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'''''Tarzan''''' is a character is popular novels by [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]. The character is the son of an English nobleman who grows up in [[Africa]] among a pack of apes. Tarzan learns the ways of the [[jungle]] and protects its inhabitants from outsiders. The first Tarzan novel was published in 1914.
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'''''Tarzan''''' is a fictional character created by American novelist [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]], and first published in the October 1912 issue of ''All-Story'' Magazine. The son of an English nobleman who grows up in [[Africa]] among a pack of apes, Tarzan, through the subsequent novels by Burroughs and many motion pictures, has become one of the most familiar literary characters ever created.
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==Film==
 
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Tarzan has a standard type of portrayal in [[film]]s and [[comic books]]. He swings through the jungle on long, sturdy vines, and announces his arrival with a [[yodel]]. ([[Carol Burnett]] is famous for recreating this yodel.) Tarzan's girlfriend is Jane and his sidekick is a chimp named "Cheetah." A famous snatch of dialogue is ''"Me Tarzan, you Jane."''
 
  
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==External links==
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*[http://www.tarzan.org/]
 
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Revision as of 18:01, January 11, 2011

Tarzan is a fictional character created by American novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs, and first published in the October 1912 issue of All-Story Magazine. The son of an English nobleman who grows up in Africa among a pack of apes, Tarzan, through the subsequent novels by Burroughs and many motion pictures, has become one of the most familiar literary characters ever created.

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