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swimming
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John Chapman
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Johnny Mercer
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Joan Crawford
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Paul Green
Paul Green 1894-1981, American dramatist, b. Lillington, N.C., grad. Univ. of North Carolina, 1921. He is known for his realistic plays depicting the lives of blacks and white tenant farmers. His first full-length play, In Abraham's Bosom (1926; Pulitzer Prize) was followed by such works as The ... Read more
Roy Harris
Roy Harris 1898-1979, American composer, b. Lincoln co., Okla. Harris was a pupil of Arthur Farwell and Nadia Boulanger . He began to compose c.1925, ultimately producing more than 200 works. His early compositions displayed the melodic and personal expression that characterizes all his works. His... Read more

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Johnny Weissmuller
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Johnny Weissmuller Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984), who played the role of Tarzan in films made during the 1930s, was one of the best swimmers of the twentieth century. He won five Olympic gold medals, set 24 world records, and won 51 AAU...
Duke Kahanamoku
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Kahanamoku. As the 34-year-old defending champion, Kahanamoku came in second in the 100-meter freestyle after Johnny Weissmuller (the first Hollywood Tarzan) at the 1924 Paris Olympiad. According to Legendary Surfers, he would joke in later...
wolf-child
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...beginning with Tarzan of the Apes (1918). For sixteen years, Tarzan was played by the Olympic swimming champion Johnny Weissmuller. An English aristocrat brought up by apes to become lord of the jungle, the original Tarzan shows that the natural...

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Swimming
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...1924, the twenty-year-old Johnny Weissmuller beat Kahanamoku, achieving international...celebrity. In a decade of racing, Weissmuller set twenty-four world swimming...50 yards and a half-mile. Weissmuller achieved even greater fame...

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Me Tarzan, I swim; Johnny Weissmuller: From Olympic gold-winner to Tarzan (inset).
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 10/17/2008; 700+ words ; ...was Tarzan actor and swimmer Johnny Weissmuller. How did his swimming times...Michael Phelps? PETRO Janos 'Johnny' Weissmuller was born in Born, Romania...all make for faster times. Johnny Weissmuller won gold at two Olympics and...
Johnny Weissmuller to be celebrated on centenary of his birth
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 11/15/2003; 370 words ; ...Transylvania? Few people know that Johnny Weissmuller was born in the Romania, but...famous ever lord of the apes. Weissmuller, the U.S. champion swimmer...that association to Tarzan or Weissmuller. Weissmuller claimed to have...
Battle rages for Johnny Weissmuller's 'Tarzan' loin cloth
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 7/14/2006; 399 words ; ...14 -- Late 'Tarzan' star Johnny Weissmuller's son has filed a lawsuit...has no right to keep it. "Johnny Weissmuller belonged to the world", she...not a written one, with Johnny Weissmuller to display the items. "Johnny...
Johnny Weissmuller Jr.(Obituary)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Daily Variety; 8/3/2006; 610 words ; Johnny Weissmuller Jr., son of the Olympic athlete famous...and "Gunsmoke." In the 1970s, Weissmuller appeared on several episodes of "The...Magnum Force" and "Wildfire." Weissmuller appeared in several docus about his...
I'm still in my primate says Cheeta,76; 1.Hardy perennial: Cheeta has outlived his poster co-stars Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Weissmuller 2.Oldest swinger in town: Cheeta tinkling the ivories.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 3/29/2008; 700+ words ; ...cigars, and his views on his old co-star Johnny Weissmuller. Cheeta, who is 4ft and 10st 2lb, was...tough that the chow tasteslike dog food.' On Johnny Weissmuller: 'Dear old Johnny was more typecastthan I was. I remember we...
I'm still in my primate says Cheeta,76; 1.Oldest swinger in town: Cheeta tinkling the ivories 2.Hardy perennial: Cheeta has outlived his poster co-stars Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Weissmuller.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 3/29/2008; 700+ words ; ...on his old co-star Johnny Weissmuller. Cheeta, who is 4ft...afterwards alongside Weissmuller in Tarzan And His Mate...He has outlived both Weissmuller, who died in 1984 aged...JohnnyWeissmuller: 'Dear old Johnny was more typecast than...
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Magazine article from: Pool & Spa News; 11/29/2002; ; 357 words ; ...aluminum wall construction; many options and accessories * Offerings: 40- and 60-year warranties * Contact: Johnny Weissmuller Pools, div., Delair Group, Delair, N.J. (800) 235-0185 Circle 188 on Postage-Free Card [ILLUSTRATION...
MAKING A SPLASH : Weissmuller sped to record swim at Alameda's Neptune Beach pool Jeff Faraudo STAFF WRITER Weissmuller sped to record swim at Alameda's Neptune Beach pool Jeff Faraudo STAFF WRITER
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 2/26/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...colorful figure as Johnny Weissmuller is separating the man...born Peter Jonas Weissmuller on June 2, 1904...Chicago and, at 16, Johnny began serious training...who claimed he beat Johnny Weissmuller," Dawson said...
MAKING A SPLASH Weissmuller sped to record swim at Alameda's Neptune Beach pool Jeff Faraudo STAFF WRITER Weissmuller sped to record swim at Alameda's Neptune Beach pool Jeff Faraudo STAFF WRITER
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 2/26/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...colorful figure as Johnny Weissmuller is separating the man...born Peter Jonas Weissmuller on June 2, 1904...Chicago and, at 16, Johnny began serious training...who claimed he beat Johnny Weissmuller," Dawson said...
Weissmuller was a star in water and on screen.(SPORTS)(THE WAY IT WAS)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 8/7/2006; 700+ words ; ...Games in Amsterdam, Johnny Weissmuller gained his fourth and...Tarzan. Nonetheless, Weissmuller did all right in that...because the studio thought Johnny would be a better box...if he were single. Weissmuller was a fascinating fellow...