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Weissmuller

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Weiss·mul·ler  (wsmlr, -mylr), Johnny 1904-1984.
American swimmer and actor who won 5 Olympic gold medals and set 67 world records for swimming. He later played Tarzan in numerous jungle adventure films.
Weissmuller [ˈwaɪsˌmʌlə]
n
(Biographies / Weissmuller, John Peter (1904-1984) M, US, SPORT AND GAMES: swimmer, FILMS AND TV: actor) John Peter, known as Johnny. 1904-84, US swimmer and film actor, who won Olympic gold medals in 1924 and 1928 and played the title role in the early Tarzan films
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She was cast in five Tarzan movies in the 1940s, alongside Johnny Weissmuller and later Lex Barker, making her the only actress to star as Jane with two different heroes playing Tarzan.
Tarzan's 'Jane' passes away at 92 by Asian News International
And Mr Hatfield's father won a bronze and two silver Olympic medals, swam against Johnny Weissmuller and opened the first Jack Hatfield sports shop in Newton Street.
This honour is for me and for my father - he'd have been very proud by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
Tarzan's ululating call made famous by 1930s actor Johnny Weissmuller is to echo through the gardens and galleries of Paris' newest arthouse, the Quai Branly museum, from this week until September 27.
Tarzan, Jane, and the animals, reviewed by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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