"father's knife, although he is terribly wounded in the struggle. As he grows up, Tarzan becomes a skilled hunter, exciting the jealousy of Kerchak, the ape leader, who finally attacks him. Tarzan kills Kerchak and takes his place as ""king"" of the apes. Later, a tribe of black Africans settle in the area, and Tarzan's adopted mother, Kala, is killed by one of its hunters. Avenging himself on the killer, Tarzan begins an antagonistic relationship with the tribe, raiding its village for weapons and practicing cruel pranks on them. They, in turn, regard him as an evil spirit and attempt"
"Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal 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. Created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan first appeared in the novel ""Tarzan of the Apes"" (magazine publication 1912, book publication 1914), and subsequently in 25 sequels, several authorized books by other authors, and innumerable works in other media, both authorized and unauthorized. The film version of Tarzan as the noble savage (""“Me Tarzan, You Jane”""), as acted by Johnny"
"series as needed for accuracy. That series had Burroughs' daughter, Joan, in the role of Jane. Tarzan of the Apes Tarzan of the Apes is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published in the pulp magazine ""The All-Story"" in October 1912. The story follows Tarzan's adventures, from his childhood being raised by apes in the jungle, to his eventual encounters with other humans and Western society. The character was so popular that Burroughs continued the series into the 1940s with two dozen sequels."
"Tarzan (radio program) As told in the ""Tarzan"" book series, the episodes centered around young Lord Greystoke, who was raised by a female ape as Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, and Jane Parker, a girl who was separated from a safari. Vincent Terrace wrote in his book, ""Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows"", ""Stories relate Tarzan's efforts to protect his adopted homeland from evildoers."" Producers of the transcribed programs added a touch of authenticity by going to zoos to record sounds of jungle animals and then using those sounds in appropriate places in episodes. The initial"
"Tarzan of the Apes Tarzan of the Apes is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published in the pulp magazine ""The All-Story"" in October 1912. The story follows Tarzan's adventures, from his childhood being raised by apes in the jungle, to his eventual encounters with other humans and Western society. The character was so popular that Burroughs continued the series into the 1940s with two dozen sequels. For the novel's centennial anniversary, Library of America published a hardcover edition based on the original"
"The Jungle Warrior"" In 2013, he has published the third book ""Tarzan: The Savage Lands"". Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal 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. Created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan first appeared in the novel ""Tarzan of the Apes"" (magazine publication 1912, book publication 1914), and subsequently in 25 sequels, several authorized books by other authors, and innumerable works in other media, both authorized and unauthorized. The film"
"meet his fiancée, actress Karen Kondazian. The funeral was in New York. He was cremated and the ashes were taken by his wife Tita to Spain. Lex Barker Alexander Crichlow ""Lex"" Barker Jr. (May 8, 1919 – May 11, 1973) was an American actor best known for playing Tarzan of the Apes and leading characters from Karl May's novels. Alexander Crichlow Barker, Jr. was born on May 8, 1919 in Rye, New York. He was the second child of Alexander Crichlow Barker, Sr., a wealthy Canadian-born building contractor, and his American wife, the former Marion Thornton Beals. His father later"
"rescuing the two women. Burroughs uses lionesses more sparingly in later volumes in the series. In Chapter 5 of the sixth book, ""Jungle Tales of Tarzan"" (1919), the ape man observes a ""Sabor"" mourning her dead cub. In Chapter 1 of the ninth book, ""Tarzan and the Golden Lion"" (1923), a ""Sabor"" is killed by a black warrior, leaving an orphan cub that Tarzan names Jad-bal-ja, raises, and makes one of his principal animal allies. Another ""Sabor"" features as the mate of Jad-bal-ja in ""Tarzan and the Lion Man"" (1934), the seventeenth book, appearing in Chapters 14 and 16. In"
"Tarzan's adolescence in his sixth Tarzan book, ""Jungle Tales of Tarzan"". Tarzan is his ape name (meaning ""White-Skin""); his English name is ""John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke"" (according to Burroughs in ""Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle""; Earl of Greystoke in later, less canonical sources, notably the 1984 movie ""Greystoke""). In fact, Burroughs's narrator in ""Tarzan of the Apes"" describes both Clayton and Greystoke as fictitious names – implying that, within the fictional world that Tarzan inhabits, he may have a different ""real"" name. As an eighteen-year-old young adult, Tarzan meets a young American woman, Jane Porter. She, her father, and others"
