Edgar Rice Burroughs | DISNEY THIS DAY | September 1, 1875

On this day in 1875, novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs was born. He was a prolific author of adventure, science fiction, and fantasy stories. His most famous creations were the characters Tarzan and John Carter, both of whom were later given film treatments by Disney – 1999’s ‘Tarzan’ and 2012’s ‘John Carter of Mars.’ It is said that Burroughs contacted Walt Disney about adapting his ‘Tarzan’ novels into an animated movie after the success of ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.’ [150 years ago in 2025]