Word: tarzanitis
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...Tarzan has long since made pals of the chimps, but gorillas still have a terrible reputation. This is enhanced by the snorting, dust-throwing performances that they sometimes put on in zoos. But the picture of the gorilla as a beastly beast draws only tolerant smiles from Zoologist George B. Schaller. After two years spent among the mountain gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringei) that live near Lake Kivu in the eastern Congo, Schaller is convinced that his hairy friends are placid, peace-loving creatures who seldom damage anything except edible plants. His book, The Mountain Gorilla (University of Chicago...
Married. Johnny Weissmuller, 57, Hollywood's first talkie Tarzan; and Maria Brock, 42, thrice previously wed actress who becomes his fifth Jane; in Las Vegas...
...Francisco office cluttered with autographed photos of show business stars, boxes of spare Homburgs, and a "money tree" decorated with dollars, Real Estate Tycoon Louis Robert Lurie, 73, presides over his many business interests. They span movies ("I made all the early Tarzan pictures") to mining ("My record is perfect-I've lost every cent I ever invested"). He is also a lucky angel, having bankrolled such Broadway hits as Song of Norway and Pajama Game. But he made his fortune-estimated at more than $50 million-in buildings. He has built 226 of them, owns two dozen large...
Skowhegan, Me., Lakewood Theater: Maureen ("You Tarzan, me Jane") O'Sullivan in a pre-Broadway showing of Cradle and All, a comedy about a couple having their first baby after 27 years of marriage...
...look for the rich and daring; necklines are plunging. At Moscow's heated open-air swimming pools, which are open year-round, Victorian-style swim suits have yielded to two-piece costumes for girls. "Janes," as Moscow University jets call their girls (after the heroine in antediluvian Tarzan movies that reached Russia after World War II), are discovering eye shadow, generally paint their nails; they most frequently sport bouffant or Bardot hairdos, though Audrey Hepburn cuts ($1.50) and permanents ($6) are gaining in popularity. Hip guys, or firmennye (literally, foreign firms), go for white shirts and solid ties from...