John Clayton (Character) John Clayton (Character) The content of this page was created by users. It has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. Overview Biography: John Clayton is the birthname of Edgar Rice Burrough's jungle hero Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle. See more » Alternate Names: John Clayton : Your rules don't work. Detective Jane Porter : I'm not asking you to trust my rules, I'm not asking you to trust my laws, I'm asking you to trust me. See more » Update You may correct errors and omissions on this page directly. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process. IMDb Everywhere Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet! Tarzan (character) | Disney Fan Fiction Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [Source] Tarzan is the main protagonist of Disney's 1999 animated feature of the same name , its 2002 sequel , and 2005 midquel . He is the fifth Disney Adventurer. He was voiced by Tony Goldwyn as an adult and by Alex D. Linz as a child.

In the 2001 television series the Legend of Tarzan , he was voiced by Michael T. Weiss and Harrison Chad in the midquel. Goldwyn also provided the voice for the first Kingdom Hearts game. Contents Background Personality Tarzan is an extremely brave, loyal and honorable character. He cares deeply about his family and friends and was willing to risk his life to save them. He has also been known to be willing to rescue his enemies; an example of this was when Clayton was about to fall to his death and Tarzan exclaimed "Clayton! Clayton, don't!" and reached out to save him, even though Clayton had fatally wounded Kerchak and attempted to kidnap his whole gorilla family. In his youth, Tarzan was playful and fun loving, but also felt like an outcast due to the fact that he was human. Until Jane Porter, her father and Clayton arrived he had never seen another human before and was therefore unaware of what species he was. And as an adult, he had matured into a more serious character but still displayed a playful and friendly side when around his family and friends.

Tarzan was also very curious and when he heard a gunshot he went to investigate while the rest of his family moved deeper into the jungle. It was because of his curious nature that he met Jane, Professor Porter and Clayton. Having lived in the jungle his whole life, Tarzan developed exceptional abilities that would be impossible for other humans. He was able to swing through the trees, hold things with his feet and had a good sense of hearing and smell. He frequently moved like a gorilla, walking on his knuckles but would walk upright at times too. He was an incredible fighter being able to hold his own against some of the jungles deadliest predator. One of Tarzan's most notable accomplishments was when he managed to kill Sabor a ferocious and powerful leopard who had killed his parents many years earlier. Tarzan often fought with a spear but would also commonly use his bare hands to defeat his opponents. He is also incredibly strong being able to pin down Kerchak and lift at least two fully grown humans at the same time without any apparent effort. Design Tarzan's brown hair is styled in long dreadlocks. He wears almost no clothes. The only piece of clothing he wears is a tattered, brown loincloth around his waist.

He wears his father's clothes once when he decides to go to England. His eyes are a light blue-green in color and his muscular body is tanned from living in the jungle all his life. Appearances Tarzan In the movie, Tarzan starts off as a baby who escapes a burning ship with his biological parents and lives in a treehouse (built by his parents) with his parents but later on, his parents are killed by Sabor the Leopard ( Two Worlds ). Luckily, the baby is rescued by a female gorilla named Kala who had lost her baby gorilla son to Sabor. After escaping Sabor, Kala brings the baby back to her gorilla family and tells her mate Kerchak , the leader, that she wants to adopt the baby since his parents were killed by Sabor and there are no more humans left in the Jungle, to which Kerchak agrees but says that the baby won't be his son. Kala names the baby, Tarzan, and sings him a lullaby about being in her heart forever ( You'll Be In My Heart ). A few years later, Tarzan grows into a boy and likes to tag along with his best friend, Terk and some other gorillas.

One day, while tagging along, Terk tells Tarzan to get an elephant hair off an elephant tail (as a crazy joke to make Tarzan leave while Terk is busy with some other gorillas) to which Tarzan, unfortunately, jumps into the water and swims up to an elephant and grabs its tail causing the elephants to run wild and rush through the gorillas' territory. When Kerchak sees this, he scowls at Tarzan, who survived the stampede, met and befriended a young elephant named Tantor , and actually got the elephant hair, telling him that he will never be one of them. Disappointed and hurt by this, Tarzan runs down to the edge of the water and puts mud all over himself and then Kala shows up at night. Tarzan is encouraged by Kala that he's "not that different" at all. During his entire teenage years, he grew up with continuous struggles to fit in with the gorillas; performing various monkey-like action and other animal actions such as picking fruit, learning other animal languages, fighting a snake, eating termites, etc. ( Son of Man ). One day, as he is playing with Terk and Tantor, he hears a noise in the bush.

