Weissmuller, left (with actor George O'Brien)

Johnny Weissmuller (June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an Austrian-born American swimmer and actor. He was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven world records. After his swimming career, he played Tarzan in twelve motion pictures. Other actors also played Tarzan, but Weissmuller was the best-known. Image File history File links http://briansdriveintheater. ... Image File history File links http://briansdriveintheater. ... 2 June is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Swimming is the method by which humans (or other animals) move themselves through water in a method not involving simply walking on the bottom. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties. // Events and trends Technology John T. Thompson invents Thompson submachine gun, also known as Tommy gun John Logie Baird invents the first working television system (1925) Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to fly... The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every two years and alternating between Summer and Winter Games. ... The word Usa has more than one meaning: U.S.A. - The United States of America The United States Army Usa, Oita - A city in Japan The USA cable network USA Today national daily newspaper The University of Southern Alabama goes by the initials U.S.A. The patriotic cheer... A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline, usually a sports event. ... Tarzan, a character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in the 1914 novel Tarzan of the Apes, and then in twenty-three sequels. ...

Early life

He was born János Weißmüller in Freidorf, Austro-Hungary (present-day Timişoara, Romania) to German language speaking Austrian parents, Petrus Weißmüller and Erzsebet Kersch, as is shown on his birth and (Roman Catholic) baptismal records. Freidorf (German for free village) is a suburb of the Romanian city of Timisoara. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Map of Romania showing Timisoara Timişoara  listen (Hungarian: Temesvár, German: Temeschwar or Temeschburg, Serbian: Temišvar, Turkish: Tamışvar) is a city in western Romania, in the Banat region, Timiş county, population 329,554 in 2000. ... German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ...

When Johnny was seven months old, the family emigrated to the United States aboard the S.S. Rotterdam. They left Rotterdam on January 14, 1905, and arrived in New York twelve days later, with their names recorded in English as Peter, Elizabeth and Johann Weissmuller. Emigration is the action and the phenomenon of leaving ones native country to settle abroad. ... For other places named Rotterdam, see Rotterdam (disambiguation) Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam), located in the province of South Holland. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

After a brief stay in Chicago, Illinois, visiting relatives, they moved to the coal mining town of Windber, Pennsylvania, where Peter Weissmuller worked as a miner. Another son, Peter Weissmuller, Jr., was born in Windber on September 3, 1905. Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country. ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the extraction of coal from the Earth for use during combustion. ... Windber is a borough located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. ... State nickname: The Keystone State Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Official languages None Area 119,283 km² (33rd)  - Land 116,074 km²  - Water 3,208 km² (2. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

After several years in Pennsylvania, they moved to Chicago. Johnny's father owned a bar for a time and his mother became head cook at a famed restaurant. His parents were later divorced, as is shown by the divorce document filed in Chicago by Elizabeth Weissmuller, although a lot of sources state incorrectly that Weismuller's father died of tuberculosis contracted from working in coal mines and left her a widow. It has been said that he actually lived to old age and had another, large family of children. Tourists sit outside a bar in Chiang Mai, Thailand A bar is an establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold to be drunk on the premises. ... Tuberculous lungs show up on an X-ray image Tuberculosis is an infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lymphatic system, circulatory system (miliary TB), genitourinary system, bones and joints. ...

From an early age, Johnny and his brother were aggressive swimmers. The beaches of Lake Michigan became their favorite summer recreation place. He then joined the Stanton Park pool, where he won all the junior swim meets. At the age of twelve he earned a spot on the YMCA swim team. Sunset on Lake Michigan A different sunset on the lake. ... Summer is a season, defined by convention in meteorology as the whole months of June, July and August in the Northern hemisphere and the whole months of December, January and February in the Southern hemisphere. ... Tigers playing in the water Girl playing on tyre swing Adults enjoying the day. ... YMCAs in the United States and Canada use this logo. ...

