Description
Black Horse Games & Collectibles
has For Sale**
(1 Framed)sr
Hard to Find Collection
of Original
Autographs
of
Tarzan the Ape-Man of Radio & Movie Fame from the early 1930's.
A beautifully Matted & Framed
Tarzan the Ape-Man piece, including of course...
Johnny Weismuller (Tarzan)
(cut signature)
Maureen O'Sullivan (Jane)
(cut signature)
Johnny Sheffield (Boy)
(Autograph Convention Picture)
Includes a JSA Certificate of Authenticity for Johnny
How much do you know about
Johnny Weissmuller??
EARLY LIFE as a Swimmer:
Weissmuller saved many peoples' lives throughout his own life. One very notable instance was in 1927 whilst training for the Chicago Marathon, Weissmuller saved 11 people from drowning after a boat accident.
On July 28, 1927 sixteen children, ten women, and one man drowned, when the Favorite, a small excursion boat cruising from Lincoln Park to Municipal Pier (Navy Pier), capsized half a mile off North Avenue in a sudden, heavy squall. Seventy-five women and children and a half dozen men sank with the boat when it tipped over, but rescuers saved over fifty of them. Weissmueller was one of the Chicago lifeguards who saved many.
As an Olympian & Record Holder
In all, Weissmuller won five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal, 52 United States national championships. and set 67 world records. He was the first man to swim the 100-meter freestyle under one minute and the 440-yard freestyle under five minutes. He never lost a race and retired with an unbeaten amateur record.
In 1950, he was selected by the Associated Press as the greatest swimmer of the first half of the 20th century.
Weissmuller Wins Hollywood Gold as Tarzan
Johnny was the definitive Tarzan starring in 10 Tarzan Films, he even created the 'Tarzan Yell', with movie magic help.
Then starring as Jungle Jim in 16 movies and followed that by 26 episodes of the Jungle Jim TV series. Finally retiring in 1958.
Towards the End
On January 20, 1984, Weissmuller died from Pulmanary Edema at the age of 79. He was buried just outside Acapulco, Valle de La Luz at the Valley of the Light Cemetery.
As his coffin was lowered into the ground, a recording of the Tarzan yell he invented was played three times, at his request. He was honored with a 21 gun salute, befitting a Head of State which was arranged by US Senator Ted Kennedy and US President Ronald Reagan
From the Personal Collection of a known family of Hollywood & Music Super Collectors from the day!
Condition
Vintage
Excellent Like New Framed Condition
with the JSA Certificate included!
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