As he comes close, it turns out to be Sabor. Kerchak fights and is injured by the leopard. Tarzan steps in and kills the leopard with Kala, Kerchak (in a way), Tantor, Terk and the entire gorilla pack cheering for his victory. Almost instantly later, they hear a loud noise in the forest. While the other gorillas (and Tantor ) run away, Tarzan-driven by his curiosity-decides to figure out the noise, which turns out to be a gunshot from Clayton -who is the bodyguard of the gorilla explorers pack of Jane Porter and her father, Professor Archimedes Q. Porter . Fascinated by them, due to the fact he's never seen another human being before, Tarzan spends some time (possibly a while) to spy on them without being noticed. Later, Jane is drawing a picture of a baby baboon, the baboon likes it and takes it from her. When she tricks him to give the picture back, his crying angers a huge pack of baboons. Luckily, Tarzan comes to the rescue.

After a number of events, when they're safe on the tree, Tarzan settles the chase, which is the first time the viewers saw the movie from the human angle (as the scene showed he was able to communicate with the baboons) by returning the drawing to the baby baboon. As Jane tries to leave, it's raining and they are forced into the shade of the big tree. When on the tree, he shows an extremely curiosity by her, does various of weird action (listens to her heartbeat, tickles her, touches her hand...). Finally, he has the ability to talk human as he said his name "Tarzan" (although how is not clear, as this name was given by Kala, which means, despite his parents could teach him English before they were killed, he logically can't say his name in English). After it stops raining, he carries Jane back to her camp. When Terk, younger gorillas, and Tantor are trashing the camp while making music ( Trashin' the Camp ), Tarzan steps in and solves the problem. Unfortunately, Kerchak appears and tells everyone to come back. Later, Kerchak warns everyone and Tarzan about the danger of humans.

However, Tarzan disobeys and keeps returning to the camp In the next morning, he jumps between Jane and Clayton's argument. Clayton, Jane and her father realize he is the perfect person to help them which their research. They teach him about human behaviours, English, as well as thing he's never seen before (city, astronomy...). During this time, he's starting to fall in love with Jane ( Strangers Like Me ). Although he refuses to lead the explorers to the gorilla nest, concerned about their safety. His affection towards Jane and weird actions (riding a bicycle, leaving early in the morning...) leave Kala and Terk concerned and feel left out. As the explorers, unfortunately, are starting to return to England, Tarzan displays hurt, to one point even tries to convince Jane to stay with him. However, Clayton uses this situation as an advantage to his plans and misleads Tarzan into thinking that Jane would stay if he showed them the gorillas. Tarzan agrees and leads the party to the gorilla pack's home, while Terk and Tantor lure Kerchak away to avoid having him attack the humans. Jane and her father are excited to mingle with the gorillas.

However, Kerchak returns and tries to attack them. Tarzan stops him to let the explorers to run away. Back at the nest, Tarzan confronts Kerchak about the attack. Kerchak says he was trying to protect their family and confronts Tarzan's action as well, telling him that he has betrayed his family. While Tarzan's sitting on a tree, Kala comes near him. He says that he is so confused. Kala leads him to the old treehouse, tells him that she should've told him about it long ago and that she isn't his biological mother. He realizes that he was a human all along and, after Kala said that she'll be happy whatever makes him happy, dresses in his father's suit and follows the explorers to England. Before leaving, he says to Kala: "No matter where I go, you'll always be my mother" . When he's on the ship, he is surprised to find that Clayton's men had captured the crew and that they were doing the same with Archimedes and Jane. The thugs try to capture him, but thanks to his agility he manages to avoid them by jumping on the cages and climbing the ship's mast.

