Edgar Rice Burroughs

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Edgar Rice Burroughs

Born September 2, 1875 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died March 19, 1950 · aged 74

His father had been a major in the Union army during the Civil War. Edgar Rice Burroughs attended the Brown School then, due to a diphtheria epidemic, Miss Coolie's Maplehurst School for Girls, then the Harvard School, Phillips Andover and the Michigan Military Academy. He was a mediocre student and flunked his examination for West Point. He worked a variety of jobs all over the country: a cowboy …

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John CarterJohn Carter · 2012
John Carter
6.42012
MovieActionAdventure
John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.
The Legend of TarzanThe Legend of Tarzan · 2016
The Legend of Tarzan
5.92016
MovieFantasyAction
Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.
TarzanTarzan · 1999
Tarzan
7.41999
MovieAnimationFamily
Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now Tarzan must make the decision as to which family he should belong to...
Tarzan & JaneTarzan & Jane · 2002
Tarzan & Jane
6.02002
MovieAnimationFamily
With the first anniversary of her wedding to Tarzan beckoning, Jane ponders how to make it the perfect English celebration.
Tarzan IITarzan II · 2005
Tarzan II
6.12005
MovieAdventureAnimation
When one of his missteps puts his family in jeopardy, Tarzan decides they would be better off without him.
TarzanTarzan · 2013
Tarzan
5.72013
MovieAnimationAction
One of the most classic and revered stories of all time, Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan returns to the big screen for a new generation. Tarzan and Jane face a mercenary army dispatched by the evil CEO of Greystoke Energies, a man who took over the company from Tarzan's parents, after they died in a plane crash in the African jungle.
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the ApesGreystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes · 1984
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
6.41984
MovieAdventureDrama
A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lady is pregnant, and gives birth to a son in their tree house. Soon after, a family of apes stumble across the house and in the ensuing panic, both parents are killed. A female ape takes the tiny boy as a replacement for her own dead infant, and raises him as her son. Twenty years later, Captain Phillippe D'Arnot discovers the man who thinks he is an ape. Evidence in the tree house leads him to believe that he is the direct descendant of the Earl of Greystoke, and thus takes it upon himself to return the man to civilization.
Tarzan the Ape ManTarzan the Ape Man · 1981
Tarzan the Ape Man
4.11981
MovieActionAdventure
The Tarzan story from Jane's point of view. Jane Parker visits her father in Africa where she joins him on an expedition. A couple of brief encounters with Tarzan establish a (sexual) bond between her and Tarzan. When the expedition is captured by savages, Tarzan comes to the rescue.

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Tarzan: The Epic AdventuresTarzan: The Epic Adventures · 1996
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
5.81996
SeriesAction & AdventureDrama
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures is a syndicated series that aired for one season. It focuses on the character of Tarzan in his early years, after his first exposure to civilization, but before his marriage to Jane. The series uses much of the mythology of Edgar Rice Burroughs' books as background material. This version of Tarzan was filmed in the Sun City resort in South Africa, making it one of the few Tarzan productions to actually film on that continent. The character of Nicholas Rokoff, and the fact that Tarzan is not yet married, set this series in-between the two halves of The Return of Tarzan. R. A. Salvatore wrote an authorized Tarzan novel based on pilot script which was published as a trade-paperback in 1996, and a mass-market paperback in 1997.

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