"Jungle Tales of Tarzan Jungle Tales of Tarzan is a collection of twelve loosely connected short stories by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, comprising the sixth book in order of publication in his series about the title character Tarzan. Chronologically the events recounted in it occur within Chapter 11 of the first Tarzan novel, ""Tarzan of the Apes"", between Tarzan's avenging of his ape foster mother's death and his becoming leader of his ape tribe. The stories ran monthly in ""Blue Book"" magazine, September 1916 through August 1917 before book publication in 1919. The book is a collection of twelve"
"Lex Barker Alexander Crichlow ""Lex"" Barker Jr. (May 8, 1919 – May 11, 1973) was an American actor best known for playing Tarzan of the Apes and leading characters from Karl May's novels. Alexander Crichlow Barker, Jr. was born on May 8, 1919 in Rye, New York. He was the second child of Alexander Crichlow Barker, Sr., a wealthy Canadian-born building contractor, and his American wife, the former Marion Thornton Beals. His father later worked as a stockbroker. Barker had an elder sister, Frederica Amelia ""Freddie"" Barlow (1917–1980). Raised in New York City and Port Chester, New York, Lex Barker"
"The Legend of Tarzan (TV series) The Legend of Tarzan is an American animated television series created by Walt Disney Television, based on the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs and also based on ""Tarzan"" by Walt Disney Pictures same name. The series picks up where the 1999 feature film left off, with the title character adjusting to his new role as leader of the apes following Kerchak's death, and Jane (whom he has since married) adjusting to life in the jungle. Rounding out the cast are Jane's father, Professor Archimedes Q. Porter; Tantor, the germophobic red elephant; and"
"mother. While neither actually appears in the film (nor any other ape character, aside from the ubiquitous Cheeta), the direct reference to the original Burroughs story is unusual for a movie of this period. In Disney's ""Tarzan"" (1999) and its direct-to-video sequel, Burroughs's ""Great Apes"" are gorillas, and Kala is the mate of Kerchak (a much more benign figure in the film) rather than Tublat, who himself appears in the Disney animated TV series as the rogue tyrant instead. In the film's retelling Tarzan's parents are killed by Sabor the leopard, and Kala saves the infant Tarzan from Sabor, not"
"into the valley, and taken back to her nest, where the kindly she-ape nurses him back to health. Befriending three young gorillas, Johnny is adopted into the troop and discards his former identity, choosing to be called ""Tarzan"", a name he made up meaning ""Ape with no fur"". As the years pass, Tarzan grows up learning the ways and skills of the jungle animals, such as golden monkeys and an African leopard. By the time he is a teenager, his senses and reflexes are honed to such a point that he can catch a striking viper with one hand. Tarzan"
"actually appears in the film (nor any other ape character, aside from the ubiquitous Cheeta), the direct reference to the original Burroughs story is unusual for a movie of this period. In the 2013 computer-animated film ""Tarzan"", Kerchak is a silverback male gorilla leading a troop of gorillas, mated to Kala, with whom he has a baby. Challenged by the rogue Tublat, he successfully defends his dominance, only to be treacherously brained with a rock by Tublat immediately after. Tublat then takes over the troop. Kala later adopts Tarzan to take the place of her deceased child, and Tarzan grows"
"(1922 serial, 1923 novel), in which the ape-man discovers him as an orphaned cub and raises and trains him. He is named for the color of his coat, Jad-bal-ja meaning ""the golden lion"" in the language of Pal-ul-don, a prehistoric lost land visited by Tarzan in the previous novel, ""Tarzan the Terrible"" (1921). Jad-bal-ja goes on to play a prominent part in the novel in which he is introduced, and re-appears in the tenth Tarzan novel (1924's ""Tarzan and the Ant Men""); the eleventh (1927's ""Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle""); the fourteenth (1930's ""Tarzan the Invincible""); the sixteenth (1932's ""Tarzan"
"Mangani Mangani is the name of a fictional species of great apes in the Tarzan novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs, and of the invented language used by these apes. In the invented language, ""Mangani"" (meaning ""great-ape"") is the apes' word for their own kind, although the term is also applied (with modifications) to humans. The Mangani are represented as the apes who foster and raise Tarzan. The ""Mangani"" are described by Burroughs as approximately man-sized, and appear to be a species intermediate between chimpanzees and gorillas. He also described them as “man-like apes which the natives of the Gobi speak"
