Tarzan is a fictional character, a feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic ...

Tarzan is one of the best-known literary characters in the world. The story of the jungle man who lost his parents and was raised by great apes has appeared in countless comic strips, novels and ...

The article, “The Man Who Really Was … Tarzan,” was a sensational tall ... invaders from civilization who would despoil the ...

Tarzan is a fictional character, a feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic ...

Ron Ely, the actor who famously portrayed Tarzan on NBC in the 1960s, has passed away at 86. Ely, known for his tall, muscular build, brought the jungle hero to life and inspired a new generation ...

Tarzan was a fictional character raised by apes in the African jungle, from a 1914 book by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Ely also played the lead role in the 1975 film Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze.

The AP reported Ely didn’t speak like other Tarzan actors, instead portrayed him as a man who had gotten tired of civilization and returned to the jungle in Africa where he was raised.

In 1966, he won the lead role in the Tarzan television series. He portrayed the character as a well-educated man who rejects civilization to return to the African jungle where he was raised.