#THE REAL TARZAN MOVIE#

While there's no confirmation that Tarzan is, in fact, based on Midlin, it could be possible. After all, we know that Tarzan's true identity is that of John Clayton, Viscount Greystroke, so it might not be too far of a stretch to assume that Burroughs used some of Midlin's tale when writing his own.

And maybe, it's possible, that Burroughs used this information to create Tarzan and his story. It might seem outrageously imaginative, but it's been proven that it is possible to communicate with apes through sign language, so maybe Midlin's tale isn't so wild after all. He did not, however, speak to apes like Tarzan, but he did manage his own form of communication.

The manuscript goes on to describe Midlin's life with the apes and how he 'joined' them as part of their group. Once ancient female hunched her way over to me and cradled me in her arms.' 'I was terribly ill afterwards and the apes appeared to understand this. Starved, the youngster smiled gratefully, took the food and ate it. Their initial surprise subsiding, the apes offered the castaway nuts, grubs and roots to eat, thrusting the food at him with their long grotesque arms and hands. 'For some strange reason, I was not afraid of these strange creatures,' 'They were hideous to look upon but nonetheless seemed gentle and harmless.' Instead of running from him, they drew closer, chattering excitedly and with great interest. Evidently the primates had never seen a white human before. It was on his very first foray into the jungle that William stumbled upon a colony of apes.

After the passing of the 15th Earl of Streatham, documents written by Lord William Charles Midlin were discovered and they recounted his time in the jungle. Now, there's not much information regarding the alleged jungle man, but it's possible that a man by the name of Lord William Charles Midlin, 14th Earl of Streatham is the inspiration for Tarzan.ДЄccording to a 1959 ERBzine magazine article, William Charles Midlin was shipwrecked on the coast of Africa and spent 15 years between 18 living in the jungle before returning to England to reclaim is title and livelihood. However, it does seem that there was, once, a jungle man whom Burroughs may have drawn inspiration from and used as fodder for the author's now-famous Tarzan stories. There doesn't seem to be any indication that a professor and his daughter found a jungle man and the daughter and he fell in love during African colonialism, and the character of Jane and those story elements seem to be nothing more than writer Edgar Rice Burroughs' imagination.

#THE REAL TARZAN MOVIE#

That's not to say the new movie is entirely realistic, but it is a fact that Tarzan isn't a totally fictional character. Surprisingly, Tarzan is based on a true story, and the new movie, The Legend of Tarzan, has a larger basis in reality than you might initially think. We've all heard the expression 'raised by wolves,' but is it possible that someone could have been raised by apes? To think that a person could actually have grown up in the jungle and thus, become almost super-human with skill and ability might sound crazy, but it turns out that the idea of someone able to swing from vine to vine in the jungle with the grace of a prima ballerina isn't an entire fantasy.

The real tarzan