Robert Frost lost many children. 0000310025 00000 n Weissmüller), Wendy Anne Weissmüller, Johann Johnny Peter Weißmüller, Beryl Laura Weissmüller. He was six. '', ''It was like stealing,'' he said. Mary Tyler Moore's son Richard died from a self-inflicted gunshot on October 14, 1980. His six-beat crawl stroke produced the speed. June 1, 1942), and Heidi Elizabeth "Lisa" (July 30, 1943 - November 19, 1962). Johnny Weissmuller never lost a race and retired from his amateur swimming career undefeated. He was 27. He was 46. Lois Lowry's son Donald Grey jr. died in a military fighter plane crash in 1995. 0 She was 40. Carol Burnett's daughter Carrie died from brain cancer on January 20, 2002. 0000005491 00000 n The image has been perpetuated through the years on television reruns of the films and they led children and adults to approach Mr. Weissmuller for a Tarzan autograph and for yet another rendition of Scott, the San Francisco socialite who bore his three children, John Scott, Wendy Ann and Heidi Elizabeth (who died in a car crash at the age of 19 in 1962), and Allene Gates, a golfer from Los Angeles. role was taken over by Lex Barker. Born in 1940 in Germany, her father, a pilot in the German 0000002358 00000 n A strict, formal training regimen was quickly applied. 0000209655 00000 n He was married to Diane. He was 39. 0000009591 00000 n 0000003862 00000 n Peter John Weissmuller was born in the southwestern Pennsylvania town of Windber on June 2, 1904, shortly before his Vienna-born parents moved to Chicago. 0000294631 00000 n They were ten and eight. He was 33 years old. His close friend, singer Henry Rollins was assaulted during the robbery. He was the greatest swimmer of all time. 0000005006 00000 n 0000350987 00000 n He was in his 30s. ''There was swimming in it, and I didn't have much to say. In 1950, the sportswriters and sportscasters of America voted him by an overwhelming margin the greatest swimmer of the half century. Johnny Weissmuller, Jr. (1940–2006), Wendy Anne Weissmuller (born 1942), and Heidi Elizabeth Weissmuller (1944–1962).Lisa Weissmuller-Gallagher ( step-daughter with her 5 th wife Bauman) Johnny Weissmuller Career live with Tarzan after her father was killed. His Mate,'' in 1934, and ''Tarzan Escapes,'' in 1936. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. He was 42. Calvin Coolidge's son Calvin Jr. died from blood poisoning on July 7, 1924. But most of them were eclipsed by the time the casual, carefree Mr. Weissmuller went to Hollywood and filmmakers in 1932 began molding his image as a brawny, monosyllabic friend of apes and elephants. He was three. Maureen O'Sullivan was cast as Jane Parker, the British woman who spurned her fiance in a hunt and went to live with Tarzan after her father was killed. Vanessa Redgrave's daughter actress Natasha Richardson died from a skiing accident on March 18, 2009. 0000139816 00000 n Film critics were generally amused with his antics and impressed with the photography in the first three Weissmuller films, ''Tarzan, the Ape Man,'' in 1932; ''Tarzan and Lark died in December 2008 after a long illness. She was 53. Provided by family. In the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, he won his fourth and fifth gold medals, in the 100-meter race and anchoring the 800-meter relay team. She was preceded in death by her mother Maria, who died in 2004, and step-brother John Weissmuller, Jr., who died in 2006. 0000094543 00000 n Dr. Dre's son Andre Jr. died on August 23, 2008 from a heroin drug overdose. 0000009318 00000 n Genealogy profile for Heidi Elizabeth Weissmuller Heidi Elizabeth Weissmuller (1944 - 1962) - Genealogy Genealogy for Heidi Elizabeth Weissmuller (1944 - 1962) family tree on Geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Tarzan, Do you know something we don't? Heidi Elizabeth Weissmuller. 0000009479 00000 n She was 22. Johnny Weissmuller (June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American competition swimmer, water polo player and actor.He was known for playing Edgar Rice Burroughs' ape man Tarzan in films of the 1930s and 1940s and for having one of the best competitive swimming records of the 20th century.. Weissmuller was one of the world's fastest swimmers in the 1920s, … Obit photo of John Weissmuller Jr. x�b``�g``}������A��X��,3:�500�m`��n. 0000013166 00000 n Later Tarzan films were box-office bonanzas, but the critics wearied of the repetitive plots and Tarzan's stunted diction, and in 1949, with Mr. Weissmuller 45 years old, his girth expanding, the role was taken over by Lex Barker. 