Please Don't Call Me Tarzan

Please Don't Call Me Tarzan by Mike Chapman. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780967608020.

"Please Dont Call Me Tarzan" is the story of the fascinating life of Herman Brix/Bruce Bennett --- from the lumber camps of Washington to the Olympic Games to the Hollywood scene of the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s. The book takes the reader through Hermans exciting life...and to Guatemala, where he struggles not only to become the screens eighth Tarzan, but to stay alive in primitive conditions. Herman Brix is considered by many Tarzan fans to be the best film apeman ever, due to the great physical presence and dignity he brought to the role. There are over 90 photos in the book, many of them never seen before by the general public, and behind-the-scenes stories of working with stars like Humphrey Bogart ("Sahara" and "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre"). The book also includes a foreword by Danton Burroughs, the grandson of Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs. This book "enthusiastialy endorses Brix as the ultimate Tarzan, but also details his subsequent -- and important -- film career as well," says Jack Bender, nationally-known artist who draws the syndicated Alley Oop comic strip. "This makes a really good read, and is supplemented by many rarely-seen photos. The beautiful dust jacket is bound to become a collectors item."