Tag: tarzan
Sacramento Library Hosts Tarzan Centennial Exhibit
TweetFrom the Sacramento Bee August 26, 2012 Attention Tarzan fans: If you’re looking for a way to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ original story, look no farther […]
Let’s Not Forget the Centennial of Outlaw of Torn
TweetWhile we’re celebrating the 100 year centennial of John Carter and Tarzan — let’s not forget good old “Norman of Torn”. As hardcore Burroughs fans (but few others) know — […]
Two articles by Edgar Rice Burroughs: “How I Became an Author”, and “On Syndication”
TweetCheck out Erbzine for three articles from the War Years by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Chicago Examiner, April 4, 1918 HOW I BECAME AN AUTHOR by Edgar Rice Burroughs How did […]
Development of an Edgar Rice Burroughs Fan
TweetPaul Mallinson contributed this to the ERBCOF email group and was kind enough to allow us to share it here on John Carter Files. Paul attended last week’s ERB Centennial […]
Meeting Richard Lupoff at the ERB Centennial
TweetWhen I did my presentation at the Edgar Rice Burroughs Centennial, there was a nice bustle of activity after it was over as people came up and wished me well […]
A Panoramic Shot of Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc.
TweetAs the ERB Centennial celebration was unfolding the last few days, I found myself in Tarzana for the stamp ceremony on Friday with a few minutes to kill, so I […]
John Ralston Burroughs on his grandfather, Edgar Rice Burroughs
TweetJohn Ralston Burroughs, grandson of Edgar Rice Burroughs, gave a wonderful talk at the ERB Centennial Celebration Dum Dum 2012 and I tried to make a transcript as he talked. […]
The Edgar Rice Burroughs Stamp Ceremony Photo Gallery
TweetEdgar Rice Burroughs was honored yesterday in Tarzana, the city he founded, with a wonderful ceremony that shows the USPS knows how to put on a pretty good shindig. Jim […]
US Postal Service Salutes Legendary Author Edgar Rice Burroughs
TweetFrom US Postal Service TARZANA, CA — The U.S. Postal Service will honor tomorrow one of the most prolific authors of the early 20th century and inventor of the iconic […]
LA Daily News: “Celebrating 100 Years of Tarzan”
Tweetby Dana Bartholomew for LA Daily News It wasn’t the screech of chimpanzees that lured famed researcher Jane Goodall to dream of the wilds of Tanzania. It was Tarzan of […]
Official Tarzan/John Carter Centennial Schedule for the 2012 Dum Dum
TweetThe Tarzan/John Carter Centennial Celebration is about to start — it begins Wednesday night and runs through Sunday at the Warner Center Marriott in Woodland Hills, CA near Tarzana. All […]
Essay: It’s Always the Story
TweetYesterday, while chasing down an image, I came across this essay at ERBGraphics and thought I would share. If you haven’t discovered Erbgraphics yet — take some time and visit. […]
An Erbzine Bonanza — Three Issues
TweetBill Hillman has given us a nice haul of Erbzines — three weeks worth, since he’ll be traveling for much of August, including coming to the Dum Dum August 16-18. […]
Profile: Jim and Vicki Sullos of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc
TweetThe Contra Costa Times has a nice profile of Jim Sullos and his wife Vicki. Long Beach Couple has Me Tarzan, You Jane Relationship by Rich Archbold for the Contra […]
How Tarzan became an Israeli Craze
TweetThanks to Bill Hillman and Erbzine for finding this one — a newly published article about how Tarzan became a craze in Israel. Tarzan of the Jews by Rex Weiner […]
Roy Krenkel’s Evocative Edgar Rice Burroughs Covers
TweetA disciple of J.Allen St. John, Franklin Booth, William Walcot and Norman Lindsay, Roy Krenkel was responsible for vividly evocative cover art for the ACE 1960’s Edgar Rice Burroughs paperbacks. […]
The Uniqueness of Edgar Rice Burroughs Heroes by Abraham Sherman
TweetGuest Blog by Abraham Sherman: Edgar Rice Burroughs is often regarded as a “pulp writer” who is not to be taken too seriously. His stories are fast-paced and highly imaginative and […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs Stamp is about to be launched as part of the 100 Year Centennial Celebration
TweetIt occurred to me that there are lots of new fans as a result of John Carter who may not know about it. ERB is being honored with a US […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Film Company, “Burroughs Tarzan Enterprises”,
TweetOne aspect of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ story that has always intrigued me is his film company, Burroughs Tarzan Enterprises, which he set up in 1934 with Ashton Dearholt, and which […]
A Pretty Cool Picture From Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc–from the room where ERB worked
TweetI’m at Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc at a meeting of the steering committee for the Aug 16-18 Dum Dum Convention celebrating 100 Years of Tarzan and John Carter, and I […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Poem “The Black Man’s Burden”
TweetQuite frequently we hear about racism in the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs and I frankly don’t buy it. He was a man of his time, to be sure, and […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc President thanks fans at ComicCon, voices confidence in a sequel
TweetDuring a visit to the Back to Barsoom Fan booth at ComicCon, where he was enthusiastically greeted by working members of the John Carter Sequel Facebook Group who were busy signing […]
Tarzan and the Man Who Made Him — An Article Written in 1945
TweetI just read a delightful “harrumph” from a commenter who objected to something in Andy Briggs “New Adventures of Tarzan” and took Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., to task for not […]
The Guardian is offering a free extract from The New Adventures of Tarzan by Andy Briggs
TweetAndy Brigg’s “The New Adventures of Tarzan” is a modern day Tarzan tale authorized by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc, and The Guardian is now offering a free extract which is […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs One of the Fathers of Steampunk
TweetHere’s a nice article on steampunk — its definition, origins in early sci-fi, and even a confirmed description of the origin of the term which I hadn’t heard before, but […]
Allison Bohl Interviews George T. McWhorter, Curator of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Special Collection at the University of Louisville
TweetGeorge McWhorter is a legendary figure among ERBophiles — he’s the curator of the Edgar Rice Burroughs special collection at the University of Louisville, and one of the world’s top […]
The Pulp Magazine Project: Preserving Popular Fiction
TweetFrom the Golden Gazette. The Pulp Magazines Project is a massive undertaking to preserve a vital aspect of American history—the pulp fiction magazines, magazines that launched the careers of legendary […]
Tarzan: Racist Savage or First Eco-Warrior?
TweetThe issue of whether or not Edgar Rice Burroughs put forward racist ideas and subtext in Tarzan and his other novels, including the Barsoom novels, is something that comes up […]
Tarzan at 100: Lord of the Superheroes
TweetFrom The Guardian Some literary characters slip free from their creators and become part of our shared culture, becoming the closest thing we have to a modern mythology. You don’t […]
Saturday at ComicCon: ERB Inc. to Present Tarzan at Noon
TweetThe San Diego ComicCon schedule is out, and the ERB Inc. Presentation will take place at noon on Saturday. Here is how the listing reads: 12:00-1:00 The Naked Truth About […]