What is Edgar Rice Burroughs?
{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --> | name = Edgar Rice Burroughs | image = E-R-Burroughs.jpg | alt = Edgar Rice Burroughs | caption = <!-- in YYYY (need date at least) --> | birth_date = {{birth date|1875|9|1|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1950|3|19|1875|9|1|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Encino, California]], U.S. | resting_place = [[Tarzana, Los Angeles|Tarzana, California]], U.S. | spouse = Emma Centennia Hulbert (1900–1934) (divorced)<br />[[Florence Gilbert]] (1935–1941) (divorced) | children = Joan Burroughs Pierce, Hulbert Burroughs, [[John Coleman Burroughs]] | occupation = Novelist | period = 1911–1950 | genre = [[Adventure novel]], fantasy, [[Lost world (genre)|lost world]], [[sword and planet]], [[planetary romance]], [[soft science fiction]], [[Western (genre)|Western]] | notableworks = {{plainlist| * [[Tarzan]] series * [[Barsoom]] series}} | awards = [[Inkpot Award]] (1975)<ref>[https://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot Inkpot Award]</ref> | signature = Edgar Rice Burroughs signature.svg}} '''Edgar Rice Burroughs''' (September 1, 1875&nbsp;– March 19, 1950) was an [[Americans|American]] novelist. He created the famous character [[Tarzan of the Apes]] in his novels. He wrote 25 novels on Tarzan's adventures starting from 1914 onwards. He also wrote other novels and stories that became quite famous. Tarzan and John Carter were some of his characters that became famous. == Related pages == * [[John Carter (movie)]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{us-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Burroughs, Edgar Rice}} [[Category:1875 births]] [[Category:1950 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:American novelists]] [[Category:Tarzan]] [[Category:Writers from Chicago]]