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Some say big time wrestling is fake, but as any half serious student of the sport can tell you, it is highly scientific. Many holds, such as Tarzan Tyler's atomic skullcrusher and the Mongolian Stompers' "claw", rely on the findings of the likes of Einstein. Others, such as George The Animal Steel's heart stopper, could not be applied without an intimate knowledge of biology. Although this is a little known fact, many former astronauts--who are among the smartest and most scientific men in America--are now professional wrestlers under assumed names...

Author: By N. NASH Eberstadt, | Title: Gnashed Teeth | 5/20/1976 | See Source »

...Lundigan, 61, perennial supporting actor; after a long illness; in Duarte, Calif. A radio announcer in his native Syracuse, N.Y., Lundigan caught the ear of a movieland talent scout with the resonance of his bass voice. Signed on the spot to his first film contract, a commercial for a Tarzan film, Lundigan went to Hollywood in 1937. He played in such rough-and-tumble epics as Dodge City (1939) and The Fighting 69th (1940); otherwise, he said, "nothing much happened" in a 17-year career during which he appeared in more than 125 films. Later Lundigan moved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jan. 5, 1976 | 1/5/1976 | See Source »

Aaaa-eeyaa-eeyaa-eeoo! The nostalgic jungle roar echoed from a Marriott hotel in steamy nether Los Angeles last week as four of 15 former screen Tarzans and three of 19 ex-Janes got together to celebrate the centenary of Author Edgar Rice Burroughs' birth. The lung-busting bellow was uttered by beefy Johnny Weissmuller, now 71 and 250 lbs., who starred in twelve Tarzan movies opposite four Janes; he and Tarzan No. 13, Jock Mahoney, 56, got together to heft a shapely Rent-A-Jane in a rippling display of one-apemanship. How far did Tarzan and Jane...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: ... And the Tarzan Cult | 9/8/1975 | See Source »

...profits from Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc., which takes in more than $1 million annually from Tarzan movies, books, comic strips, frisbees, and his-and-her bikini underwear (ME TARZAN and ME JANE). To promote a new Me Jane bikini in Europe, the company plans to give away free samples. Warner Bros. now has positive plans for the 41st T-J film saga. Warned Tarzan No. 7, Buster Crabbe, 67, 185 Ibs,, "If they try and get any sex stuff into it, they'll discover they're making a big mistake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: ... And the Tarzan Cult | 9/8/1975 | See Source »

...number of antique radio serials, such as The Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet, also command fervent fad followings. In the new discotheques springing up round the country, hit tunes from the '40s and '50s are the dominant sound, and there's a whole new Tarzan vogue (see following story...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: The Trekkie Fad... | 9/8/1975 | See Source »

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