TARZAN TIDBITS FROM ELMO TO CHEETA.As of 1998, 20 actors will have assumed the role of Tarzan: 1. Elmo Lincoln starred in the 1918 silent film ``Tarzan of the Apes Noun 1. Tarzan of the Apes - a man raised by apes who was the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan .'' 2. Gene Pollar appeared in 1920's ``The Revenge of Tarzan.'' 3. P. Dempsey Tabler starred in the 16-chapter serial ``Son of Tarzan'' in 1920. 4. James Hubert Pierce starred in 1927's ``Tarzan and the Golden Lion.'' 5. Frank Merrill Frank Dow Merrill (born December 4, 1903 in New Hampshire – died December 11, 1955 in Fernandina Beach, Florida) is best remembered for his command of Merrill's Marauders, officially the 5307th Composite Unit (provisional), in the Burma Campaign of World War II. played the lead in 1928's ``Tarzan the Mighty.'' 6. Johnny Weissmuller Johnny Weissmuller (June 2 1904 – January 20 1984) was an American swimmer and actor who was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven world records. , the most popular Tarzan, starred in 12 films from 1932 to 1948, with his debut in 1932's ``Tarzan, the Ape Man.'' 7. Buster Crabbe Buster Crabbe (February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983) was an American athlete turned actor, who starred in a number of popular serials in the 1930s and 1940s. Birth He was born as Clarence Linden Crabbe II appeared in his only Tarzan film, ``Tarzan the Fearless'' in 1933. 8. Herman Brix (later to become Bruce Bennett) starred in 1935's ``The New Adventures of Tarzan.'' 9. Glenn Morris played the lead in 1938's ``Tarzan's Revenge.'' 10. Lex Barker starred in four Tarzan films, including his debut in ``Tarzan's Magic Fountain'' in 1949. 11. Gordon Scott starred in five films, including his first, ``Tarzan's Hidden Jungle'' in 1955. 12. Denny Miller has the distinction of starring in the worst Tarzan film ever made - the first remake of ``Tarzan, the Ape Man'' in 1959. 13. Jock Mahoney was the oldest - at age 42 - to play the jungle king in 1960's ``Tarzan the Magnificent For the novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, see . Tarzan the Magnificent is the 1960 followup to Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959). It was directed by Robert Day and produced by Sy Weintraub. .'' 14. Mike Henry, the former pro football player, starred in three Tarzan movies, including his debut in 1966's ``Tarzan and the Valley of Gold.'' 15. Ron Ely was TV's version of Tarzan from 1966-68. 16. Miles O'Keefe starred in the 1981 remake of ``Tarzan, the Ape Man.'' 17. Christopher Lambert played Tarzan in 1984's ``Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan,'' the film considered closest to the way Edgar Rice Burroughs Noun 1. Edgar Rice Burroughs - United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950) Burroughs had written the character. 17. Wolf Larson starred as the jungle man in the 1991-93 TV series. 18. Joe Lara starred in the 1989 TV movie ``Tarzan in Manhattan.'' Now stars in the current series ``Tarzan: The Epic Adventure.'' 19. Casper Van Dien Casper Robert Van Dien, Jr. (born December 18 1968, in or Ridgefield, New Jersey[1]) is an American actor, best known for his role as Johnny Rico in Starship Troopers and most recently as bodyguard Andre in My Network TV's Watch Over Me. is currently on location filming ``Tarzan & Jane,'' which will premiere later this year. 20. Wesley Snipes Snipes (Diminutive for Snipers) is a text-mode networked computer game that was created in 1983 by SuperSet software. Snipes is officially credited as being the original inspiration for Novell NetWare. - the first African-American in the role - is set to be the voice of Tarzan in Disney's animated film scheduled to be released in 1998. The famous Tarzan yell that is heard in many of the films is the same one created by Weissmuller in 1932. Douglas Shearer, an MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. sound technician, augmented Weissmuller's yell with a variety of unrelated sounds, including a hyena's yowl played backward, a camel's bleat bleat n. 1. a. The characteristic cry of a goat or sheep. b. A sound similar to this cry. 2. A whining, feeble complaint. v. bleat·ed, bleat·ing, bleats v. , the pluck of a violin string and an opera singer's high C. However, Frank Merrill is credited with doing the first yell in 1928's ``Tarzan the Mighty.'' The first look at Tarzan's treehouse did not come until 1936 in ``Tarzan Escapes.'' The house had six rooms, running water, overhead fans operated by Cheeta and an elephant-operated elevator. Herman Brix, star of ``The New Adventures of Tarzan,'' received $75 a week to travel to the jungles of Guatemala to film this picture. Jiggs the chimp who played Cheeta, received $2,000. Gene Pollar, star of the 1920 film ``The Revenge of Tarzan,'' was actually a New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. firefighter who returned to his former job after the film. Seven actresses played Jane: 1. Enid Markey was the first, appearing in 1918's ``Tarzan, the Ape Man'' and ``The Romance of Tarzan'' in 1920. 2. Maureen O'Sullivan, the best-loved of the Janes, played Tarzan's mate in six films. She made her debut in ``Tarzan, the Ape Man' in 1932. 3. Brenda Joyce appeared in five Tarzan films. She made her debut in 1945's ``Tarzan and the Amazons.'' 4. Vanessa Brown was Jane in the 1950 movie ``Tarzan and the Slave Girl.'' 5. Joyce MacKenzie played Jane in Lex See yacc. 1. (tool) Lex - A lexical analyser generator for Unix and its input language. There is a GNU version called flex and a version written in, and outputting, SML/NJ called ML-lex. Barker's final film ``Tarzan and the She-Devil'' in 1953. 6. Eve Brent starred in all five Tarzan films with Gordon Scott, including her debut in 1958's ``Tarzan's Fight for Life.'' 7. Joanna Barnes starred in ``Tarzan, the Ape Man'' in 1959. 8. Andie MacDowell made her screen debut in ``Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan'' in 1984. Because of her pronounced Southern accent, which didn't fit with Jane's English heritage, her dialog was ultimately replaced with an overdub o·ver·dub tr.v. o·ver·dubbed, o·ver·dub·bing, o·ver·dubs To add (supplementary recorded sound) to a previously taped musical recording especially in order to heighten the total effect. n. by actress Glenn Close. Some of the chimps that played Cheeta: 1. Emma first appeared with Weissmuller in 1932's ``Tarzan, the Ape Man.'' 2. Jiggs No. 3 is 65 (in human years) and appeared in several Scott-era films. He likes to oil paint, and enjoys a six-pack of beer and a cigar a day. 3. Zippy starred in ``Tarzan's Hidden Jungle'' in 1955. He formerly appeared on TV's ``Howdy Doody Time.'' 4. Dinky was featured in two of Henry's Tarzan films. He bit the star on the cheek, the actor developed monkey fever and went into a coma. It took 18 stitches to close the wound and stopped production for three weeks. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) Elmo Lincoln was the first film jungle lord, starring in ``Tarzan of the Apes'' in 1918. (2) Jock Mahoney was 42 years old when he was cast in ``Tarzan the Magnificent'' in 1960. |
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