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Built in 1943, The Lafayette Hotel was once a retreat for the rich and famous with guests including Hollywood stars Bob Hope, Betty Grable, Ava Gardner and “Tarzan” actor Johnny Weissmuller, who also designed the hotel’s Olympic-sized pool. By 2010,... Full Article at Business Wire
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Actress Spencer Locke will play Tarzan’s love interest Jane in the movie. The new Tarzan movie, which is developed at Constantin Film, is planned as a 3D. Similar to any other versions of the vine-swinging jungle man, the story follows Jane who meets... Full Article at Celebuzz
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FILE - A file photo shows Johnny Weissmuller, right, as Tarzan, Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane, and Cheetah the chimpanzee, in a scene from the 1932 movie Tarzan the Ape Man. A Florida animal sanctuary says Cheetah the chimpanzee from the Tarzan movies of... View Photo »
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Actress Spencer Locke will play Tarzan's love interest Jane in the movie, which will be shot in 3D using performance-capture technology. Elmo Lincoln, Johnny Weissmuller and Buster Crabbe have all previously played the vine-swinging hunk on the big... Full Article at MSN Entertainment
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Promises of big-money deals in the United States evaporated. Racism, including segregation, was still commonplace. As the documentary notes, white Olympics stars such as Johnny Weissmuller and Buster Crabbe found work in the movies — but doors were... Full Article at Monterey County Herald
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Promises of big-money deals in the United States evaporated. Racism, including segregation, was still commonplace. As the documentary notes, white Olympics stars such as Johnny Weissmuller and Buster Crabbe found work in the movies - but doors were... Full Article at KansasCity.com
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Exclusive Interview: Talk 'N Shop with Safe Director Boaz Yakin (Part 2 of 2)
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From Akira Kurosawa’s KAGEMUSHA to Sam Peckinpah’s STRAW DOGS all the way back to TARZAN with Johnny Weissmuller, the writer/director discusses some of his influences when it comes to cinema. At a time when people cringe at the thought of a black and... Full Article at Original Signal: Movies
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The main attraction was actor Johnny Weissmuller, who played Tarzan in the movies, who also was in town for the world premiere of his newest movie, "Swamp Fire." The day also featured a three-mile-long parade and a rodeo. Three major Lutheran groups... Full Article at Tulsa World
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Smith said De Palma had to sneak a film crew into Florida to film a short section of the film that needed some Miami scenes to be completed. For more information on Florida's film history, go to movies.visitflorida.com. ROB SMITH DRAWS a likeness of... Full Article at The Lakeland Ledger
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Johnny Weissmuller (June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor who 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 became the sixth actor to... Full Article At Wikipedia.org
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