April 30, 2025 and 22 years ago on this
day in 2007, the Tarzan of my childhood and still my favorite, Actor Gordon Scott, died. Scott, who was
born as Gordon Merrill Werschkul,
appeared as Tarzan in the films: Tarzan’s
Hidden Jungle, Tarzan and the Lost Safari, Tarzan’s Fight for Life, Tarzan and
the Trappers, Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure, Tarzan the Magnificent. After concluding his career as Tarzan Scott
moved to Italy where he made several spaghetti sword and sandals films
including, Goliath, Remus, Hercules, Zorro, Julius Caesar,
and Sampson.
He was the
only Tarzan to marry his co-star from a Tarzan film, “Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle,”
He married Vera Miles, who played Jill Hardy, not Jane.
Details
about Scott and several photographs: https://www.erbzine.com/mag17/1793.html
After his
film career ended, Scott lived his final years in obscurity.
The 100-word
drabble, “Star Power,” for today is a series of quotations credited to Gordon
Scott.
I was exercising near the pool when an agent said producer
Sol Lesser was looking for a new Tarzan. I said, ‘Fine, let’s do it.’ Being
an actor is one thing I never thought about, but once you're in it, it spoils
you for anything else if you're successful. The money's so easy, you meet
beautiful people. My God, that's the ideal situation - kind of a fantasy world.
It's the best way to travel too. First class, and you get to see a lot of
interesting places. Tarzan was ideal for me because I didn't have too much
dialogue.
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