However, they weren't exactly slow, as one of them manages to grab him from his ankle and leave him hanging from the mast. After shaking him off, and seeing the rest of the thugs closing in on him, he makes a huge leap from the top of the mast towards the funnel's end, managing to hold onto it. Here is where his strength and his monkey-like acrobatics turned out useless, as his shoes would slip as he tried to climb up, while his hands would slowly slip away due to tiredness. This resulted in him falling from a great height, right into a pile of boxes. As soon as he crawled out of the remnants, two of the thugs grab him and slam him against the superstructure's wall; he then asks Clayton for help but Clayton reveals to him that he'll attack the gorilla's nest. He has him locked up in the ship, desperately trying to get out, at one point even shows aggression toward Jane when she tries to calm him down and realizes that Kerchak was right about him betraying his family. Ultimately, he is rescued by Terk and Tantor after they heard Tarzan's cry.

After being rescued, he returns to wear his usual clothes, rescues the gorilla pack and defeats Clayton's men, with the help of some more animals he summoned to help him in the rescue; including Terk and Tantor and Jane and her father. After the rescue, Clayton shoots Tarzan in one of his arms. When Kerchak sees this, he tries to rescue him but is unfortunately, shot by Clayton. Tarzan aggressively attacks him. Realizing he doesn't have the advantage as Clayton, he moves to a big tree, which lures Clayton to follow him. On the tree, he manages to breake Clayton's gun. Clayton says he has the advantage now and he should attack him, which Tarzan replies: "I'm not a man like you!", but Clayton manages to get a knife and attacks him. Tarzan manages to jump to nearby vines and ties Clayton up with them. Clayton aggressively rips them with his teeth and knife, without realizing one of them is hanging into his neck while the vine he is hanging on is weakening, just waiting to be ripped. Tarzan realizes this and tries to warn him.

But Clayton falls and hangs to death, leaving Tarzan and the entire gorilla pack looking on in horror. Tarzan moves toward a near-death Kerchak, whom telling him that he'll now lead the pack. Kerchak also tells him that he was wrong about him and that Tarzan has been a member of the pack all along. Kerchak, having finally accepted Tarzan as his son, then dies in the scene of heavy rain and the sadness of Jane, her father, Tarzan and the gorillas. Tarzan later yells his famous sound, indicates his leading to the gorillas. The next day, after he has been bandaged from the gunshot, Tarzan stands on the beach, looks sadly as Jane and her father leave him. One of her gloves fly towards him, which only made him more depressed. After Jane realizes that she loves him, she jumps off the boat and runs toward him, much to his surprise and the two finally share a kiss. Later, Jane's father joins his daughter, telling the captain to tell everyone back in England that he never found them; "After all, people get lost in the jungle everyday," he says.

Finally, Tarzan is seen swinging with his wife, Jane, to a tree with his big family (including Jane's father, Kala, and Terk with Tantor as a little help) as the King of The Jungle. In the midquel film, Tarzan is still a child, and is still having trouble fitting in with his family. He is shunned by the other apes after he causes an accident that endangers the babies. The Legend of Tarzan Kingdom Hearts Tarzan appears as a party member in the first Kingdom Hearts game. Tarzan first encounters Sora in his former treehouse home, being attacked by the leopard Sabor. Tarzan managed to chase off Sabor and became friends with Sora, through a difficult conversation due to Tarzan's limited vocabulary. Sora asks for Tarzan's help to locate Riku and Kairi , although Tarzan doesn't really understand. He leads Sora through the jungle's depths to an encampment where Sora meets Tarzan's friend, Jane , who is surprised to see Sora, and later Donald and Goofy . Clayton , a hunter whom Jane brought to the jungle, attempts yet again to persuade Tarzan to show them the location of the gorillas.

Tarzan, however, cannot do it as the leader of the gorillas, Kerchak , is distrustful of the humans. At this point, Clayton has his heart taken by the Heartless and he falls into darkness. Sabor attacks Sora and Tarzan again, but they kill him. Jane and Terk are briefly kidnapped by Clayton, but are saved shortly after by the Keyblade bearer. Unfortunately, Clayton and his gang of Heartless have now captured all the gorillas so that Clayton can shoot them. Sora and Tarzan intervene and the gorillas escape. Clayton and a large Heartless named Stealth Sneak fight Sora, Tarzan, Donald and Goofy, but they are defeated (Clayton being crushed by the Heartless). Tarzan seems to be able to tell that Clayton is no longer human, and expresses his discovery immediately before the fight. Grateful for their rescue, the gorillas show Sora and the others the location of the world's Keyhole . Jane then figures out what Tarzan's continuous grunting means: Friends in the heart (the word heart is subtitled in punctuation symbols). Disney Parks Tarzan at one of the Disney Parks Tarzan appears in various Disney parks.

