Tarzan (disambiguation)
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Tarzan
is a character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Tarzan may also refer to:
For other appearances of this character, see Tarzan in film and other non-print media
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Tarzan
Tarzan is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungles by the Mangani "great apes"; he later experiences civilization only to largely reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer...
is a character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Tarzan may also refer to:
- Tarzan of the ApesTarzan of the ApesTarzan of the Apes is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published in the pulp magazine All-Story Magazine in October, 1912; the first book edition was published in 1914. The character was so popular that Burroughs...
, Burroughs's 1912 novel - Tarzan of the Apes (film)Tarzan of the Apes (film)Tarzan of the Apes is a 1918 American action/adventure silent film directed by Scott Sidney starring Elmo Lincoln, Enid Markey, George B. French and Gordon Griffith. The movie was the first Tarzan movie ever made, and is based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' original novel Tarzan of the Apes...
, a 1918 silent film - Tarzan (1999 film)Tarzan (1999 film)Tarzan is a 1999 American animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 18, 1999...
, Walt Disney Pictures' 1999 animated feature film.- Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack, the soundtrack.
- Tarzan (musical)Tarzan (musical)Tarzan: The Musical is based on the Disney film of the same name and the story by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Music and lyrics are written by Phil Collins, with a book by David Henry Hwang.-Production:...
, a 2006 Disney Broadway musical
- Tarzan (comics)Tarzan (comics)Tarzan, a fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes, and then in 23 sequels. The character proved immensely popular and quickly made the jump to other media, including comics.-Comic strips:...
- Tarzan (TV series)Tarzan (TV series)This is a list of TV series based on Tarzan....
, a number of television series that have aired over the years. - Tarzan, Lord of the JungleTarzan, Lord of the JungleTarzan, Lord of the Jungle is an animated series created by the Filmation studio for CBS. There are a total of 36 episodes produced over the first four seasons....
, an animated series created by the Filmation studio for CBS, often referred to as "Tarzan"
For other appearances of this character, see Tarzan in film and other non-print media
Tarzan in film and other non-print media
Tarzan, a fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes, and then in twenty-three sequels. The character proved immensely popular and quickly made the jump to other media, first and most notably to comics and film...
Characters:
- Tarzán (mascot)Tarzán (mascot)Tarzán is the official mascot of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, also known as "Colegio".-History:In 1946 the "Colegio" was one of the most successful Universities in sports in Puerto Rico...
, the college mascot from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez - A character in the 1991 Hong Kong film, Riki-Oh: The Story of RickyRiki-Oh: The Story of RickyRiki-Oh: The Story of Ricky is a 1991 Hong Kong martial arts film written and directed by Lam Nai-choi, and based on the Japanese manga Riki-Oh by Masahiko Takajo and Saruwatari Tetsuya...
(in the English language dub version)
People:
- Ellison Brown, a Narragansett Indian runner nicknamed "Tarzan"
- Michael HeseltineMichael HeseltineMichael Ray Dibdin Heseltine, Baron Heseltine, CH, PC is a British businessman, Conservative politician and patron of the Tory Reform Group. He was a Member of Parliament from 1966 to 2001 and was a prominent figure in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major...
, British politician given his nickname because of his hair and actions inside the British House of Commons - Various professional wrestlers who have used the moniker Tarzan:
- "Tarzan Boy (wrestler)Tarzan Boy (wrestler)Oziel Toscano Jasso is a Mexican professional wrestler, or Luchador as they are known in Spanish, best known under the ring name Tarzan Boy and Toscano . Toscano currently works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre...
" (Oziel Toscano), from Mexico - "Tarzan GotoTarzan Goto, better known by his ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler who has wrestled on the independent circuit most of his career. He is best known for his exploding steel cage matches againest Atsushi Onita and Pat Tanaka in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling ....
" (Masaji Goto), from Japan - "Tarzan Lopez" (Carlos Lopez), from Mexico
- "Tarzan TabordaTarzan TabordaTarzan Taborda , was a Portuguese professional wrestler. He is the most significant professional wrestling star ever to emerge from Portugal.-Career:...
" (Albano Taborda), from Portugal, competed across Europe - "Tarzan Tyler" (Camille TourvilleCamille TourvilleCamille Tourville was a professional wrestler and manager better known as Tarzan Tyler. He was one-half of the first WWF Tag Team Champions, along with Luke Graham...
), from Canada, competed across North America
- "Tarzan Boy (wrestler)
- Ludwig "Tarzan" Fainberg, a Russian mobster
- David "Tarzan" RitchieDavid "Tarzan" RitchieDavid "Tarzan" Ritchie is a former shinty player from Newtonmore, Scotland. He is notable for having won 12 Camanachd Cup medals, a record he held alongside fellow Newtonmore player Hugh Chisholm for many years.-Playing career:...
, record-holding shinty player for Newtonmore Camanachd
Places:
- Tarzan, Iran, a village in Lorestan Province
Objects:
- AutoVAZ Tarzan, a Russian 4-wheel drive vehicle manufactured by AutoVAZ
- ASM-A-1 TarzonASM-A-1 TarzonThe ASM-A-1 Tarzon, also known as VB-13, was a guided bomb developed by the United States Army Air Forces during the late 1940s. Mating the guidance system of the earlier Razon radio-controlled weapon with a British Tallboy bomb, the ASM-A-1 saw brief operational service in the Korean War before,...
, an American air-to-surface missile