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Illustration by James Allen St. John for Tarzan and the Golden Lion. Tarzan (John Clayton II, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, a feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer.
[6] [7] Tarzan first appeared in The All-Story in October 1912. The All-Story published it in its entirety in installments, and it was published in 1914 as a novel. [1] Though The Jungle Book is sometimes cited as an influence on Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes, he claimed that his only inspiration was the Roman myth of Romulus and Remus. [7]
Tarzan Alive: A Definitive Biography of Lord Greystoke is a fictional biography by American author Philip José Farmer that alleges the life of Edgar Rice Burroughs' character Tarzan is the story of a real person. The book was first published in hardcover by Doubleday in 1972, with a paperback edition following from Popular Library in 1973 and ...
With an elephant as a babysitter, tiger cubs in his backyard and chimpanzees running around his house, it's safe to say that Antle is the real-life Tarzan!
Tarzan was immediately popular, and Burroughs capitalized on it in every possible way, including a syndicated Tarzan comic strip, films, and merchandise. Tarzan remains one of the most successful fictional characters to this day and is a cultural icon .
The infant Clayton, subsequently adopted by the she-ape Kala, is named Tarzan ('White Skin' in the ape language) and is raised in ignorance of his human heritage. As a boy, feeling alienated from his peers due to their physical differences, Tarzan discovers his true parents' cabin, where he first learns of others like himself in their books.
New details have emerged in the shocking killing of former "Tarzan" actor Ron Ely's wife, Valerie Lundeen Ely. According to audio footage released from Tuesday's 911 call obtained by The Blast, ...
Now, Chamy's story is getting the Hollywood treatment via A Man on the Inside, which debuted on Nov. 21. Here’s everything to know about the Netflix show and the real-life spy who inspired it.