Though an uncommon walkaround character these days (mainly due to the fact that he is shirtless), he does have the Tarzan's Treehouse attraction at Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland as well as appearing in various shows inspired by the film. At Tokyo DisneySea , Tarzan appears in the park's version of Fantasmic! , swinging on vines with Jane in projected footage during the jungle sequence. Gallery The Disney Wiki and Disney Fan Fiction Wiki has a collection of images and media related to Tarzan (character) . Trivia Tarzan is similar to Mowgli from The Jungle Book Both live in the jungle, wear loincloths, and are raised by animals. Tarzan is one of the most muscular Disney heroes alongside others in the likes of Hercules and Li Shang in terms of physique, since living in the African jungle had built up his growing body from childhood to manhood. Similar to Pocahontas , Tarzan doesn't speak and understand the human English speaking tongue, but eventually comes to uttering his first words when in close contact with their eventual love interest, who are both from England. Tarzan is the only Disney hero to wield a spear, and have a 'dreadlock' hair style type.

At the end of "You will be in my heart" (shortly after Tarzan is adopted by Kala), a woman's voice can be heard softly whispering "Always...". This could be interpreted to be the spirit of Tarzan's mother, noting her undying love for her son. In the book by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan's real name is John Clayton III. In the film, Tarzan's real name is never addressed, but the villain is named John Clayton . Though Clayton is not Tarzan's father, the identical name implies a possible blood relationship between Clayton and Tarzan's father, who is also named John Clayton. Also in the book Tarzan and Jane have a son named Korak, also known as Jack Clayton or John 'Jack' Paul Clayton IV. Tarzan is one of two Disney stars to meet his author. The other is Ariel of The Little Mermaid . In both cases they meet them in their television series, made after the film they first appear in, and in each case they are unaware of the significance of the meeting. When Tony Goldwyn was unable to provide a satisfactory version of the Tarzan yell, Brian Blessed , the voice of Clayton stepped in and provided the yells for the film instead.

Despite being taught English by English people, Tarzan speaks English with an American accent. Reportedly, Tony Goldwyn was originally meant to use an American accent when speaking with the gorillas and a British accent when speaking with humans in order to differentiate gorilla language and English, but the idea was dropped when Goldwyn could not pull off a convincing English accent. In The Legend of Tarzan episode, British Invasion, it is made clear that Tarzan knows his parents were killed by Sabor when explaining to Jane's friends that he never got to know them. He goes on to tells them that they were killed in the Treehouse (where himself, Jane, and her friends were having tea at the time) and even points out the location of where their bodies used to be. Tarzan bears resemblance to Beast's human form since both of them are animated by Glen Keane . Tarzan never called Kerchak Father since Kerchak didn't consider him his son. Tarzan is in his early 20's. Despite not appearing in the show itself, Tarzan was featured in some online games for the television series House of Mouse . However, Tantor made brief appearances in the show.

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Maybe it will turn up on a late… The Language Journal: Tarzan, Ape-Man and Linguist (100th Birthday on March 9) Tarzan, Ape-Man and Linguist (100th Birthday on March 9) Poster for Tarzan of the Apes film, 1918 One hundred years ago, Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel about a feral child who was raised by great apes somewhere in the African jungles was published in a magazine. The novel was called Tarzan of the Apes. It was about Tarzan's adventures in the jungle and his encounters with both humans and animals. In 1914, Burroughs' novel was finally published in book form. Today, there are hundreds of works based on Burroughs' character Tarzan in different media. Tarzan of the Apes has spawned several comic books, movies, television shows and even a stage play. The heroic adventurer celebrates his 100th birthday this year. There hasn't been much interest in Tarzan lately because there are no new movies or television shows about Burroughs' ape-man.

