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...meaty arpeggio, the Strong Man tells the gods: "I want to live like any other mortal. I want children of my own." The dialogue is typical of one of the funniest pictures to reach U.S. screens in years-although the humor is not deliberate. A sort of Homeric Tarzan, heavy on sex and mixed-up mythology, Hercules is also the biggest surprise box-office smash in Hollywood's memory. Starring a onetime (1947) Mr. America named Steve Reeves, Hercules drew $900,000 in its first week when it opened in 145 neighborhood houses last month. This week, with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HOLLYWOOD: All Muscle | 7/27/1959 | See Source »

...pole vault, Tarzan-armed Don Bragg, holder of the world indoor record (15 ft. 9½ in.), redeemed his loss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: To Win | 7/27/1959 | See Source »

...Pole Vaulter Bob Gutowski, world record holder outdoors, vaulted 15ft. but could finish no better than fifth. The winner: Tarzan-like Don Bragg, 24, who tied three challengers at 15 ft. 3½ in., but got first place on the basis of fewer misses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Depth to Spare | 6/29/1959 | See Source »

...trip into the tropical jungle. There he came face to face with a towering, vine-festooned tree. "Isn't this fabulous, Daddy!" he cried, and heaved himself aloft up a 60-ft. vine. Wearing a varihued. skirtlike Tahitian pareu that he fancies, Bragg spent a happy hour emitting Tarzan yells and swinging from branch to branch. "This is why I came to Africa," cried Bragg. "I could go on for days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Twig Was Bent | 4/20/1959 | See Source »

Down to earth, Bragg was even more certain than ever that some day Hollywood would ask him to be Tarzan. Said he: "I can play Tarzan better than anyone in the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Twig Was Bent | 4/20/1959 | See Source »

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