Author: Gabe Essoe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Tarzan on Film
Author: Scott Tracy Griffin
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0857685686
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this authoritative volume, writer and historian Scott Tracy Griffin traces the development of the history-making Tarzan franchise, from the motion-picture industry’s early silents and serials, through the high point of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer era featuring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O’Sullivan, to modern worldwide hits like Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes and Walt Disney Studios’ animated Tarzan.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0857685686
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this authoritative volume, writer and historian Scott Tracy Griffin traces the development of the history-making Tarzan franchise, from the motion-picture industry’s early silents and serials, through the high point of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer era featuring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O’Sullivan, to modern worldwide hits like Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes and Walt Disney Studios’ animated Tarzan.
Tarzan of the Movies
Author: Gabe Essoe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
My Father, Elmo Lincoln
Author: Marci'a Lincoln Rudolph
Publisher: Empire Publishing
ISBN: 9781586900014
Category : Motion picture actors and actresses
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher: Empire Publishing
ISBN: 9781586900014
Category : Motion picture actors and actresses
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Tarzan, My Father
Author: Johnny Weissmuller
Publisher: ECW Press
ISBN: 1554905354
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The son of the Olympic swimmer who became a Hollywood star reveals the real story of his famous father’s life. Johnny Weissmuller’s name has become synonymous with Tarzan—the role he played in the 1930s and ’40s to the delight of millions. Many don’t know that he also earned five Olympic gold medals for swimming before his renowned acting career—or that he had five marriages. This authoritative biography of the first Tarzan, written by his only son, offers an intimate look at Weissmuller’s early life, middle years, and later decline, covering his experiences from swimming training and Olympic triumphs to failed marriages, phenomenal stardom, and a subsequent career as Jungle Jim. A sensitive yet unsentimental portrayal of the man who was Tarzan to movie fans around the world, Tarzan, My Father includes interviews with his father’s celebrity friends and former wives, recollections of conversations with his father over the years, and family stories involving Hollywood stars such as Humphrey Bogart.
Publisher: ECW Press
ISBN: 1554905354
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The son of the Olympic swimmer who became a Hollywood star reveals the real story of his famous father’s life. Johnny Weissmuller’s name has become synonymous with Tarzan—the role he played in the 1930s and ’40s to the delight of millions. Many don’t know that he also earned five Olympic gold medals for swimming before his renowned acting career—or that he had five marriages. This authoritative biography of the first Tarzan, written by his only son, offers an intimate look at Weissmuller’s early life, middle years, and later decline, covering his experiences from swimming training and Olympic triumphs to failed marriages, phenomenal stardom, and a subsequent career as Jungle Jim. A sensitive yet unsentimental portrayal of the man who was Tarzan to movie fans around the world, Tarzan, My Father includes interviews with his father’s celebrity friends and former wives, recollections of conversations with his father over the years, and family stories involving Hollywood stars such as Humphrey Bogart.
The Brute! A Speculative Study of Tarzan in Film
Author: Atom Mudman Bezecny
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781716140877
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Since 1918, Edgar Rice BurroughsÕ Tarzan has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows, portrayed by a small legion of actors, including Elmo Lincoln, Johnny Weissmuller, Lex Barker, and Mike Henry. Until 1968, Tarzan media shared a rough if confusing continuity between films, which this book seeks to unravel for the first time. Along the way the author also draws connections to the Jungle Jim series, which starred Johnny Weissmuller, and the Bomba the Jungle Boy films, which seemingly continued the adventures of TarzanÕs son Boy. Bezecny dives deep into nearly 60 films as she weaves together over fifty years of history to reveal the life of the Brute...immortal King of the Apes, invincible Lord of the Jungle!
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781716140877
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Since 1918, Edgar Rice BurroughsÕ Tarzan has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows, portrayed by a small legion of actors, including Elmo Lincoln, Johnny Weissmuller, Lex Barker, and Mike Henry. Until 1968, Tarzan media shared a rough if confusing continuity between films, which this book seeks to unravel for the first time. Along the way the author also draws connections to the Jungle Jim series, which starred Johnny Weissmuller, and the Bomba the Jungle Boy films, which seemingly continued the adventures of TarzanÕs son Boy. Bezecny dives deep into nearly 60 films as she weaves together over fifty years of history to reveal the life of the Brute...immortal King of the Apes, invincible Lord of the Jungle!