The last Tarzan movie that enjoyed worldwide release was an animated Disney movie back in 1999. One of the closest adaptations of Tarzan of the Apes was the 1984 film Greystoke The Legend of Tarzan Lord of the Apes. The best way to learn more about Tarzan is through Burroughs' novels. Here's a sneak peak into the fictional character Tarzan and the man who created him. The man behind Tarzan Edgar Rice Burroughs American novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 1, 1875. After being discharged from the military, Burroughs took on different jobs before working for his father's company in 1899. He was married to Emma Centennia Hulbert who bore him 3 children. Burroughs, after a string of low paying jobs, began writing fiction. "Under the Moons of Mars" was his first serialized work. Soon after, he completed "Tarzan of the Apes," which was published in a magazine in October 1912. Burroughs was not a gifted writer but he was a master storyteller.

He also had the knack for exploiting his most well-known character, Tarzan, by having the character come out not only in his novels but also in comic strips, television shows, movies and in merchandise (Tarzan toys and Tarzan clothing, food items and more) stores. The ape-man's popularity soared and the fictional character became a cultural icon. During World War II, Burroughs became the war's oldest correspondent. He was nearing his 70s then. After suffering a number of health issues, Burroughs suffered a heart attack that caused his death at the age of 74 on March 19, 1950. Burroughs was a prolific writer during his time. He wrote stories with themes that revolved around science fiction, fantasy, westerns and historical romances. He wrote several fictional stories set on the planet Mars. Burroughs renamed the 4th planet from the sun Barsoom. One of the Barsoom books was about a character named John Carter, an earthling who found himself transported to Barsoom. John Carter's popularity is expected to rise this year with the showing of the Disney movie John Carter in cinemas on March 9.

Apart from having around 70 novels to his name, a crater on Mars was named in Burroughs' honor. A district in San Francisco has a connection to Burroughs. Tarzana, California was named after Tarzana Ranch, the home of Burroughs. Several writers, including Arthur C. Clarke (2001: A Space Odyssey), Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451) and James Cameron (Avatar), said that Burroughs influenced their craft. Burroughs' ape-man The fictional character Tarzan was born John Clayton. He was the son of English parents, John and Alice Clayton, the Lord and Lady Greystoke. His parents both found their deaths in the jungle under different circumstances. The infant Clayton (Lord Greystoke) was adopted by a tribe of Great Apes called the Mangani. Kerchak was the head of this ape tribe. He was given the name Tarzan, which meant 'white-skin' in the language of the apes. Kala served as Tarzan's ape mother. Tarzan eventually discovered his family's cabin and this was were he found out about his human heritage.

Using the books he found in the cabin, Tarzan taught himself how to read. Tarzan grew up to become a skilled hunter. He used this skill to avenge his ape mother's death when a hunter killed Kala. Kerchak became envious of Tarzan because the 'white-skin' was gaining popularity among the apes due to his physical skills. The ape leader attacked Tarzan one day. The fight between the two led to the death of Kerchak. Leadership of the ape tribe fell upon Tarzan's shoulders. When Tarzan was around 20 years old, he met Jane Porter, an American woman who was marooned in the same place where Tarzan's parents were years before. Jane was with her father and a few others. Jane eventually went back to America and Tarzan followed her to the concrete jungle. The two ultimately married and at one time lived in England. Tarzan and Jane had a son named Jack (given the ape name Korak). In later books, Tarzan and Jane returned to the jungles of Africa. That was where his other adventures took place. Burroughs' character Tarzan was Caucasian.

He was depicted in the novels as tall, handsome, strong, and athletic, with keen senses and reflexes. Tarzan had long black hair, grey eyes and tanned skin. The man of the jungle was brave, loyal, devoted, steadfast, firm, intelligent and largely ethical in his ways. He was also described as generous, gracious and forceful when need-be. Tarzan was more comfortable in the jungle than in America or in England. Burroughs' ape-man was a true child of the jungle. Tarzan the linguist Tarzan was well known for his physicality. What many may have overlooked was that the ape-man was a gifted linguist who learned languages in a matter of days. According to one article entitled “Burroughsian Language Banks” by David Arthur Adams, a known Edgar Rice Burroughs scholar and writer, Tarzan knew at least 29 languages and dialects. His research on all the Tarzan novels led him to the conclusion that Tarzan had the gift of understanding oral as well as sign languages. One must understand that the Tarzan novels are fictional. Therefore, some of the dialects he was said to have learned did not actually exist in real life.

