Tarzan on the Radio
date: label: date made
content: 1982
label: original broadcast date
content: 1934
name: label: Associated Name
content: Burroughs, Edgar Rice
label: manufacturer
content: Radiola
notes: label: Description
content: The sound recording <i>Tarzan on the Radio </i> is an abridged and edited version of the radio serial <i>Tarzan and the Diamond of Ashair </i> originally broadcast in 1934. Starring Jim Pierce and Joan Burroughs, the story has been condensed from 39 15-minute episodes to fit onto two long playing records.
label: Description
content: “Tarzan” is a fictional character created by American author Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950). Burrough’s introduced his vine-swinging jungle hero in the story <i>Tarzan of the Apes </i> first published in the magazine <i>The All-Story</i> in 1912. The story was later reprinted as a standalone novel in 1914.
label: Description
content: An Englishman from a noble family, Tarzan’s family dies while on an African Expedition. As an infant he us taken in and raised by Apes in Africa, learning to communicate with animals and developing exceptions strength and dexterity. Although he later discovers his human origins, Tarzan decides to remain in the jungle, developing a romantic relationship with marooned Englishwoman Jane Porter.
label: Description
content: One of the 20th centuries first action-adventure heroes, Tarzan became a global phenomenon, inspiring the prolific Burroughs, also known for works such as his <i>John Carter of Mars </i> series, to pen 23 sequels featuring his “ape-man.” Inspiring scores of other pulp adventure heroes, Tarzan has become of the world’s most recognized literary characters. He remains a vital part of our shared popular culture, featured in novelizations, comic books, television, and feature films.
label: Description
content: Reflecting many outdated cultural beliefs, the story of Tarzan expressed many elitist and racist notions accepted at the time of Burrough’s writing.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Radio
label: Subject
content: Radio broadcasts
label: Subject
content: Fantasy
label: web subject
content: Entertainment
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1996.0153.08155
label: label number
content: 2MR-130131
label: accession number
content: 1996.0153
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0153.08155
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Sound Recording
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: vinyl (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 in; x 30.48 cm