Character biography Tarzan is the son of British aristocrats who were marooned on the coast of West Africa by mutineers. When Tarzan was an infant, his mother died, and his father was …

Dec 7, 2025 · The real Tarzan never trusted vines. The original Tarzan created by Edgar Rice Burroughs is not a monosyllabic vine enthusiast. He never swings on a vine in the books, he …

Oct 31, 2025 · Tarzan, the creation of the American novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in a magazine story in 1912. His popularity led to the publication of a novel, Tarzan of the …

Tarzan’s civilized persona is but a thin veneer he gladly peels off when he roams far from his eastern African estate, seeking out adventure, dealing justice to wrong-doers, and exploring …

4 days ago · Tarzan might not be “real” in a historical sense, but he is an immortal character whose story makes the reader think, wonder, and take delight. That’s reason enough to …

Tarzan (John Clayton II, Lord Greystoke) is 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 …

Tarzan is contemptuous of the hypocrisy of civilization, and he and Jane return to Africa, making their home on an extensive estate that becomes a base for Tarzan’s later adventures. In …

Tarzan: Directed by Chris Buck, Kevin Lima. With Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Brian Blessed, Glenn Close. A man raised by gorillas must decide where he really belongs when he discovers …

Tarzan (1999 film) ... Tarzan is a 1999 American animated adventure comedy-drama film based on the 1912 story Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan first appeared in the novel Tarzan of the Apes (magazine publication 1912, book publication 1914), and subsequently in 23 sequels, several …