Kings of the Jungle
Author: David Fury
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Cast, production credits, release date, and running time are provided for each of the Tarzan films. The plot synopses include the storyline, background information on the making of the film, and contemporary critical commentary. Also examined is Tarzan on television, from the TV movie Tarzan and the Trappers (1958) to the 1991 series. Heavily illustrated.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Cast, production credits, release date, and running time are provided for each of the Tarzan films. The plot synopses include the storyline, background information on the making of the film, and contemporary critical commentary. Also examined is Tarzan on television, from the TV movie Tarzan and the Trappers (1958) to the 1991 series. Heavily illustrated.
The Tarzan Chronicles
Author: Howard E. Green
Publisher: Disney Editions
ISBN:
Category : Tarzan. (Motion picture : 1999)
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
This colorful adaptation of a Hollywood favorite provides a behind-the-scenes look at how a classic literary icon is transformed into Disney's newest box office sensation. Full color.
Publisher: Disney Editions
ISBN:
Category : Tarzan. (Motion picture : 1999)
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
This colorful adaptation of a Hollywood favorite provides a behind-the-scenes look at how a classic literary icon is transformed into Disney's newest box office sensation. Full color.
Tarzan and the Lion-Man (泰山系列:泰山與獅人在好萊塢)
Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Publisher: Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1059
Book Description
Highly Recommended!Collectors Edition!Edgar rice Burroughs is the master of science fiction fantasy! Eager to know the inside story about the legendary John Carter and the amazing cities and peoples of Barsoom? Tarzan the Ape man and his adventures in jungles vast ? Perhaps your taste is more suited to David Innes and the fantastic lost world at the Earth's core? Or maybe wrong-way Napier and the bizarre civilizations of cloud-enshrouded Venus are more to your liking? These pages contain the wondrous worlds and unforgettable characters penned by the master storyteller Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Publisher: Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1059
Book Description
Highly Recommended!Collectors Edition!Edgar rice Burroughs is the master of science fiction fantasy! Eager to know the inside story about the legendary John Carter and the amazing cities and peoples of Barsoom? Tarzan the Ape man and his adventures in jungles vast ? Perhaps your taste is more suited to David Innes and the fantastic lost world at the Earth's core? Or maybe wrong-way Napier and the bizarre civilizations of cloud-enshrouded Venus are more to your liking? These pages contain the wondrous worlds and unforgettable characters penned by the master storyteller Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Tarzan of the Apes Illustrated
Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
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.[1] 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. So popular was the character that Burroughs continued the series into the 1940s with two dozen sequels.[2] For the novel's centennial anniversary, Library of America published a hardcover edition based on the original book with an introduction by Thomas Mallon in April 2012 (ISBN 978-1-59853-164-0). Scholars have noted several important themes in the novel: the impact of heredity on behavior; racial superiority; civilization, especially as Tarzan struggles with his identity as a human; sexuality; and escapism.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
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.[1] 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. So popular was the character that Burroughs continued the series into the 1940s with two dozen sequels.[2] For the novel's centennial anniversary, Library of America published a hardcover edition based on the original book with an introduction by Thomas Mallon in April 2012 (ISBN 978-1-59853-164-0). Scholars have noted several important themes in the novel: the impact of heredity on behavior; racial superiority; civilization, especially as Tarzan struggles with his identity as a human; sexuality; and escapism.
On the tracks of 007
Author: Martijn Mulder
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789081329415
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
In this detailed field guide, Mulder and Kloosterboer use 30 travel stories to explain exactly where even the smallest James Bond film scene was shot.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789081329415
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
In this detailed field guide, Mulder and Kloosterboer use 30 travel stories to explain exactly where even the smallest James Bond film scene was shot.