The Inyo Register
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2014 LPFF-5
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Stunt actors to hold panel Lone Pine Film Festival
Lone Pine’s favorite fall guys are gathering Saturday, Oct. 11 for a panel discussion on stunt acting in some of Hollywood’s most famous films. Many of those movies were made right here in Lone Pine, and attendees of the 25th annual Film Festival will be able to hear behind-the-scenes stories and insights from four of the industries top stunt actors. Diamond Farnsworth will lead the discussion featuring fellow professional daredevils Loren Janes, Dean Smith and Sylvia Durando as they talk about the art of stunt acting and field questions from the audience. The event takes place from 2-3:30 p.m. in the High School Quad. The fearless foursome’s resume is not only extensive, it’s incredibly varied and includes plenty of award-winners. During his five-decade career, Janes has performed stunts or served as stunt coordinator for 500 movies and 2,100 television episodes. He’s perhaps best known as serving as Steve McQueen’s stunt double for more than two decades. He’s also doubled for Paul Newman and Jack Nicholson. Some of the more notable films for which Jane performed stunts include The Ten Commandments (1956), Spartacus (1960), The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Dirty Dozen (1967), Planet of the Apes (1968), The Towering Inferno (1974), Blazing Saddles (1974), Escape from New York (1981), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Back to the Future (1985), ¡Three Amigos! (1986), The Abyss (1989), In the Line of Fire (1993), Casino (1995), Wild West West (2001) and Spider Man (2002). Farnsworth has built a similar reputation and resume during his own four-decade career. On Saturday of the festival, he’ll share stories from his many years working as both a stunt actor and stunt coordinator for the movies and television. Farnsworth has been the stunt coordinator for popular TV series NCIS since its premier in 2003; he also oversaw stunts on JAG for the duration of the series, 1995-2005, and for Quantum Leap from 19891991. On the big screen, he’s been stunt coordinator for such major motion pictures as Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), The Big Easy (1986), No Way Out (1987) and The Dead Pool (1988). Smith has done stunt work on a wide array on feature films, including Pork Chop Hill (1959), How the West was Won (1962), The Birds (1963), The Great Race (1965), True Grit (1969), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Airport (1970), Big Jake (1971), Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Sting (1973), The Towering Inferno (1974), Raw Deal (1986), Maverick (1994) and The Quick and the Dead (1995). He has also worked on numerous television projects. Some of the feature films that Durando worked in were Jailhouse Rock (1957) with Elvis Presley, The Big Circus (1959) with Victor Mature, One Eyed Jacks (1961) with Marlon Brando, Taras Bulba (1962) with Tony Curtis and Yul Brynner and Kitten with a Whip (1964) with Ann Margret and John Forsythe, among others. One of her fondest memories was working as the stunt woman and double for leading lady Nancy Gates in Randolph Scott’s Comanche Station (1960), directed by Budd Boetticher in Lone Pine. She also worked in several television productions including a full season of the immensely popular Have Gun Will Travel with Richard Boone as Paladin.
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The actor most associated for his portrayal as one of the world’s most famous heroes would have turned 100 this year. He was born Jack Carlton Moore on Sept. 14, 1914. As an actor he was known as Clayton Moore. As the Lone Ranger he became an American icon. Moore was so identified with the masked man that he is the only person on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to have his character’s name along with his own on the star. The tribute reads: “Clayton Moore – The Lone Ranger.” The Lone Pine Film Festival has planned a tribute of its own for Moore in honor of his centennial year. A “Happy Birthday Clayton Moore” panel discussion will be held at noon on Saturday, Oct. 11 in the Lone Pine High School Quad, featuring friends, family and former colleagues reminiscing about the actor – on stage and off. The panel will be led by Moore’s friend, producer/writer Rob Word, who is currently the senior vice president for Creative Affairs at Insight Film Studios. Participating will be Moore’s daughter, Dawn Moore, who has made a name for herself in Hollywood as an expert on marketing and luxury retail; as well as one-time co-star Johnny Crawford; friend and fellow actor Donna Martell; and author/Western film historian David Rothel, who wrote
Clayton Moore, best remembered as the Lone Ranger, a hero to children and adults alike. Photo courtesy Lone Pine Film Festival
“Who Was That Masked Man? The Story of The Lone Ranger.” While best known as the “Masked Rider of the Plains,” the penultimate Good Guy, Clayton’s acting career actually includes many other roles on both sides of the law. He had a small role in Zorro’s Fighting Legion, one of Republic Studios’ top serials. As his parts increased in size, he was a detective tracking down evil Nazi Bela Lugosi in Black Dragons, an archeologist aided by a jungle goddess in Perils of Nyoka, a conniving thug in another top serial, The Crimson Ghost, and a
whitewashed Jesse James in two more serials, all before donning a hero’s mask as – no, not the Lone Ranger – but as Ken Mason, the grandson of Zorro, in Ghost of Zorro. Obviously there’s much to learn about Moore, including what happened behind the scenes during the Lone Ranger years. When did he first become the Lone Ranger? How was he cast? What did the role mean to him and how did it affect his personality? Why was he replaced in the TV series? Who took his mask away and forbid him to wear it? Find out with exciting film clips and revealing conversations at the Saturday afternoon panel. Fans will also want to check out the comprehensive Lone Ranger exhibit at the Lone Pine Film History Museum, which unveiled the sprawling display in time for last year’s Film Festival. The exhibit was created in tribute to the 75th anniversary in 2013 of the Lone Ranger’s appearance on the silver screen. Situated on the eastern wall, the exhibit documents the history of the Masked Man and his role in cinematic history through more than 400 items of the period – from posters and photos to highly prized collectibles displayed against a 20-plus-foot mural of the Lone Ranger Canyon by local artist Jude Greenburgh. It was one of the busiest sections of the museum during last year’s festival.
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