Home
Movies
TV Shows
Photos
Sign In

Home
Movies
TV Shows
Photos
Sign In

Home
People
Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Writer, Producer

Born September 2, 1875 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died March 19, 1950

Share with a friend

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 in Idaho, a gold miner in Oregon, a railroad policeman in Utah, a department manager for Sears Roebuck in Chicago. He published "A Princess of Mars" under the title "Under the Moons of Mars" in six parts between February and July of 1912. The same "All-Story Magazine" put out his immediately successful "Tarzan of the Apes" in October of that year. Two years later the hardback book appeared, and on January 27, 1918, the movie opened on Broadway starring Elmo Lincoln as Tarzan. It was one of the first movies to gross over $1,000,000. Burroughs was able to move his family to the San Fernando Valley in 1919, converting a huge estate into Tarzana Ranch. He was in Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 and remained in Hawaii as a war correspondent. Afterward he returned home with a heart condition. On March 19, 1950, alone in his home after reading the Sunday comics in bed, he died. By then he had written 91 novels, 26 of which were about Tarzan. The man whose books have sold hundreds of millions of copies in over thirty languages once said "I write to escape ... to escape poverty".

Edgar Rice Burroughs Photos

Filmography

Actor

2

Type

Year

John Carter: 100 Years in the Making Poster

John Carter: 100 Years in the Making Documentary2012

Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 6 Short Film1922

Writer

83

Type

Year

Grand Opening Short Film2021

Tarzan and Jane Poster

Tarzan and Jane TV Series2017

The Legend of Tarzan Poster

The Legend of Tarzan Feature Film2016

Tarzan Feature Film2013

John Carter Poster

John Carter Feature Film2012

Princess of Mars Poster

Princess of Mars Video2009

The Land That Time Forgot Poster

The Land That Time Forgot Video2009

Tarzan 2: The Legend Begins Poster

Tarzan 2: The Legend Begins Video2005

Tarzan: Terk's Tree Surfing Challenge Video Game2005

Tarzan TV Series2003

Tarzan & Jane Poster

Tarzan & Jane Video2002

The Legend of Tarzan Poster

The Legend of Tarzan TV Series2001

Kaj og Andrea Poster

Kaj og Andrea TV Series1999

Tarzan Feature Film1999

Tarzan Activity Center Poster

Tarzan Activity Center Video Game1999

Tarzan and the Lost City Poster

Tarzan and the Lost City Feature Film1998

Tarzan of the Apes Poster

Tarzan of the Apes Video1998

Tarzan: The Epic Adventures Poster

Tarzan: The Epic Adventures TV Series1996

Tarzán TV Series1991

Tarzan in Manhattan Poster

Tarzan in Manhattan TV Movie1989

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Poster

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Feature Film1984

Tarzan Video Game1984

Tarzan the Ape Man Poster

Tarzan the Ape Man Feature Film1981

The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour Poster

The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour TV Series1980

The People That Time Forgot Poster

The People That Time Forgot Feature Film1977

At the Earth's Core Poster

At the Earth's Core Feature Film1976

Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle Poster

Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle TV Series1976

The Land That Time Forgot Poster

The Land That Time Forgot Feature Film1974

Tarzan in King Solomon's Mines Poster

Tarzan in King Solomon's Mines Feature Film1973

Tarzan's Deadly Silence Poster

Tarzan's Deadly Silence Feature Film1970

Tarzan and the Jungle Boy Poster

Tarzan and the Jungle Boy Feature Film1968

Tarzan and the Great River Poster

Tarzan and the Great River Feature Film1967

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion Poster

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion Feature Film1967

Tarzan TV Series1966

Tarzan and the Valley of Gold Poster

Tarzan and the Valley of Gold Feature Film1966

Per una manciata d'oro Poster

Per una manciata d'oro Feature Film1965

Tarzan's Three Challenges Poster

Tarzan's Three Challenges Feature Film1963

Tarzan Goes to India Poster

Tarzan Goes to India Feature Film1962

Tarzan and the Trappers Poster

Tarzan and the Trappers TV Movie1960

Tarzan the Magnificent Poster

Tarzan the Magnificent Feature Film1960

Tarzan, the Ape Man Poster

Tarzan, the Ape Man Feature Film1959

Tarzan's Greatest Adventure Poster

Tarzan's Greatest Adventure Feature Film1959

Tarzan's Fight for Life Poster

Tarzan's Fight for Life Feature Film1958

Tarzan and the Lost Safari Poster

Tarzan and the Lost Safari Feature Film1957

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle Poster

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle Feature Film1955

Tarzan and the She-Devil Poster

Tarzan and the She-Devil Feature Film1953

Tarzan in Istanbul Poster

Tarzan in Istanbul Feature Film1952