"Tarzan Finds a Son! Tarzan Finds a Son! is a 1939 Tarzan film based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It was the fourth in the MGM ""Tarzan"" series to feature Johnny Weissmuller as the ""King of the Apes"" and the fourth of six films in which he stars with Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane; following this pairing was ""Tarzan's Secret Treasure"" (1941) and ""Tarzan's New York Adventure"" (1942). A plane flying to Cape Town, carrying a young couple and their baby, crashes in the jungle. Everyone on the plane dies, except for the baby who is rescued by"
"Tublat Tublat is a fictional ape character in Edgar Rice Burroughs's original Tarzan novel, ""Tarzan of the Apes"" and one of its sequels, ""Jungle Tales of Tarzan"", as well as animated films, television series and other media based on them. In the novel ""Tarzan of the Apes"" Tublat (whose name means ""Broken Nose"") is a member of a tribal band of Mangani, a fictional species of great apes intermediate between chimpanzees and gorillas. In the beginning of the original novel, Tublat's mate Kala saves the infant Tarzan from the murderous fury of Kerchak, the mad leader of the ape band,"
"Tarzan of the Apes (1999 film) Tarzan of the Apes is a 1999 animated musical adventure film produced by Diane Eskenazi and Darcy Wright and written by Mark Young (based on the novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs). Richard Wagner's ""Ride of the Valkyries"" was used as the score during the opening scenes of the film. It was released directly to home video on March 9, 1999. The apes appear to be chimpanzees in this version, unlike the unrelated 1999 Disney film in which they are gorillas. John and Alice Clayton (Lord and Lady Greystoke) are marooned on the coast of"
"to escape, and incidentally learn to swim. In Chapter 8, Tarzan attempts but fails to kill a ""Sabor"" by using his rope to lasso the creature. In Chapter 11, Tarzan kills a ""Sabor"" with his bow and arrow, prompting a jealous attack on the ape man from Kerchak, the ape king, which results in Tarzan killing Kerchak and becoming king of the apes in his stead. In Chapter 14 a ""Sabor"" tries to break into Tarzan's cabin, in which Jane Porter and her maid Esmeralda are hiding; Tarzan drags the beast from the window and kills it in Chapter 15,"
"Sabor (Tarzan) Sabor is a generic name for lionesses (originally tigers) in ""Mangani"", the fictional language of the great apes in the Tarzan novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs. In Burroughs' works several lionesses appear under the name of ""Sabor"". In the Disney animated movie Tarzan, ""Sabor"" is a term for leopards, more specifically the leopard that killed Tarzan's parents. In the initial magazine publication of the original Tarzan novel ""Tarzan of the Apes"" in 1912, ""Sabor"" meant ""tiger"". Burroughs subsequently altered the meaning to ""lioness"" for the story's 1914 book publication after being informed that there are no tigers in"
"Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes is a 1984 British Technicolor adventure film directed by Hugh Hudson and based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel ""Tarzan of the Apes"" (1912). Christopher Lambert stars as Tarzan (though the name Tarzan is never used in the film's dialogue) and Andie MacDowell as Jane; the cast also includes Ralph Richardson (in his final film appearance), Ian Holm, James Fox, Cheryl Campbell, and Ian Charleson. The film received a mixed-to-positive critical reception upon its release, with many praising the film as a welcome"
"result: ""By curtain time more than 15,000 children were lined up for several blocks on each side of the movie house."" The theater added two showings to accommodate the crowd. This version was syndicated in addition to being carried on the Mutual-Don Lee West Coast Network. and on CBS. March 22, 1952 - June 27, 1953. Tarzan (radio program) As told in the ""Tarzan"" book series, the episodes centered around young Lord Greystoke, who was raised by a female ape as Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, and Jane Parker, a girl who was separated from a safari. Vincent Terrace wrote"
"capable of defending herself and surviving on her own in the jungles of Africa. She first appeared in the initial Tarzan novel, ""Tarzan of the Apes"" (1912), then later reappeared in: Jane also appeared in a minor role in the non-Tarzan novel ""The Eternal Lover"" (1925), the events of which take place chronologically between ""The Return of Tarzan"" and ""The Beasts of Tarzan"". In addition, Porter is the narrator-protagonist in ""Jane: The Woman Who Loved Tarzan"" by Robin Maxwell, a 2011 novel authorized by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. to commemorate the centennial celebration of Tarzan. Maxwell's novel is a free"
