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Irwin Porges has organized and presented a great wealth of material in a way that gives the reader a real insight into ERB the man. I knew him, of course, first as a father. As such he was an extremely loving and kindly man-perhaps overly generous and protective.
The publication of Irwin Porges' biography of Edgar Rice Burroughs is a timely milestone and the ultimate addition to the literature of Burroughsiana. It not only marks the centennial of ERB's birth, but more importantly it is the first and only true and definitive account of the life and work of this remarkably successful author.
Irwin & Arthur Porges (Courtesy of Cele Porges) Born in Akron, Ohio on September 5, 1909 (some sources claim it was Maywood, Illinois.), he spent most of his early life there but went to college in California where he graduated from the University of California in Berkeley. He studied piano and music arranging at a music conservatory and became ...
Nov 8, 2015 · I have been lately re-reading Irwin Porges massive biography of Edgar Rice Burroughs, one of the pleasures of which is the passionate introduction, written in 1975, by Ray Bradbury. In that introduction, Bradbury attempts to come to grips with the magic of Edgar Rice Burroughs, and the impact of his creations on his own life.
Nov 23, 2015 · Thus, seventy-five years ago today, did Burroughs conclude a brief but fascinating correspondence Prof. Donaghho, an astronomer at the College of Hawaii regarding the science of the author’s new creation, a distant solar system for BEYOND THE FARTHEST STAR. This is how Irwin Porges introduces it in his ERB biography.
This electronic version of the Porges Index is intended to facilitate search and research using Irwin Porges' landmark biography of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Any LINKS within this document are to Internet resources and may NOT contain the same information as found in the Porges volume.
Irwin Porges was working on his massive ERB biography. The Burroughs family hired Bob Hodes to run the corporation, and soon Hodes had Tarzan and John Carter back in the comic books, and plans were afoot for the movie that eventually became Greystoke. And then, not overnight, not so fast that anyone noticed it, the wave was gone.
