In The Return of Tarzan, Tarzan and Jane marry. In later books, he lives with her for a time in England. They have one son, Jack, who takes the ape name Korak (the Killer).
The third book in Burroughs' original series, 1914's The Beasts of Tarzan, introduces Jack Clayton, the son of Jane and Tarzan. Jack takes on the name Korak, gorilla for "killer," and spends part of his youth living in the jungle separated from his parents, becoming a similar type of wild man to his father.
"William Mildin, 14th Earl of Streatham, was the real-life inspiration for Tarzan of the Apes. In 1868 he was shipwrecked off West Africa at the age of 11, and spent 15 years living in the jungle, after which he lived in Thrale Road (not much difference there, then)."
When Jane Porter travelled with her father, she was thought to be about 20-years-old, whereas Tarzan was 18 - however, there's no way to know his actual age since he was raised by gorillas.
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What ethnicity is Tarzan?
Tarzan is a white European male who grows up with apes. According to "Taking Tarzan Seriously" by Marianna Torgovnick, Tarzan is confused with the social hierarchy that he is a part of. Unlike everyone else in his society, Tarzan is the only one who is not clearly part of any social group.
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).
A real-life "Tarzan" who lived in the Vietnamese jungle for four decades has died of liver cancer at the age of 52, The Times reported. Ho Van Lang returned to civilization in 2013 after he spent his entire life in the dense Vietnamese jungle with his father, Ho Van Than.
Pretty sure this tale has you wondering about Jane. But sadly for fans of Tarzan's lady friend who first appeared in Tarzan of the Apes — A Romance of the Jungle in 1912 in All-Story, she does appear to be a pure figment of Burroughs' imagination.
Ho Van Lang, dubbed as 'real-life Tarzan' passed away at the age of 52 from liver cancer. Lang, who had lived in the Vietnamese jungle for over four decades, died eight years after he returned to civilisation.
Jane Porter from Disney's Tarzan is called Jane because she is named after Jane Goodall. You may ask "Why would Professor Porter name his daughter after Jane Goodall?"
Tarzan grew curious of the newcomers as he never seen other humans before due to being raised by gorillas all his life. Tarzan then instantly took a liking to Jane and her father while watching Jane share a loving embrace with her father upon discovering gorillas did family groups together.
Jane, an American from Baltimore, Maryland, is the daughter of professor Archimedes Q. Porter. She becomes the love interest and later the wife of Tarzan, and subsequently the mother of their son Korak.
The character of Boy from the Weissmuller films is nothing more but a poor substitute that was made their adoptive son, because in those films Tarzan and Jane did not officially marry and censors would not allow for an illegitimate child.
A plane flying to Cape Town, carrying a young couple and their baby, crashes in the jungle. Everyone on the plane dies, except for the baby who is rescued by Cheeta, Tarzan's chimpanzee. Tarzan and Jane adopt the child and name him "Boy".
Tarzan Triumphs could have been subtitled “Me Tarzan, Where Jane?” for with the series moving from MGM Studios to RKO Pictures they lost Maureen O'Sullivan as she was an MGM contract player. Jane would be explained away as, “Visiting her sick mother in London” and wouldn't show up for a couple pictures.
Clayton then mortally wounds Kerchak and battles Tarzan across the treetops. Although Tarzan spares Clayton's life and breaks his rifle, Clayton tries to kill him with his machete. Their battle comes to a cluster of vines, and Clayton tries to cut free when a vine becomes tangled around his neck, hanging him to death.
Sabor is finally killed as she is impaled on the head of Tarzan's spear tip when the ape man raises it against the ferocious leopard, thus killing the animal.
While Burroughs never said exactly where Tarzan was set, Cameroon's sandy beaches, imposing jungle and ape sanctuaries seem like a good bet – so much so that the West African country was chosen as the setting for the 1984 film Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes.
“We didn't use real animals because it's very difficult to get wild animals to do what you want them to do in a way that's humane. With the advancements in modern technology today, it's not necessary.
Tarzan. While they may not be Greystrokes in the animated movie, like in the literature, Tarzan's parents cast ashore in an unknown area of Africa with Tarzan after their ship is burned down.
In the film's retelling Tarzan's parents are killed by Sabor the leopard, and Kala saves the infant Tarzan from Sabor, not Kerchak. Her own child having been previously killed by the same leopard, Kala adopts Tarzan as her own, though Kerchak disapproves of this.
The codirector of 'Frozen' confirms that Tarzan is not Anna and Elsa's brother despite saying otherwise years ago. Sorry, Disney fans. Tarzan isn't Anna and Elsa's brother. "Tarzan" codirector Chris Buck shut down theory started years ago at a 20th anniversary panel for the film at D23 Expo, which Insider attended.