Swimming career

When Weissmuller left school, he worked as a bellhop and elevator operator at the Plaza Hotel in Chicago and trained for the Olympics with a swim coach at the Illinois Athletic Club, where he developed his revolutionary high-riding front crawl. He made his amateur debut on August 6, 1921, winning his first AAU race in the 50-yard freestyle. The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every two years and alternating between Summer and Winter Games. ... The word amateur has at least two connotations. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... - The Amateur Athletic Union, widely known as the AAU, was formed in United States. ... Freestyle is one of the official swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. However, it is technically not a style, as there are very few regulations about the way freestyle has to be swum. ...

Though he was foreign-born, Weissmuller gave his birthplace as Windber, Pennsylvania, and his birth date as that of his younger brother, Peter Weissmuller. This was to ensure his eligibility to compete as part of the United States Olympic team, and was a critical issue in being issued an American passport. The title page of European Union passports bears the name European Union, then the name of the issuing country, in the languages of all EU countries. ...

On July 9, 1922, Weissmuller broke Duke Kahanamoku's world record on the 100-meters freestyle, swimming it in 58.6 seconds. He won the title in that distance at the 1924 Summer Olympics, beating Kahanamoku on February 24, 1924. He also won the 400-meters freestyle and the 4 x 200 meters relay. As a member of the American water polo team, he also won a bronze medal. Four years later, at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, he won two more Olympic titles. July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku (August 24, 1890 – January 22, 1968), The Big Kahuna, is generally regarded as the inventor of the modern sport of surfing. ... The Games of the VIII Olympiad were held in 1924 in Paris, France. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Greece-Hungary in Naples, Italy Not to be confused with Marco Polo. ... The Games of the IX Olympiad were held in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°89E - 52°37N Website www. ...

In all, he won five Olympic gold medals, one bronze medal, won fifty-two U.S. National Championships and set sixty-seven world records. Johnny Weissmuller never lost a race and retired from his amateur swimming career undefeated. ... A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline, usually a sports event. ... Look up Career in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A career is traditionally seen as a course of successive situations that make up a persons worklife. ...

Motion picture career

In 1929, Weissmuller signed a contract with BVD to be a model and representative. He traveled throughout the country doing swim shows, handing out leaflets promoting that brand of swimwear, giving his autograph and going on talk shows. In that same year, he made his first motion picture appearance as an Adonis wearing only a figleaf in a movie titled Glorifying the American Girl and he appeared as himself in the first of several Crystal Champions, a movie short featuring Weissmuller and other Olympic champions at Silver Springs, Florida. 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A contract is any legally-enforceable promise or set of promises made by one party to another and, as such, reflects the policies represented by freedom of contract. ... BVD is a brand of mens underwear, which are commonly referred to as BVDs. ... The cover of a Victorias Secret catalog, a catalog known for its lingerie models. ... Male model in swimsuit, 2003 A swimsuit (also swimmers), bathing suit (also bathers) or swimming costume (sometimes shortened to cozzie) is an item of clothing designed to be worn for swimming. ... Autograph of king Charles XII of Sweden (1682-1718). ... A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... A 19th-century reproduction of a Greek bronze of Adonis found at Pompeii A Syrian dying-and-reborn annual vegetation god imported into Greek mythology but always retaining aspects of his Semitic Near Eastern origins, Adonis was one of the most complex cult figures in classical times. ... Silver Springs is in Marion County, Florida, in the Ocala Metropolitan area. ...

His career really began when he signed a seven year contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and played the role of Tarzan in Tarzan the Ape Man (1932). The movie was a huge success and Weissmuller became an overnight international sensation. Even the author, Edgar Rice Burroughs, who created the character of Tarzan in his books, was pleased. A contract is any legally-enforceable promise or set of promises made by one party to another and, as such, reflects the policies represented by freedom of contract. ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... Tarzan, a character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in the 1914 novel Tarzan of the Apes, and then in twenty-three sequels. ... Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) is an action adventure film starring Johnny Weissmuller, Neil Hamilton, C. Aubrey Smith & Maureen OSullivan. ... See also: 1931 in film 1932 1933 in film 1930s in film years in film film Events Shirley Temples film career begins Disney released Flowers and Trees their first cartoon in three-strip Technicolor film. ... The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ... Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 - March 19, 1950) was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan, although he produced works in many genres. ...

