 1875 - 1950 (74 years)
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| Name |
Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| Birth |
1 Sep 1875 |
Chicago, Cook, Illinois  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
19 Mar 1950 |
Encino, Los Angeles, California |
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Edgar Rice Burroughs Obituary
Altoona (Pennsylvania) Tribune Monday, March 20, 1950 page 1. |
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Edgar Rice Burroughs Death
Edgar Rice Burroughs Death |
| Biographical Information |
1961 |
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Tarzan-Him Live In Sin?
In 1961 Edgar's Tarzan books came under attack for the perception that Tarzan and Jane were not married.
The Eugene (Oregon) Guard, Thursday, December 28, 1961 page 2A. |
| Military Service |
U.S. Army |
| He was diagnosed with heart problems, therefore ineligible to serve, he was discharged in 1897 |
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Edgar Rice Burroughs Service.
The Morning Herald (Hagerstown, Maryland) Friday, April 16, 1926 page 9. |
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Edgar Rice Burroughs in Uniform.
The Oakland (California) Tribune, Thursday, January 6, 1949 section, A page 2. |
| Occupation |
An author best known for creating Tarzan, however he was also well known for his work in science fiction and many other genres. In total he wrote almost 70 novels which have been transformed into countless moves, comic books, comic strips, and many other formats. He was living in Hawaii at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor. This motivated him to become a war correspondent. At the age off 66 he was one of the oldest war correspondents in World War II |
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Land That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Land That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs. |
| Burial |
Edgar Rice Burroughs Gravesite, Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States |
 Siblings |
5 siblings |
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| 2. Henry Studley Burroughs, b. 23 May 1868, Portland, Cumberland, Maine d. 21 Jan 1940, Coldwater, Branch, Michigan |
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| Person ID |
I10201 |
Nagel |
| Last Modified |
12 May 2020 |
| Father |
Major George Tyler Burroughs, b. 13 Oct 1833, Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts d. 15 Feb 1913, Chicago, Cook, Illinois (Age 79 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Mary Evaline Zieger, b. 10 Nov 1840, Indiana d. 5 Apr 1920, Tarzana, Los Angeles, California (Age 79 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Marriage |
23 Feb 1863 |
| Family ID |
F3378 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Emma Centennia Hulbert, b. 1 Jan 1876, Chicago, Cook, Illinois d. 5 Nov 1944, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California (Age 68 years) |
| Marriage |
Jan 1900 |
Chicago, Cook, Illinois |
| Divorce |
5 Dec 1934 |
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Edgar & Emma Rice Burroughs Divorce.
The Racine (Wisconsin) Journal Times, Wedenday, December 5, 1934 page 1. |
| Children |
| | 1. Joan Burroughs, b. 12 Jan 1908 d. 31 Dec 1972 (Age 64 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| | 2. Hulbert Burroughs, b. 12 Aug 1909, Chicago, Cook, Illinois d. 6 Aug 1991, California (Age 81 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| | 3. John Coleman Burroughs, b. 28 Feb 1913, Chicago, Cook, Illinois d. 22 Feb 1979, Los Angeles County, California (Age 65 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
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| Family ID |
F3380 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
16 Dec 2016 |
| Family 2 |
Florence Gilbert, b. 20 Feb 1904, Chicago, Cook, Illinois d. 27 Feb 1991, Sylmar, Los Angeles, California (Age 87 years) |
| Marriage |
4 Apr 1935 |
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Edgar Rice Burroughs Wedding.
The Salt Lake (Utah) Tribune, Friday, Morning, April 5, 1935 page 9. |
| Divorce |
1942 |
| Family ID |
F3379 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
16 Dec 2016 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 1 Sep 1875 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois |
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| Marriage - Jan 1900 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois |
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 | Death - 19 Mar 1950 - Encino, Los Angeles, California |
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 | Burial - - Edgar Rice Burroughs Gravesite, Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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