Of course Tarzan's first language had to be the language of the apes that adopted him, the ape language Mangani. His second language was French. He learned this via a French officer by the name of Lt. Paul D’Arnot. Tarzan rescued the French lieutenant from a tribe of cannibals. It was also from D'Arnot that he learned English. When he met Jane Potter, they first communicated through gestures. Arabic was learned from his encounters with Kadour ben Saden. Tarzan also spoke the tongues of the Waziris and the Oparians. The ape-man learned dialects of both the African east and west coasts. His encounters with Germans gave him the opportunity to learn the German language. Tarzan communicated with the Ant Men or the Minunians. He picked up the sign language of the Alalus and spoke the dialect of the Bagalla tribe. Not surprising at all, Tarzan knew Latin from his exposure to Caesar's legionnaires but only very little of the ancient language. He knew the Bagego dialect, the language of the Gilaks and many more. Tarzan also learned the languages of other animals like that of Tantor, the elephant and Numa, the lion.

Based on the series, Tarzan spoke French, English, Arabic (including the dialects Gallas, Shiftas, and Kafichos), German, Latin, Dutch, Portuguese and ancient Mayan. The native dialects he spoke or at least understood were Waziri, the West Coast mongrel tongue, Swahili, Pal-ul-don (a pithecanthropus language), Alalus sign language, Minunian dialect, Bagalla dialect, Bagego dialect, Gilak dialect (from those who live in Pellucidar, a place located beneath the surface of the earth according to Burroughs), Athne language, and the dialects Bansuto, Utenga, Bukena, Buiroo, Zuli, Kaji, Bantango, Bantu and Babago. Tarzan also understood African drum language. It is quite possible that the ape-man new more languages and dialects because of his extraordinary gift of learning tongues. Tarzan was a well-traveled adventurer who met people of different tribes and races. Some languages and dialects he had mastery over while others he learned only enough of them in order to get his message clearly across.

Those who grew up reading or watching Tarzan may only remember him as the man swinging from tree to tree yelling "Ah-ah-AHHHH...ah-AHH...ahahahahahhhhh!!!!!!" But there's more to his character and background. He was an American superhero who came before the likes of Superman, Batman, and Captain America. He fearlessly interacted with wild animals, helped humans and animals in distress, and did what he could to protect his environment. Before it became fashionable to care for the environment, Tarzan was already championing Mother Nature's cause. Tarzan celebrates his centennial this year. Get to know the real Tarzan by reading Burroughs' novels about the loincloth wearing man of the jungle. Join the world in celebrating an iconic character, a champion of men, beasts and the environment. Tarzan's linguistic skills would surely come in handy in the world today. ERBzine 1501: Chrono Bio of Tarzan by Phil Farmer Review Blurbs: The old vine swinger is one of a handful of fictional characters to rank a biography. Such books give the authors the opportunity to expound on the characters, providing background, side stories, and updates not offered by their creator.

Farmerï¿½s 1972 volume borrows from Edgar Rice Burroughs but also adds to the legend by tracing Tarzanï¿½s lineage . . . and extends his exploits beyond the African jungle as an RAF pilot in World War II. Great fun.ï¿½ ï¿½Library Journal, Classic Returns ï¿½Farmer goes one step further than mere literary fun. He takes engaging advantage of the readerï¿½s inherent susceptibility to myth.ï¿½ ï¿½Publishers Weekly ï¿½Tarzan is seen as a 20th-century heroic figure having much in common with the mythical demigods of an earlier day, and this book will not fail to please and enthrall his many followers.ï¿½ ï¿½Library Journal ï¿½The most innovative part of the book [is] Tarzanï¿½s family tree linking him to every great hero in pulp literature. . . . Farmer is less well known today than he was forty years ago.

