You’ve probably also heard comedian Carol Burnett famously doing her “Tarzan yell” in sketches since the 1960sthe 91-year-old even let it loose in her latest Emmy-nominated rolea spot on the ...

There was, of course, the signature Tarzan yell — akin to a yodel — and what the character's creator Edgar Rice Burroughs described as “the victory cry of the bull ape." ...

A future Tarzan was a sensation in the 1924 Paris Olympics. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 59°F. ... That did not work, so he beat his chest and gave the Tarzan yell: ...

Tarzan the sex symbol. Hollywood producer Bernard Hyman thought Weissmuller's name was too long, but was told he was famous as an Olympian. The name shouldn’t be changed, he was warned.

This of course was Johnny Weissmuller, who played Tarzan in the films but was also a swimming superstar 100 years ago. He won three gold medals at the 1924 Paris Olympics: the 100-meter freestyle ...

There was, of course, the signature Tarzan yell — akin to a yodel — and what the character's creator Edgar Rice Burroughs described as “the victory cry of the bull ape." ...

This of course was Johnny Weissmuller, who played Tarzan in the films but was also a swimming superstar 100 years ago. He won three gold medals at the 1924 Paris Olympics: the 100-meter freestyle ...

There was, of course, the signature Tarzan yell — akin to a yodel — and what the character’s creator Edgar Rice Burroughs described as “the victory cry of the bull ape.” ...

Before there was Michael Phelps or Mark Spitz winning multiple Olympic gold medals in swimming for the United States — there was Tarzan.

There was, of course, the signature Tarzan yell — akin to a yodel — and what the character’s creator Edgar Rice Burroughs described as “the victory cry of the bull ape. ...

This of course was Johnny Weissmuller, who played Tarzan in the films but was also a swimming superstar 100 years ago. He won three gold medals at the 1924 Paris Olympics: the 100-meter freestyle ...