Tarzan's Savage Fury Poster

Tarzan's Savage Fury Feature Film1952

Tarzan's Peril Poster

Tarzan's Peril Feature Film1951

Tarzan and the Slave Girl Poster

Tarzan and the Slave Girl Feature Film1950

Tarzan's Magic Fountain Poster

Tarzan's Magic Fountain Feature Film1949

Tarzan and the Mermaids Poster

Tarzan and the Mermaids Feature Film1948

Tarzan and the Huntress Poster

Tarzan and the Huntress Feature Film1947

Tarzan and the Leopard Woman Poster

Tarzan and the Leopard Woman Feature Film1946

Tarzan and the Amazons Poster

Tarzan and the Amazons Feature Film1945

Tarzan Triumphs Poster

Tarzan Triumphs Feature Film1943

Tarzan's Desert Mystery Poster

Tarzan's Desert Mystery Feature Film1943

The Underground World Poster

The Underground World Short Film1943

Tarzan's New York Adventure Poster

Tarzan's New York Adventure Feature Film1942

Jungle Girl Poster

Jungle Girl Feature Film1941

Tarzan's Secret Treasure Poster

Tarzan's Secret Treasure Feature Film1941

Zhongguo Yeren Wang Feature Film1940

Tarzan Finds a Son! Poster

Tarzan Finds a Son! Feature Film1939

Tarzan and the Green Goddess Poster

Tarzan and the Green Goddess Feature Film1938

Tarzan's Revenge Poster

Tarzan's Revenge Feature Film1938

Tarzan Escapes Poster

Tarzan Escapes Feature Film1936

The Lion Man Poster

The Lion Man Feature Film1936

The New Adventures of Tarzan Poster

The New Adventures of Tarzan Feature Film1935

Tarzan and His Mate Poster

Tarzan and His Mate Feature Film1934

Tarzan the Fearless Poster

Tarzan the Fearless Feature Film1933

Tarzan the Ape Man Poster

Tarzan the Ape Man Feature Film1932

Tarzan the Tiger Poster

Tarzan the Tiger Feature Film1929

Tarzan the Mighty Poster

Tarzan the Mighty Feature Film1928

Tarzan and the Golden Lion Poster

Tarzan and the Golden Lion Feature Film1927

Adventures of Tarzan Poster

Adventures of Tarzan Feature Film1921

The Revenge of Tarzan Poster

The Revenge of Tarzan Feature Film1920

The Son of Tarzan Poster

The Son of Tarzan Feature Film1920

The Oakdale Affair Poster

The Oakdale Affair Feature Film1919

Tarzan of the Apes Poster

Tarzan of the Apes Feature Film1918

The Romance of Tarzan Poster

The Romance of Tarzan Feature Film1918

The Lad and the Lion Poster

The Lad and the Lion Feature Film1917

John Carter, Warlord of Mars Video Game

The Girl from Hollywood Poster

The Girl from Hollywood Mini-Series

Producer

3

Tarzan and the Green Goddess Poster

Tarzan and the Green Goddess Feature Film1938

The New Adventures of Tarzan Poster

The New Adventures of Tarzan Feature Film1935

The New Adventures of Tarzan Poster

The New Adventures of Tarzan Feature Film1935

Thanks

2

Type

Year

Wish Feature Film2023

John Carter: 100 Years in the Making Poster

John Carter: 100 Years in the Making Documentary2012

Featured Celebrity Photos

Dakota Johnson attends premiere of "Daddio" in New York

Ariana Grande's Photoshoot for 'The Boy Is Mine' in June 2024

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley at Jacquemus La Casa Cruise in Capri on June 10, 2024

Eiza Gonzalez spotted outside The Bowery Hotel in New York on June 9, 2024

Olivia Cooke at the premiere of "House Of The Dragon" Season 2 in London

Dua Lipa Perform Live in Pula, Croatia

Kylie Jenner featured in Khy's new "006" Collection Photoshoot - June 2024

Laetitia Casta at Jacquemus La Casa Cruise in Capri

Eiza Gonzalez spotted in New York

Charli XCX leaving her hotel in New York

Ella Hunt attends the CHANEL Tribeca Festival Artists Dinner at The Odeon in New York

Belle Hassan with Love Island cast at Parklife Festival in Manchester

Sistine & Sophia Stallone Spotted in Manhattan

Sabrina Carpenter Promotional Photoshoot for Single "Please Please Please" - June 2024

Dua Lipa at Jacquemus La Casa Cruise in Capri

Suki Waterhouse spotted in Los Angeles

Jennifer Ens at AMFAD Premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Festival in NY

Charlotte Mckinney spotted at Nobu in Malibu

Meghan Trainor's Performance on NBC's Today Summer Concert Series in New York

Joey King at the premiere of "Despicable Me 4" in New York

Olivia O'Brien spotted at a private party at The Nice Guy in Los Angeles

Michaella Russell attending All My Friends Are Dead Premiere at the Tribeca Festival in NY

Lottie Moss Spotted in London

Lana Del Rey performs at Primavera Sound music festival in Porto, Portugal

Carly Rae Jepsen's Performance at the 2024 Governors Ball in Queens

Molly Smith attends launch event at Habbibi Bar and Restaurant in Manchester

Georgia Fowler Spotted in New York City on June 8, 2024

Julia Goldani Telles attends Chanel Luncheon event at Tribeca Film Festival

Kylie Jenner's Arrival at Exclusive Los Angeles Event

Hailey Bieber Stars in the Fila Spring / Summer 2024 Campaign

Oops!

Sign up for free

Company

About Us
Contact Us
Send feedback

Contribute

Add Movie
Add TV Show

Legal

Terms
Privacy

© 2024 Gawby.com

Send feedback to Gawby.com

Describe your issue or suggestion