22 0 obj <> endobj In the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, he won his fourth and fifth gold medals, in the 100-meter race and anchoring the 800-meter relay team. She was 19. Writer Dominick Dunne's daughter Dominique was murdered by her ex-boyfriend on November 4, 1982. ''There was swimming in it, and I didn't have much to say. He was 23. Johnny Weissmuller Jr., a San Francisco longshoreman and son of … Marie Osmond's son Michael committed suicide on February 26, 2010. James Cagney's son James Jr. died from a heart attack on February 1, 1984. Later Tarzan films were box-office bonanzas, but the critics wearied of the repetitive plots and Tarzan's stunted diction, and in 1949, with Mr. Weissmuller 45 years old, his girth expanding, the He was 16 years old. '', ''It was like stealing,'' he said. He was 16. 0000008014 00000 n Mixed Critical Reception. Actress Belle Bennett's son William Howard Macy died in 1925. She speaks about his death in her book "Looking Back". Anne lived to be 94 so she also lived through the loss of their daughter Anne from cancer in 1993. Doris Day's only child, son Terry died on November 19, 2004. He captured three of his gold medals at age 20 in the 1924 Olympics, winning the 100-meter and 400-meter freestyles in Olympic record times of 59 seconds and 5:04.2, and anchoring the 800-meter freestyle relay team that produced a world record of 9:53.2. a million? Mr. Weissmuller had been an invalid since moving here in late 1979. Johnny Weissmuller's 18 year old daughter Heidi Elizabeth died in a car crash in 1962. Johnny Weissmuller (June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American competition swimmer, water polo player and actor.He was known for playing Edgar Rice Burroughs' ape man Tarzan in films of the 1930s and 1940s and for having one of the best competitive swimming records of the 20th century. She was 22. "I can't think of a better talent than knowing how to read", "Please stop blogging and pay attention to me", Celebrities Who Died Before the Film was Complete. As a swimmer, Mr. Weissmuller was without peer in his time. The boy learned to swim at about age 9 in the city's public pools and in Lake Michigan. Sylvester Stallone's son Sage died from a heat attack on July, 13, 2012. She was 22 years old. 0000006244 00000 n Carroll O'Connor's son Hugh shot himself on March 28, 1995. Mr. Weissmuller began making new films, and later a television series, as ''Jungle Jim.'' He was 79 years old. startxref Marlon Brando's daughter Cheyenne was diagnosed as schizophrenic and hung herself on April 16, 1995. From 1965 until November 1973, Mr. Weissmuller lived in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with Maria, his last wife, a native of Bavaria. Pepper Lonely Heart 0000066084 00000 n 0000002777 00000 n To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Mr. Weissmuller began making new films, and later a television series, as ''Jungle Jim.'' He made close to 20 Tarzan films, the last one in 1949. ... John Scott, Wendy Ann and Heidi Elizabeth (who died in a car crash at the age of 19 in 1962), and Allene Gates, a golfer from Los Angeles. 0000139551 00000 n He was 19. Scott סקוט), John Scott ג\'ון סקוט Weissmuller וייסמילר, Weissmuller, Nov 19 1962 - Dead On Arrival at Valley Hospital, South Laguna, Orange County, California, USA, By MGM studio - eBay, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19887469, Heidi Elizabeth היידי אליזבת Husa, Hauso (born Weissmuller וייסמילר). Talk show host Sally Jessy Raphael's daughter Allison died from an overdose on February 2, 1992. Actor Dennis Cole's only child, a son named Joe, was shot during a robbery in December 1991. 0000015814 00000 n Weissmuller was one of the world's fastest swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals … to a half mile. Johnny Weissmuller never lost a race and retired from his amateur swimming career undefeated. This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996.