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Weissmuller Jr.'s memoir, Tarzan, My Father, was published in 2002 by ECW Press in Toronto, Ontario. In 2005, he retired from the docks to begin writing a book about work as a longshoreman. He died from liver cancer on July 27, 2006, aged 65. He was married to Diane Weissmuller and had a daughter, Heidi Medsker, and a stepson.
Johnny Weissmuller (/ ˈ w aɪ s m ʌ l ər / WYSSE-mul-ər; born Johann Peter Weißmüller, German: [ˈjoːhan ˈpeːtɐ ˈvaɪsmʏlɐ]; June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was a Hungarian-born ethnic German American Olympic swimmer, water polo player and actor. He was known for having one of the best competitive-swimming records of the 20th ...
Johnny Weissmuller: United States: Swimmer 1965 Kim Welshons: United States: Synchronized Swimmer 1988 Michael Wenden: Australia: Swimmer 1979 Al White: United States: Diver 1965 Beverley Whitfield: Australia: Swimmer 1995 Sharon Wichman: United States: Swimmer 1991 Alick Wickham: Solomon Islands: Contributor 1974 Tracey Wickham: Australia ...
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle is a 1955 black-and-white film from RKO Pictures directed by Harold D. Schuster and starring Gordon Scott in his first film as Tarzan, taking over the role from Lex Barker, who had in turn followed Johnny Weissmuller in the series. [2] The film about Edgar Rice Burroughs' ape-man also features Vera Miles and Jack Elam.
Tarzan's Desert Mystery is a 1943 American Tarzan film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Johnny Weissmuller and Nancy Kelly. [1] Like its immediate predecessor, Tarzan Triumphs, the film mentions Tarzan's mate, Jane, but does not show her on screen. The explanation for her absence, as in the earlier film, is that she is still in the ...
“Antiquity celebrated its arrival on Montmartre to the sounds of a jazz band,” he wrote in his journal, echoing his signature style of presenting modern models as classical beauties: Johnny ...
Billy Rose's Aquacade was a music, dance and swimming show produced by Billy Rose at the Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland, Ohio during its second year, in 1937. The show featured Olympians Johnny Weissmuller, Eleanor Holm Jarret, Dick Degener, and other performers in a 5,000-seat amphitheater that could seat 2,000 diners. [1]
Johnny Weissmuller played himself, as the protagonist jungle adventurer. [2] It was his third time doing so. [a] After production for Devil Goddess came to a finish, Weissmuller quit acting in feature films [3] though he made appearances in The Phynx (1970) and Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976).