Edgar
Rice
Burroughs
Born in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Henry Studley Burroughs
Husband of
Emma Centennia (Hulbert) Burroughs
— married
31 Jan 1900 (to 1934) in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Husband of
Florence Ella (Gleistein) Gilbert
— married
1934 (to 1941) in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Died
at age 74
in Encino, Los Angeles, California, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Oct 2011
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Biography
Edgar Burroughs is Notable.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice (1875-1950), American novelist, born in Chicago, Illinois. Burroughs was a soldier, business executive, gold miner, cowboy, storekeeper, and policeman before he turned to writing as a career. He is known chiefly as the creator of the character of Tarzan, who first appeared in Tarzan of the Apes (1914). More than 20 novels depicting the adventures of Tarzan achieved widespread popularity. The Tarzan books have been translated into more than 50 languages, have sold more than 20 million copies, and have served as the basis for motion pictures, radio serials, television shows, and a comic strip. Burroughs also is known for his science fiction writing. More than 60 of his books have been published.
He is buried under the walnut tree at 18352 Ventura Blvd, Tarzana. There is a marker in the sidewalk at 18663 Ventura Blvd.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 14 October 2020), memorial page for Edgar Rice Burroughs (1 Sep 1875–19 Mar 1950), Find A Grave: Memorial #152, citing Edgar Rice Burroughs Gravesite, Tarzana, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
- Edgar Rice Burroughs at Wikipedia
- The Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs on Project Gutenberg
- The Edgar Rice Burroughs web page
- "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS3J-XL3 : Thu Oct 05 18:24:14 UTC 2023), Entry for Emma Hurlbert and Edgar R Burroughs, 1900.
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Burroughs-446 created through the import of RamageRice102011.ged on Oct 12, 2011 by Molly Rice.
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