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Burroughs, Edgar Rice

(Encyclopedia) Burroughs, Edgar RiceBurroughs, Edgar Ricebûrˈōz [key], 1875–1950, American novelist, creator of the character Tarzan. He is the author of Tarzan of the Apes (1914) and numerous other…

Tarzan and the Lost City

Director:Carl SchenkelWriters:Bayard Johnson and J. Anderson BlackDirector of Photography:Paul GilpinEditor:Harry HitnerMusic:Christopher FrankeProduction Designer:Herbert PinterProducers:…

Tarzans through Time

A Brief History of Former Ape Men by Beth Rowen Johnny Weissmuller, perhaps the silver screen's most famous Tarzan, sweeps Jane (Maureen O'Sullivan) off her feet.While nearly 20 beefcake…

Burroughs, William Seward

(Encyclopedia) Burroughs, William Seward, 1914–97, American novelist, b. St. Louis, grad. Harvard, 1936, moved to New York City, 1943. He was an elder member of the beat generation. Junkie (1953),…

Tarzan

Directors:Chris Buck and Kevin LimaWriters:Tab Murphy, Bob Tzudiker, and Noni WhiteWalt Disney Pictures; G; 88 minutesRelease:6/99Voices of:Minnie Driver, Tony Goldwyn, Glenn Close, Nigel…

William Seward Burroughs

William Seward Burroughs Born: 1857Birthplace: Rochester, N.Y Calculating machine—In 1885 Burroughs submitted his first patent for his “calculating machine. ” This first model needed a…

William S. Burroughs

William Seward Burroughs came from an upper-class background in the midwestern United States, studied at Harvard University and then turned to drugs, crime and writing. In the 1940s he became…

Edgar Atheling

(Encyclopedia) Edgar AthelingEdgar Athelingăthˈəlĭng [key] [O.E. ætheling,=son of the king], 1060?–1125?, English prince, grandson of Edmund Ironside. After the death of King Harold at the battle of…

<i>T. rex</i> on the Silver Screen

A history of dinosaur movies by Beth Rowen Related Links Dino Grudge MatchDinosaur CentralDinosaur Hall of FameDinosaur QuizWith the enormous success of the Jurassic Park film franchise—the…

Cayce, Edgar

(Encyclopedia) Cayce, EdgarCayce, Edgarkās [key], 1877–1945, American folk healer, b. Hopkinsville, Ky. A popularizer of the idea of reincarnation, he was active as a “psychic diagnostician” between…