Weissmuller starred in six Tarzan movies for MGM with actress Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane. The last three also included Johnny Sheffield as Boy. Then, in 1942, Weissmuller went to RKO and starred in six more Tarzan movies. Sheffield appeared as Boy in the first five features for that studio. Another co-star was blonde actress Brenda Joyce, who played Jane in the last four Tarzan movies. In a total of twelve Tarzan movies, Weissmuller earned an estimated $2,000,000 and established himself as the best-known of all the actors who have ever portrayed Tarzan. Although not the first Tarzan in movies (that honour went to Elmo Lincoln), he was the first to be associated with the now traditional ululating, yodeling Tarzan yell. For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... Not to be confused with the later actress Maureen OHara. ... Johnny Sheffield (born April 11, 1931) is an American former child actor. ... See also: 1941 in film 1942 1943 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Carole Lombard is killed in a plane crash when returning from a War Bond tour. ... The classic logo of RKO Radio Pictures. ...

When he finally left that role, he immediately traded his loincloth costume for jungle fatigues and appeared fully clothed in the role of Jungle Jim (1948) for Columbia. He made thirteen Jungle Jim movies between (1948) and (1954). Within the next year, he appeared in three more jungle movies playing himself. See also: 1947 in film 1948 1949 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America The Red Shoes, (55th in year of release, lifetime box office would place it in first) The Road to Rio Easter Parade Red River The Three Musketeers, Johnny... See also: 1947 in film 1948 1949 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America The Red Shoes, (55th in year of release, lifetime box office would place it in first) The Road to Rio Easter Parade Red River The Three Musketeers, Johnny... See also: 1953 in film 1954 1955 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda. ...

In 1955, he began production of the Jungle Jim television adventure series for Screen Gems, a film subsidiary of Columbia. The show ran for twenty-six episodes, which played over and over on network and syndicated TV for many years. See also: 1954 in television, other events of 1955, 1956 in television and the list of years in television. // Events April 1 - The DuMont Television network drastically cuts back its programming. ... Screen Gems is an American subsidiary company of Columbia Pictures Corp. ...

Weissmuller had five wives: band and club singer Bobbe Arnst (married 1931-divorced 1933); actress Lupe Vélez (married 1933-divorced 1939); Beryl Scott (married 1939-divorced 1948); Allene Gates (married 1948-divorced 1962); and Maria Bauman (married 1963-his death 1984). 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lupe Vélez Lupe Vélez (July 18, 1908 – December 13, 1944) was a Mexican actress. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

According to a movie site on the Internet, he also married and divorced Camilla Louiee, but that claim has been challenged. Weissmuller reportedly said that Louiee ran off and married another man instead of him.

With his third wife, Beryl, he had three children, Johnny Scott Weissmuller (or Johnny Weissmuller, Jr., also an actor) (born September 23, 1940), Wendy Anne Weissmuller (born June 1, 1942) and Heidi Elizabeth Weissmuller (July 31, 1944-November 19, 1962). September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Later life

In the late 1950s, Weissmuller moved back to Chicago and started a swimming pool company. He also lent his name to other business ventures, but did not have a great deal of success. He retired in 1965 and moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he was Founding Chairman of the International Swimming Hall of Fame. In 1970, he attended the British Commonwealth Games in Jamaica where he was presented to Queen Elizabeth. He also made a cameo appearance with former co-star Maureen O'Sullivan in The Phynx (1970). // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the baby-boom from returning... Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Fort Lauderdale, known as the Venice of America, is a city located in Broward County, Florida, United States. ... The International Swimming Hall of Fame, located on the Atlantic Ocean beachfront in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, is a Hall of Fame dedicated to promoting the sport of swimming and immortalising the achievements and contributions of those who have distinguished themselves in the following four branches of aquatic sports: competitive... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of The Commonwealth. ... Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), styled HM The Queen (born 21 April 1926) is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint... Not to be confused with the later actress Maureen OHara. ... Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian, starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr premieres in New York City. ...

