Edgar Rice Burroughs
- January 10, 2024
- Novelist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Date Of Birth | Sep 1, 1875(1875-09-01) |
| Age | 149 |
| Date Of Death | March 19, 1950, Encino, Los Angeles, CA |
| Birthplace | Chicago |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Illinois |
| Horoscope | Virgo |
Edgar Rice Burroughs Biography
| Name | Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| Birthday | Sep 1 |
| Birth Year | 1875 |
| Place Of Birth | Chicago |
| Home Town | Illinois |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Spouse | Florence Gilbert , Emma Hulbert |
| Children(s) | John Coleman Burroughs, Joan Burroughs, Hulbert Burroughs |
Edgar Rice Burroughs is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on September 1, 1875 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. American writer who most famously created the Tarzan and Barsoom series. He was inducted into The Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2003.
He is mentioned in author Harper Lee‘s only novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.
He married his childhood love, Emma Hulbert, in the winter of 1900. The couple’s daughter, Joan, eventually married James Pierce, an actor who played the title role in the film version of Burroughs’ Tarzan books.
Edgar Rice Burroughs Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Novelist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Edgar Rice Burroughs is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Edgar Rice Burroughs 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He failed the U.S. Military Academy’s entrance examination and began writing when his work in the pencil-sharpening and wholesale businesses could no longer financially support his family.
His Barsoom series, set on a dying planet Mars, popularized the genre of the science fiction adventure novel.
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Who is Edgar Rice Burroughs Dating?
According to our records, Edgar Rice Burroughs married to Florence Gilbert , Emma Hulbert. As of December 1, 2023, Edgar Rice Burroughs’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Edgar Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Edgar Rice Burroughs celebrates birthday on September 1 of every year.
Which 5 books are by Edgar Rice Burroughs?
- At the Earth’s Core (1914)
- Pellucidar (1915)
- Tanar of Pellucidar (1929)
- Back to the Stone Age (1937)
- Land of Terror (1944, written in 1939)
- Savage Pellucidar (1963, stories from 1942)
Did Edgar Rice Burroughs ever go to Africa?
Here, we have a man who became famous for writing about a white hero in Africa, who had never been to Africa himself. It’s a peculiar picture, and one that can be helped by a bit of background.
Did Edgar Rice Burroughs write over 100 Tarzan books?
Burroughs wrote 24 Tarzan novels altogether , and the character became one of the first serialized in comic strips, appeared in an early version of the graphic novel and later showed up comic books and films.
Was Edgar Rice Burroughs a good writer?
Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American writer of adventure tales best known for creating one of the most popular and enduring characters in fiction, Tarzan.
What's Tarzan's real name?
Tarzan (White-skin) is his ape name; his English name is John Clayton, Lord Greystoke (the formal title is Viscount Greystoke according to Burroughs in Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle; Earl of Greystoke in later, non-canonical sources, notably the 1984 movie Greystoke).