bendix movie,
“The Life of Riley,” and continued that role
on television when Jackie Gleason
was cast as his father.

He also worked in such films as
"My Dog Shep" (as seen above)
and "Little Iodine".

His work with John Hart and Jay Silverheels
in the Lone Ranger episode,
“The Map”
will especially endear him
to this year’s group of fans.

 

 

Guests who have appeared on
Superman !!

 

Dolores Fuller
Unfortunately, due to a setback in her health, Dolores has had to cancel
her appearance at this summer's festival.  She sends her regrets to her fans.

Dolores Fuller's experiences in Hollywood have been anything but routine!

She was part of the acting troupe who worked for the legendary director,
Edward Woods.  In fact, she appeared in these Woods-directed classics - "Jail Bait",
"Glen or Glenda?" and "Bride of the Monster".  She has also appeared with unusual
screen icons like Bela Lugosi, Steve Reeves and Nat 'King' Cole.

In the the recent film biography of Ed Woods that starred Johnny Depp,
Dolores was portrayed by actress Sarah Jessica Parker.

Later on, Dolores' career switched directions and she became a songwriter.
Several of her songs were performed by Elvis Presley in his films.

You won't want to miss the opportunity to meet this fascinating lady at next summer's show!

Dolores will be helping us celebrate the 70th anniversary of Superman.  In 1957, she appeared on the classic TV series in an episode entitled "The Wedding of Superman".

Here you see her in a scene from that episode with fellow festival guest Noel Neill and George Reeves.

Dolores also appeared with George Reeves in the 1953 thriller "The Blue Gardenia".

 

 

Laurie Mitchell

After making her film debut in a small role in Walt Disney's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea",
Laurie Mitchell went on to to have a highly successful TV guest appearance career.
She made multiple appearances on "Wagon Train", "Bonanza", "Virginian" and
"Richard Diamond, Private Detective" amongst others and had supporting roles on episodes
of "Laredo", "Bronco", "Maverick", "Wanted Dead or Alive" and many, many others.

However, Laurie's most famous roles will be remembered in early science fiction films
like "Queen of Outer Space" (above right photo), "Missile to the Moon"
and "Attack of the Puppet People" (with fellow MFF guest, Kenny Miller).

Whatever your personal interests are in classic Hollywood,
Laurie has probably had some experience in it!

Laurie will be helping us celebrate the 70th anniversary of Superman.

In 1957, she appeared on
the classic TV series in an episode entitled
"The Man Who Made Dreams Come True".

Here you see her in a scene from that episode with fellow festival guest Noel Neill.

 

 

Gregory Moffett

Gregory Moffett may not have had an extensive film and TV career
but he certainly had an varied one.  In his short career, he appeared in
a Fred Astaire musical ("Let's Dance"), a Joel McCrea western
("Saddle Tramp"), a 3-D cult horror film ("Robot Monster") and
some classic TV series such as "Highway Patrol" and "Science Fiction Theatre".

Plan to come meet Gregory in his FIRST festival appearance!

One of the highlights of Gregory's acting career was a guest appearance on the Superman TV series in 1957.

Here you see Gregory share a scene
with George Reeves in an episode titled
"The Stolen Elephant".

 

 

Janine Perreau

Janine Perreau acted primarily as an adolescent, first appearing with older sister GiGi
 in Katharine Hepburn’s “Song of Love.” Her other films include
“Redhead and the Cowboy” with Glenn Ford, the remake of “M” starring David Wayne,
and the Oscar-nominated sci-fi movie “Invaders from Mars.”

We are especially excited to have Janine and her sister, GiGi,
join us next summer for their very FIRST festival appearance together.

Janine's supporting role in "Joey",
a popular 1956 episode of Superman
will especially endear her
to fans of the series.

Here you see Janine surrounded by all the major Superman cast members in a scene
from that program.

 

 

Bonus Featured Guests !!

 

Jeffrey Breslauer

Jeffrey Breslauer has worked in many areas of entertainment including being an accomplished actor, puppeteer, voice actor, writer and many other roles.

He has worked with the Muppets as a puppeteer, performed in several TV and film projects and even created the voice for Batman's nemesis, The Joker, in live stage productions.

We believe you will really enjoy meeting this remarkable gentleman!

Jeffrey will be reuniting with fellow MFF guest, Noel Neill, with whom he appeared in a 1991 episode of TV's "Superboy".  That episode also included a guest appearance by
Jack "Jimmy Olsen" Larson!

Here you see a photo taken at the filming of that TV program where Jeff poses with his co-stars.

 

 

Kenny Miller

Kenny Miller has made an lasting mark with his work in "B" science fiction
films such as "I was a Teenage Werewolf" (above right photo),
"Blood Stalkers" and "Attack of the Puppet People".

But Kenny can also be seen in several other pictures as well such as
"The Buccaneer", "Rally 'Round the Flags, Boys", "Touch of Evil",
"The Little Shepard of Kingdom Come" and "East of Eden".

At the next festival, Kenny will be reuniting with one of his favorite co-stars, Laurie Mitchell !

The two of them appeared in the sci-fi classic, "Attack of the Puppet People" and can be seen together in this scene.

 

 

GiGi Perreau

GiGi began her film career as an appealing child star in such classics as
“Green Dolphin Street” (above right photo), “Song of Love", and “My Foolish Heart.”
As an adult, she guest starred on such popular television series as
“Gunsmoke,” “Rawhide,” and “The Rifleman.”
Besides GiGi and her younger sister, Janine
(who is also appearing at the next festival),
there was also a third member of the Perreau
 family who had an acting career.

Their late brother, Gerard, who later changed
his name to Peter Miles, starred in such films
as “The Red Pony” with Robert Mitchum
and Roy Rogers’ “Trigger, Jr.”

 

 

Additional guests may be added
so be sure to check back often.

 

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