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).
"Tarzan" is the ape-name of John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke, according to Burroughs's Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle. (Later, less canonical sources, notably the 1984 film Greystoke, make him Earl of Greystoke.)
In the original Tarzan novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan's birth name given by his human parents was John Clayton, and he also inherited the British noble title of Lord Greystoke.
Tarzan, a British lord, is a white king of the African jungle. According to the new biography, “Tarzan Forever: The Life of Edgar Rice Burroughs” (Scribner, $30), Burroughs was fascinated by roughing it and by “proper” lineage.
When he is one year old his mother dies, and soon thereafter his father is killed by the savage king ape Kerchak. The infant is then adopted by the she-ape widow Kala, who lost her previous son from a jaguar. Clayton is named "Tarzan" ("White Skin" in the ape language) and raised in ignorance of his human heritage.
The reason is simple - the computer could never be so fully steeped in life's experiences as a child is. This brings to mind Tarzan of the Apes, because Tarzan, though fully a part of jungle life, learned his English from books in the total seclusion of his parents' cabin - like a computer closed inside its box.
Tarzan was supposed to speak with both an English accent and an American accent depending on whether he was speaking to humans or gorillas but Tony Goldwyn's English accent was so bad, he just stuck to American for the entire movie.
Since Lord Mildin stranded in 1868 and the first Tarzan book (by Edgar Rice Burroughs) was published in 1912, some people theorized that the story of Tarzan was actually based on Lord Mildin. Another one of these real life Tarzans is a Vietnamese man named Ho van Lang.
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.
Jane Porter is a character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. She is Tarzan's girlfriend and his partner in his adventures. She was a zoologist that found the jungle where Tarzan lives, fell in love with him, and decided to stay with him in the jungle.
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?"
Cheetah only appeared in the movies & tv series & Tarzan called him Cheetah. However, in the original novels, Tarzan had a little monkey that would follow him around & Tarzan called him Nkima.
And going back to my original statement on Tarzan: for the artists and animators who designed him, it was a conscious decision on their part because they wanted to pick a hair style to make him look “wild” or “uncivilized”.
Tarzan and Jane move to England and have have a son, Jack, who takes the ape name Korak ("the Killer") though Tarzan is contemptuous of what he sees as the hypocrisy of civilization, and he and Jane eventually return to Africa, making their home on an extensive estate that becomes a base for Tarzan's later adventures.
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.
Despite what Disney fans may believe, Tarzan is not related to "Frozen" characters Anna and Elsa. "Can I put one rumor to rest that is my fault? Tarzan's parents are not Anna and Elsa's parents," said codirector Chris Buck during a 20th anniversary panel for "Tarzan" to a lot of applause from the crowd.
In spring 1917, location scouts settled on the area around Morgan City to film the jungle scenes of Tarzan, selecting southern Louisiana for a number of reasons.
Throughout the entirety of the movie, Tarzan's exact age is never revealed. However, in the original novel Tarzan of the Apes, he was said to be one year old when his parents died, and 21 years of age when he met a 19-year-old Jane Porter.
Now, since Tarzan seemingly takes place around 1912 and the film seems to start with Tarzan having lived in England for a number of years, it'd be natural to assume we could be looking at a time period anywhere from 1916-1927. But actually, the film takes place in the last 1800s, around 1890.
Co-director, Kevin Lima says that Terk is two years older than Tarzan in gorilla years. Is Terk a boy or a girl? Terk (voiced by Rosie O'Donnell) is a masculine female, an archetype rarely seen in film in general.
Tarzan's distinctive call was either created by sound recordist Douglas Shearer from various sounds, or it was indeed Johnny Weissmuller doing the yell himself. Co-star Maureen O'Sullivan insisted throughout her life that it was Weissmuller doing the yell without any technical assistance.
By this study, the writer finds that Tarzan has no language until he meets other humans because he does not have supporting environment to get language acquisition. He is able to communicate with animals and vocalizes some sounds.
