Brooks Barnes (July 3, 2016). " 'The BFG' Stumbles as 'Finding Dory' Rules Box Office". The New York Times . Retrieved June 27, 2020. Gallagher, Brian (June 30, 2014). "Warner Bros. Expands Leavesden Studios as 'Tarzan' Begins Production". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014 . Retrieved July 2, 2014. Main article: Tarzan in film, television and other non-print media Buster Crabbe as Tarzan in the film serial Tarzan the Fearless Film [ edit ] Soon after his parents' death, Tarzan became a feral child, and his tribe of apes is known as the Mangani, great apes of a species unknown to science. Kala is his ape mother. Burroughs added stories occurring during Tarzan's adolescence in his sixth Tarzan book, Jungle Tales of Tarzan. Nigel Hawthorne as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter, an eccentric, short-statured scientist and Jane's father. Dave Burgess served as the supervising animator for Porter. This was one of Hawthorne's two final acting roles before he died in 2001.

Series One, episode Two of The Two Ronnies includes a "Tarzan in Suburbia" sketch with Ronnie Barker as Tarzan. Clute, John, and Peter Nicholls. 1993. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-09618-6. p. 178: "Tarzan is a remarkable creation, and possibly the best-known fictional character of the century." The show, a Disney Theatrical production, was directed and designed by Bob Crowley. The same version of Tarzan that was played at the Richard Rodgers Theatre is being played throughout Europe and has been a huge success in the Netherlands.The earlier Tarzan films were silent pictures adapted from the original Tarzan novels which appeared within a few years of the character's creation. With the advent of talking pictures, a popular Tarzan movie franchise was developed, which was anchored by actor Johnny Weissmüller in the title role, which lasted from 1932 to 1948. Tarzan films under Weissmüller often featured the character's chimpanzee companion, Cheeta. Later Tarzan films after Weissmüller have been occasional and somewhat idiosyncratic. See main article, Tarzan (radio program) . James H. Pierce and Joan Burroughs Pierce starred in the 1932–34 Tarzan radio series After Burroughs's death, a number of writers produced new Tarzan stories. In some instances, the estate managed to prevent publication of such works. The most notable example in the United States was a series of five novels by the pseudonymous "Barton Werper" that appeared 1964–65 by Gold Star Books (part of Charlton Comics). As a result of legal action by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., they were taken off the market. [16] Similar series appeared in other countries, notably Argentina, Israel, and some Arab countries. McNary, Dave (2 September 2008). "Sommers in talks to direct 'Tarzan' ". Variety . Retrieved 9 March 2014.

Disney's 'Tarzan' to close July 8 on Broadway". USA Today. June 24, 2007 . Retrieved March 26, 2013. Kilmer, David (July 12, 1999). "TARZAN 2 is in the works". Animation World Network . Retrieved February 19, 2017. Produced by Sol Lesser, after he argued that he still had binding contract to produce at least five Tarzan films, Lesser would later move on to take over the Weissmuller series. Hyo-won, Lee (July 6, 2016). "South Korea Box Office: Local Comedy 'Familyhood' Tops 'The Legend of Tarzan' ". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 6, 2016.The second Tarzan radio program began 1 November 1951 and ran for 75 half-hour episodes, ending on 27 June 1953. Lamont Johnson played Tarzan. [23] Television [ edit ] Tarzan and Jane is a song and music video by Danish group Toy-Box from their debut album, Fantastic (1999). a b Iswarienko, Kurt (June 23, 2016). "Alexander Skarsgard, of Sound Mind and Body to Play Tarzan". New York Times . Retrieved June 24, 2016. Tarzan, a musical stage adaptation of the 1999 animated feature, opened at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway on May 10, 2006, and closed on July 8, 2007. Tarzan and the Silver Globe (1964), the novel was rewritten as "Zamba and the Silver Globe" ( ISBN 978-1-4357-4973-3) and published by ERBville Press in October 2014.