Weissmuller lived in Florida until the end of 1973, then moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he was a greeter at the MGM Grand Hotel for a time. In 1974, he broke a hip and leg. While hospitalized he learned that, in spite of his strength and lifelong daily regimen of swimming and exercise, he had a serious heart condition. 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign just to the south of the Las Vegas Strip welcoming visitors to the city City nickname: The Entertainment Capital of the World Location of Las Vegas in Nevada County Clark Mayor Oscar B. Goodman Area  –Land  –Water 293. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

In 1976, he appeared for the last time in a motion picture playing a movie crewman who is fired by a movie mogul, played by Art Carney, in Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood, and he also made his final public appearance in that year when he was inducted into the Body Building Guild Hall of Fame. See also: 1975 in film 1976 1977 in film 1970s in film years in film film Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas Star Wars science fiction film. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... Art Carney starring as Ed Norton from The Honeymooners Arthur Art Carney (born November 4, 1918; died November 9, 2003) was an American actor in film, stage, television, and radio. ...

Weissmuller suffered a series of strokes in 1977. For a time in 1979, he was a patient in the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. Later he and his last wife, Maria, moved to Acapulco, Mexico, which was the location of his last Tarzan movie. 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital is a retirement home, hospital and community center serving the show-business community of Southern California. ... Woodland Hills is a community within the City of Los Angeles. ... Acapulco, also known as Acapulco de Juárez, is a city and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, 190 miles S.S.W. of Mexico City, at 16. ...

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His former co-star and movie son, Johnny Sheffield, said of him, "I can only say that working with Big John was one of the highlights of my life. He was a Star (with a capital "S") and he gave off a special light and some of that light got into me. Knowing and being with Johnny Weissmuller during my formative years had a lasting influence on my life." Johnny Sheffield (born April 11, 1931) is an American former child actor. ...

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Filmography

• Glorifying the American Girl (1929) (Paramount) ... Adonis
• Crystal Champions (1929) (Paramount) ... Himself
• Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) (MGM) ... Tarzan
• Tarzan and His Mate (1934) (MGM) ... Tarzan
• Tarzan Escapes (1936) (MGM) ... Tarzan
• Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939) (MGM) ... Tarzan
• Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941) (MGM) ... Tarzan
• Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) (MGM) ... Tarzan
• Tarzan Triumphs (1943) (RKO Pathé) ... Tarzan
• Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943) (RKO Pathé) ... Tarzan
• Stage Door Canteen (1943) (United Artists) ... Himself
• Tarzan and the Amazons (1945) (RKO Pathé) ... Tarzan
• Swamp Fire (1946) (Paramount) ... Johnny Duval
• Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946) (RKO Pathé) ... Tarzan
• Tarzan and the Huntress (1947) (RKO Pathé) ... Tarzan
• Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948) (RKO Pathé) ... Tarzan
• Jungle Jim (1948) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• The Lost Tribe (1949) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Mark of the Gorilla (1950) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Captive Girl (1950) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Pypmy Island (1950) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Fury of the Congo (1951) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Jungle Manhunt (1951) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (1952) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Voodoo Tiger (1952) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Savage Mutiny (1953) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Valley of Head Hunters (1953) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Killer Ape (1953) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Jungle Man-Eaters (1954) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Cannibal Attack (1954) (Columbia) ... Himself
• Jungle Moon Men (1955) (Columbia) ... Himself
• Devil Goddess (1955) (Columbia) ... Himself
• The Phynx (1970) (Warner Bros.) ... Cameo
• Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) (Paramount) ... Crewman

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Literature

• Johnny Weismuller Jr., Tarzan My Father, Toronto: ECW Press 2002

External links

• IMDb entry for Johnny Weissmuller
• Johnny Weissmuller 1904-1984 (Fan site with biography, background information and photos)