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Second World War. Edgar Rice Burroughs September 1, — March 19, was an American writer, best known for his prolific output in the adventure , science fiction , and fantasy genres. Best known for creating the characters Tarzan who appeared in a series of twenty-four books by him and John Carter who was a recurring character in a series of eleven books , he also wrote the Pellucidar series, the Amtor series, and the Caspak trilogy.

Tarzan was immediately popular, and Burroughs capitalized on it in every possible way, including a syndicated Tarzan comic strip , films , and merchandise. Tarzan remains one of the most successful fictional characters to this day and is a cultural icon.

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Burroughs's California ranch is now the center of the Tarzana neighborhood in Los Angeles , named after the character. Edgar's middle name is from his paternal grandmother, Mary Coleman Rice Burroughs. Burroughs was of English and Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry, with a family line that had been in North America since the Colonial era. He once remarked: "I can trace my ancestry back to Deacon Edmund Rice.

Many of his ancestors fought in the American Revolution. Some of his ancestors settled in Virginia during the colonial period, and Burroughs often emphasized his connection with that side of his family, seeing it as romantic and warlike.