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Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs' 150th birthday celebration
Labor Day weekend, Oak Park River Forest Museum, Classic Cinemas and Downtown Oak Park are marking the 150th birthday of the Oak Park author who created Tarzan and fantastic tales of science fiction, including tales of Mars and Venus.
Tarzan author Edgar Rice Burroughs was born on the west side of Chicago on Sept. 1, 1875, and to mark the birthday milestone, Lake Theatre will be showing the 1984 film, “Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes,” on Saturday, Aug. 30 at 11 a.m. The movie, based on Burroughs’ 1912 novel, “Tarzan of the Apes,” was nominated for three Academy Awards, the first Tarzan feature film in contention for an Oscar.
The movie stars Christopher Lambert as Tarzan and Andie MacDowell as Jane. It is rated PG.
Gather in front of the theater at 10 a.m. Aug. 30 to hear Frank Lipo, executive director of the Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest, talk about Burroughs’ contributions to pop culture and his life in Oak Park. That will be followed by a Tarzan yell contest, with categories for both children and adults. Think you can do a good Tarzan yell? Let’s hear it!
Admission to see “Greystoke” is $5. Tickets can be purchased in advance at classiccinemas.com/tarzan or at the door. The movie is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. after a brief introduction of how Tarzan films have evolved through the years.
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