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Biography of Edgar Rice BurroughsName: Edgar Rice BurroughsBirth Date: September 1, 1875 Death Date: March 19, 1950 Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States Nationality: American Gender: Male Occupations: writer, businessman Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) was an American adventure writer whose Tarzan stories created a folk hero known around the world. His novels sold more than 100 million copies in 56 languages, making him one of the most widely read authors of the twentieth century.Edgar Rice Burroughs was born September 1, 1875, in Chicago, Illinois, to George Tyler and Mary Evaline (Zeiger) Burroughs. His father was successful in business, and worked as a distiller and a battery manufacturer. Burroughs was educated at private schools in Chicago and in the state of Michigan. After his graduation from the Michigan Military Academy, he joined the U.S. Cavalry for a tour of duty in Arizona in 1896. He was not suited to this life and, thanks to his father's wealth and position, he left the military the following year. He briefly owned a stationary store in Idaho before moving back to Chicago and a position with the American …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…the last 100 years. Further Reading Attebury, Brian, The Fantasy Tradition in American Literature: From Irving to Le Guin, Indiana University Press, 1980.Contemporary Authors, Volume 132, Gale, 1991.Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 8: Twentieth Century American Science Fiction Writers, Gale, 1981.Twentieth-Century American Science-Fiction Writers, Part 1: A-L, Gale, 1991.Economist, July 22, 1995, p. 76. Hudson Review, autumn 1959.Los Angeles Times, August 9, 1996, Home Edition, p. 1; August 24, 1996, Valley Edition, p. B1; March 9, 1997, Valley Edition, Metro, p. 3.Time, May 26, 1997, p. 105."Tarzan: The Legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs," http://www.eb.com:180/cgi-bin/g?DocF=micro/583/20.html (March 8, 1998)."Tarzan films do a poor job of teaching African history," http://www.sunspot.net/colmnists/data/kane/061497kane.html (March 30, 1998)."Tarzan of the Comics: Usually Better Than the Movies," http://www.netuser.com/~erp/Tarzan.html (March 30, 1998). "Tarzan Meets the 21st Century: An exhibition from the Edgar Rice Burroughs Collection," http://www.louisville.edu/groups/library-www/ekstrom/special/tarzan/tarz_exh.html (March 30, 1998). |