"the ""white ape"" is actually Tarzan, an uncivilized white man raised by apes living in the jungle. James continues to pursue Tarzan with the purpose of capturing him, dead or alive, and bringing him back to England. Realizing that James is on his trail, Tarzan kidnaps Jane. Jane and Tarzan become fascinated by each other. Jane is then kidnapped by natives who intend to make her a wife of the tribe leader, forcing Tarzan into action. In a 2012 interview with the film history magazine ""Filmfax"", co-writer Gary Goddard revealed that he had originally been commissioned to write a screenplay"
"to occasional bouts of madness in which they will lash out violently and unpredictably at other living creatures in their vicinity. Tarzan is raised in the tribe of Kerchak, based in the coastal jungle of equatorial Africa, as shown in ""Tarzan of the Apes"" and ""Jungle Tales of Tarzan"". As an adult he comes to lead this tribe; later, he becomes accepted in other tribes of ""Mangani"", such as the tribe of Molak in ""The Beasts of Tarzan"". Tarzan continued to associate occasionally with his original tribe until cast out in ""Tarzan and the Golden Lion"", as the result of"
"the same, reigniting Tarzan's desire to become the best ape ever. Years pass, and Tarzan grows into a young man, athletic and resourceful (""Son of Man""), accepted by many of the gorillas as one of their own, except for Kerchak. Kala tries to convince Kerchak to accept Tarzan (""Sure As Sun Turns To Moon""). Kerchak won't change his mind until Tarzan kills the leopard that has been terrorizing the tribe. Suddenly, gunshots are heard throughout the jungle, causing the tribe to scatter, but Tarzan investigates. Deep in the jungle, Jane Porter, a young English naturalist, is overwhelmed by the thrillingly"
"up to eventually challenge and exile Tublat, thus avenging Kerchak. Kerchak Kerchak is a fictional ape character in Edgar Rice Burroughs's original ""Tarzan"" novel, ""Tarzan of the Apes"", and in movies and other media based on it. In the novel ""Tarzan of the Apes"" Kerchak is the ""king"" of a tribal band of Mangani, a fictional species of Great Ape intermediate between real life chimpanzees and gorillas. Per the common practice among Mangani tribes, the band self-identifies by the name of its leader, and is therefore known as ""the tribe of Kerchak."" Kerchak reigns by violence and fear heightened by"
"Tarzan to take the place of her deceased child; the growing boy's relationship with Tublat is essentially the same as in Burroughs's original novel. Tarzan grows up to eventually challenge and exile Tublat, thus avenging Kerchak. Tublat Tublat is a fictional ape character in Edgar Rice Burroughs's original Tarzan novel, ""Tarzan of the Apes"" and one of its sequels, ""Jungle Tales of Tarzan"", as well as animated films, television series and other media based on them. In the novel ""Tarzan of the Apes"" Tublat (whose name means ""Broken Nose"") is a member of a tribal band of Mangani, a fictional"
"of in whispers; but which no white man ever had seen [before Tarzan]” (""Jungle Tales of Tarzan"": ""The Battle for Teeka"") implying a connection to the Almas or Yeti. There have been a number of attempts to identify the fictional ""Mangani"" with an actual primate species. Science fiction author Philip José Farmer speculated they might be a variety of ""Australopithecus"" in his pseudo-biography of Tarzan, ""Tarzan Alive"". Walt Disney Pictures' 1999 animated feature film ""Tarzan"", its sequels, and the television series ""The Legend of Tarzan"" based on it, portray the apes who raised Tarzan as gorillas, though in the books"
"Tarzan manages to swim to shore, and finds himself in the coastal jungle where he was brought up by the apes. He soon rescues and befriends a native warrior, Busuli of the Waziri, and is adopted into the Waziri tribe. After defeating a raid on their village by ivory raiders, Tarzan becomes their chief. The Waziri know of a lost city deep in the jungle, from which they have obtained their golden ornaments. Tarzan has them take him there, but is captured by its inhabitants, a race of ape-like men, and is condemned to be sacrificed to their sun god."
"voices for the younger versions of Tarzan, Terk, and Tantor. They are joined by new characters voiced by George Carlin, Estelle Harris, Brad Garrett, and Ron Perlman. As a young boy being raised by gorillas after his parents were killed in an African jungle, Tarzan is worried that a fabled monster known as the Zugor will someday attempt to capture him. He is disappointed that he can't run as quickly as the other young apes in his family, and his attempts to prove himself keep resulting in chaos, disappointing Kerchak. When an accident leaves his ape mother, Kala, thinking that"