Nevertheless, Alive ages well and gives the reader the sourcebook for so many writers today.ï¿½ ï¿½American Book Review "Farmer does a fine job of consolidating all the material. He leaves the reader with a three dimensional portrait of the main characters, their foibles, and motivations. . . . For an introduction to one of the most resilient heroes in literature, Tarzan Alive is a remarkable offering." ï¿½Green Man Review ï¿½This easily readable scholarly tome filled me with nostalgia for the first time I visited Africa with Tarzan many years ago and reminded me that, in the books, at least, Tarzan still lives.ï¿½ ï¿½Mark Graham, Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) Cover Blurg from the Popular Library, NY, edition: Through the brilliant, exhaustive research pf Philip José Farmer, the true, astonishing saga of Lord Greystoke ï¿½ better known as Tarzan of the Apes ï¿½ can at last be told. It's all here, the fact meticulously separated from the fiction: Tarzan's imperiled birth on the shores of Africa . . .

an intimate account of his upbringing by Kala (proven more hominoid than gorilloid) . . . his lifelong love for Jane (38-19-36) . . . the adventures in the golden city of Opar . . . travels to England, Paris, and Hollywood . . . the previously unknown years as an R.A.F. pilot . . . ancestry to Sherlock Holmes, Nero Wolfe, "Doc Savage," and Bulldog Drummond . . . . A feast of knowledge for Tarzan freaks, adventure lovers, and truth seekers everywhere. Through the tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs, generations of readers have thrilled to the adventures of Lord Greystoke (aka John Clayton, but better known as Tarzan of the Apes). In this biography Philip Jose Farmer pieces together the life of this fantastic man, correcting Burroughs's errors and deliberate deceptions and tracing Tarzan's family tree back to other extraordinary figures, including Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes, the Scarlet Pimpernel, Doc Savage, Nero Wolfe, and Bulldog Drummond. Tarzan Alive offers the first chronological account of Tarzan's life, narrated in careful detail garnered from Burroughs's stories and other sources.

From the ill-fated voyage that led to Greystoke's birth on the isolated African coast to his final adventures as a group captain in the RAF during World War II, Farmer constructs a comprehensive and authoritative account. Farmer's assertion that Tarzan was a real person has led him to craft a biography as well researched and compelling as that of any character from conventional history. Philip Jose Farmer has had a long and illustrious career in scinece fiction, winning three Hugo awards, the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement award, and the Nebula Grand Master award. A TARZAN CHRONOLOGY This Lord Greystoke Chronology has been adapted from Farmer's "Addendum 5." ONE: Out to Sea I-1 (Tarzan of the Apes) 1888, May 11 or 23 John Clayton and his pregnant wife, Alice, sail from Dover for Freetown. TWO: The Savage Home I-2 (Tarzan of the Apes) 1888, June Tarzan’s Quest The Tarzan Series Tarzan is the son of a British Lord and Lady who were marooned on the West coast of Africa by mutineers.

When Tarzan was a year old, his mother died of natural causes, and his father was killed by Kerchak, leader of the ape tribe into which Tarzan was adopted. Tarzan’s tribe of apes is known as the Mangani, Great Apes of a species unknown to science. Kala is his ape mother. Tarzan (White-skin) is his ape name; his English name is John Clayton, Lord Greystoke (the formal title is Viscount Greystoke according to Burroughs in Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle; Earl of Greystoke in later, non-canonical sources, notably the 1984 movie Greystoke). In fact, Burroughs, as narrator of Tarzan of the Apes, describes both Clayton and Greystoke as fictitious names – implying that, within the fictional world that Tarzan inhabits, he may have a different real name. As a young adult, Tarzan meets a young American woman, Jane Porter, who along with her father and others of their party is marooned at exactly the same spot on the African coast where Tarzan’s parents were twenty years earlier.

When she returns to America, he leaves the jungle in search of her, his one true love. In later books, Tarzan and Jane marry and he lives with her for a time in England. They have one son, Jack, who takes the ape name Korak (“the Killer”). 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, Burroughs created an extreme example of a hero figure largely unalloyed with character flaws or faults. He is described as being Caucasian, extremely athletic, tall, handsome, and tanned, with grey eyes and black hair. Emotionally, he is courageous, loyal and steady. He is intelligent and learns new languages easily. He is presented as behaving ethically, at least by Burroughs’ definitions, in most situations, except when seeking vengeance under the motivation of grief, as when his ape mother Kala is killed in Tarzan of the Apes, or when he believes Jane has been murdered in Tarzan the Untamed.

