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   Johnny Weissmuller

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   American swimmer, water polo player, and actor

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       You Bet Your Life

       1950
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       Stage Door Canteen

       1943
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       Tarzan's New York Adventure

       1942
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       That's Entertainment, Part 2

       1976
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       Tarzan Escapes

       1936
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       Tarzan and the Leopard Woman

       1946

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   Johnny Weissmuller (/ ˈ w aɪ s m ʌ l ər /; born Johann Peter Weißmüller [ˈʋaɪ̯smʏlɐ]; June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an American Olympic swimmer, water polo player and actor. He was known for having one of the best competitive swimming records of the 20th century.

   • Children: 3
   • Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)

   • Height: 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)

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     The Poor Last Years of Johnny Weissmuller: Heartbreaking Ending

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5. www.imdb.com › name › nm0919321Johnny Weissmuller - IMDb

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   IMDb profile of Johnny Weissmuller, a Romanian-born American actor who won five Olympic gold medals in swimming and starred in 12 Tarzan films. Learn about his biography, awards, trivia, filmography, videos and photos.

   • Occupation: Actor, Music Department
   • Birth Date: June 2, 1904

   • Video Duration: 2 min
   • Death Date: January 20, 1984

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   Aug 2, 2021 · Learn about the life and tragic death of Johnny Weissmuller, the Olympic swimmer and Tarzan star. Find out how he became a sex symbol, his medical issues, his funeral, and his son's fate.

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   Learn about the life and career of Johnny Weissmuller, the Olympic swimmer and Tarzan star. Find out his birth name, nickname, height, family, awards, trivia and more.

   • Birth Date: June 2, 1904

   • Death Date: January 20, 1984

9. www.britannica.com › biography › Johnny-WeissmullerJohnny Weissmuller | Olympic swimmer, Tarzan actor | Britannica

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   Apr 15, 2024 · Johnny Weissmuller was an American freestyle swimmer of the 1920s who won five Olympic gold medals and set 67 world records. He became even more famous as a motion-picture actor, most notably in the role of Tarzan, a “noble savage” who had been abandoned as an infant in a jungle and reared by apes.

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    How many gold medals did Johnny Weissmuller win?

    • Johnny Weissmuller was swimming’s first superstar by winning five Olympic gold medals. He won the 100m freestyle and the 4x200m relay team event at both the 1924 Paris Games and 1928 Amsterdam Games. He also won gold in the 400m freestyle and a bronze medal in the water polo competition in Paris.

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    Who was Johnny Weissmuller?

    • Johnny Weissmuller, 1924. Weissmuller, whose parents immigrated to the United States when he was three, attended school only through the eighth grade but was trained in swimming at the Illinois Athletic Club in Chicago. He was a member of several championship relay and water-polo teams that represented the club during the 1920s.

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    How did Johnny Weissmuller die?

    • Johnny Weissmuller died on January 20th, 1984 at the age of 79 from a pulmonary edema. He’s survived by his wife Maria, children John, Wendy, and Lisa, and 6 grandchildren. Johnny buried at the Valley of the Light Cemetery outside Valle de La Luz in Acapulco. He’d developed a fondness for the country over the years and wanted to interred there.

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    Was Johnny Weissmuller born in Serbia?

    • Tarzan and "the Foreign Legion", Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., 1947. Louis S. Nixdorff, 1928 Olympic games collection, 1926–1978, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. "Serbia: Monument to Tarzan", The New York Times, February 17, 2007. The article states that Johnny Weissmuller was born in Serbia.

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    Learn about the life and achievements of Johnny Weissmuller, a Romanian-born American swimmer who broke world records and won Olympic gold medals in the 1920s. He also became famous as the first actor to play Tarzan in the movies.

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    Learn about Johnny Weissmuller, the first swimming superstar who won five Olympic gold medals and set 28 world records. Discover how he became a movie star as Tarzan the Ape Man after his athletic career.