He is deeply in love with his wife and totally devoted to her; in numerous situations where other women express their attraction to him, Tarzan politely but firmly declines their attentions. When presented with a situation where a weaker individual or party is being preyed upon by a stronger foe, Tarzan invariably takes the side of the weaker party. In dealing with other men Tarzan is firm and forceful. With male friends he is reserved but deeply loyal and generous. As a host he is likewise generous and gracious. As a leader he commands devoted loyalty. In contrast to these noble characteristics, Tarzan’s philosophy embraces an extreme form of “return to nature”. Although he is able to pass within society as a civilized individual, he prefers to “strip off the thin veneer of civilization”, as Burroughs often puts it. His preferred dress is a knife and a loincloth of animal hide, his preferred abode is a convenient tree branch which happens to be nearby when he desires to sleep, and his favored food is raw meat, killed by himself; even better if he is able to bury it a week so that putrefaction has had a chance to tenderize it a bit.

Tarzan’s primitivist philosophy was absorbed by countless fans, amongst whom was Jane Goodall, who describes the Tarzan series as having a major influence on her childhood. She states that she felt she would be a much better spouse for Tarzan than his fictional wife, Jane, and that when she first began to live among and study the chimpanzees she was fulfilling her childhood dream of living among the great apes just as Tarzan did. Edgar Rice Burroughs | Marvel Database | Fandom powered by Wikia [ show ] Personal History Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American pulp story writer born in Chicago, Illinois on September 1st, 1875. His stories often combined elements of fantasy, science-fiction and high adventure. Over the course of his lifetime, Burroughs published over seventy novels. He passed away in his home in Encino, California from heart complications on March 19th, 1950. Professional History Although Burroughs is most widely recognized as the creator of famed jungle hero Tarzan, his first professional work was actually a short story titled Under the Moons of Mars published in 1910.

This story featured the character of John Carter, a Civil War hero who is mysteriously transported to the planet Mars (or Barsoom as the natives call it) where he befriends a Barsoomian soldier and falls in love with a Martian princess. Colloquially known as the "Barsoom Series", eleven novels featuring John Carter were published between 1912 and 1948. A similar, though less popular formula was used for the Carson of Venus series which included four novels featuring the titular hero Carson Napier. Another of Burroughs' unique environments involved the fictitious Inner-Earth world known as Pellucidar. The Pellucidar series featured adventurer David Innes and first appeared in the 1914 novel At the Earth's Core. Six Pellucidar novels were written between 1914 and 1944. Burroughs' most popular work however was the character of Tarzan. Tarzan was actually John Clayton, the son of a British nobleman whose family was marooned on the coast of equatorial Africa. Raised by apes, John Clayton became more famously known under his jungle name - Tarzan.

Edgar Rice Burroughs authored more than twenty-four novels featuring the jungle lord, one of which included the 1914 novel The Son of Tarzan, which introduced the character of Jack Clayton, better known as Korak. Early comic book adaptations of Burroughs' work were published by Gold Key Comics, an imprint of Western Publishing. In the early 1970s, Gold Key discontinued publication of their comic book lines and DC Comics acquired the licenses for Tarzan, Korak, John Carter, Carson of Venus and the Pellucidar stories. When DC discontinued the various ERB titles, the characters lapsed once again into the public domain. Marvel Comics began producing comic books based on Burroughs' work in the late 1970s. The first was Tarzan which began publication in 1977. The series ran for twenty-nine issues and was canceled in October of 1979. Three annuals were published, released one per year from 1977 to 1979. The Marvel Comics title, predominantly written by Roy Thomas with artwork by John Buscema, had very few original stories and largely adapted tales first published in the various Tarzan novels.

The second title published by Marvel based on Burroughs' properties was John Carter, Warlord of Mars , which began publication with a June 1977 cover date (released in tandem with Tarzan). This series ran for twenty-eight issues and also produced three Annuals. The final issue was published with an October, 1979 cover date. Other publishing house who have produced work based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' properties include DC Comics, Gold Key Comics, Dark Horse Comics and America's Best Comics (an imprint of WildStorm Productions).

Question: The fictional character John Clayton is better known by what name?
Answer: Tarzan