John Coleman Burroughs in his studio
www.johncolemanburroughs.com/intro
Tarzan and the Foreign Legion
TARZAN
Tarzan the Magnificent
 
All of Edgar Rice Burroughs' children ~ Joan, Hulbert, and John Coleman ~ were fans of their father's writing, but only John Coleman Burroughs actually added significantly to ERB's works  with new creative material, although Hulbert was very involved in photography and ERB, Inc. business matters and Joan starred as Jane in the 1932 Tarzan radio serial. Since Jack grew up in an atmosphere saturated by his father's famous creations, it is not surprising  that his first excursions into the professional art world would be influenced by ERB themes.

At age 23, he was given the chance to illustrate his father's book, The Oakdale Affair and the Rider published on February 15, 1937. A few months earlier, Ed had written: "...it has always been the ambition of my son, Jack, and myself that one day he would illustrate one of my books. He is doing very excellent work, and I am having him illustrate the Spring book for us."  JCB was very dedicated to his art and threw himself completely into his work, striving hard to justify his father's faith in him. The cover and the two interior illustrations were a success and he matured rapidly as an artist. He went on to illustrate all future ERB books published during the author's lifetime - a total of over 125 illustrations.


PELLUCIDAR

VENUS
In June of 2003, Danton Burroughs opened a storage locker that had been sealed since his father's death in 1979. The room was packed with items that John Coleman had amassed  throughout his very  productive life: personal effects, letters, documents, books, photos,  sketches, clothing, paintings, charcoals, artwork done for major Hollywood film studios, WWII propaganda art and handbook illustrations for Douglas Aircraft Co., etc. 

There were also a great many items passed along from Jack's father, Edgar Rice Burroughs: military hat,  favourite chair, film projector, a mold for creating head and shoulder statues of ERB, photo albums, business documents, journals, favourite books, etc.. Photos of many of these items were taken as they were retrieved from the storage room (See Tarzana Trek: JCB Treasure Vaults). As Danton documents this mountain of material he is releasing material that he feels might be of interest to ERB fans who visit the JohnColemanBurroughs.com Website. 


WESTERNS

FANTASTIC 
WORLDS

JCB SF Novel
Remembering my Dad: John Coleman Burroughs

I was fortunate enough to be born into a family which consisted of a world-famous author and an equally talented artist. Growing up surrounded by the many books and pieces of artwork that my grandfather and father created, I did not realize until later just how special this family was. My grandfather, of course, was Edgar Rice Burroughs, author of the Tarzan novels, and his son (my father) was John Coleman Burroughs, who ably provided the illustrations for many of my grandfather's books.  John Coleman Burroughs -- or "Jack" as he was fondly called by the family -- was born in Chicago on February 28, 1913, the youngest of three children. From an early age, my father showed signs of becoming an exceptional artist, and my grandfather -- an excellent cartoonist in his own right -- nurtured that talent. He went on to illustrate all his father's novels from 1937 on. He also illustrated the John Carter Sunday newspaper strip, a David Innes of Pellucidar comic book feature and numerous Big Little Book covers. He wrote a string of short stories with my uncle Hulbert and with my mother Jane Ralston, who also his assisted him in the artwork, lettering and served as model for the heroines he drew. Dad's solo novel, Treasure of the Black Falcon was published in 1967 by Ballantine Books. Sadly, his creative powers were sapped by Parkinson's Disease in his final years.

Danton Burroughs.....
Tarzana, California.
www.DantonBurroughs.com
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Tarzan and the Forbidden City
JANE RALSTON
BURROUGHS

Wife ~ Artist
Model ~ Partner
John Coleman Burroughs and son Danton.Danton Burroughs
John and son Danton ~ Danton Burroughs 
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DANTON'S DEN
DANTON BURROUGHS
Presents
THIS WEEK'S
TARZANA TREASURE VAULT FEATURE
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THE TREASURE VAULT ARCHIVE
For More Detailed Descriptions See The
Main Archive Site
www.johncolemanburroughs.com/all
Rare Photos I: 
ERB
Rare Photos II: 
JCB Family
JCB Comments on Weiss' 
Tarzan Screenplay
FAREWELL TARZANA
Final Photo & Verse Tribute
King: Soldier Author
ERB: Master of Adv. I
King: Soldier Author
ERB: Master of Adv. II
ERB Discusses 
Books & Collecting
Library Through the Years
in Pictures: Part I
ERB's Personal Library
1,100 Titles ~ 80 Webpages
ERB's 1917 Wartime Article
"To The Mother"
Black Falcon III
Review and Fan Letters
JCB Correspondence
Super Fans
JCB Corresponence
Stan Vinson Letters
JCB/JRB Correspondence
Potpourri of Letters & Photos
John M. Coleman
An 1863 Oration
Out of Times Abyss
ERB in Urbanite 1924
ERB: Creator of Tarzan
Overland Mag Mar 1934
JCB Honors Project
Pomona College, CA
ERB/Oak Park Connection
Newspaper Clipping File
ERB Condolences and
Tributes: Letters File
Burroughs Family
History Research
Burroughs Passages
Newspaper Archives
ERB Film News
Newspaper Archives
Family & Tarzana News
Newspaper Archives
A PRINCESS OF MARS
1921 Newspaper Serial I
A PRINCESS OF MARS
1921 Newspaper Serial II
ERB/Sears Connection
with 50 3-D Cards
Dignity Complex
Oakland Trib 1923.06.03
Worldwide News Clips
Fans & Influences
Collector Stan Vinson
Newspaper Archives
Tarzana Ranch 1922
ERB's Rise To Fame
Launch of Tarzan.com
Tarzan.org Websites
The Martian: ERB's A Princess of Mars
Featured in England's SUN in 1958
31 Illustrated Chapters
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THE WORLDS 
OF 
JOHN COLEMAN BURROUGHS
johncolemanburroughs.com

John Coleman Burroughs
Biography I
JCB Life Timeline
Jane Ralston Burroughs
JCB Art Gallery I
JCB Art Gallery II
JC of Mars Strip I
JC of Mars Strip II
Pulp Gallery
Jungle Gallery: Clan - Magnif
Western Gallery
Escape On Venus
Carson of Venus
Llana of Gathol
Pellucidar Gallery I
Pellucidar Gallery II
Nicolai Fechin
Danton Doring
Giant of Mars
Synthetic Men Mars
WWII Propaganda Art I
WWII Propaganda Art II
WWII Propaganda Art III
Forbidden City Gallery
"Foreign Legion" Gallery
ERB KIDS
OB's Book Artists
OB's Comic Artists
A Conversation with
Mary Burroughs
JC of Mars Sundays: 
Behind the Scenes
JCB Native American
Art Gallery
Lost Cartoons:
John Carter of Mars
Fairy Castle Book
Treasure Black Falcon: 
Part I: Review
Treasure Black Falcon 
Part II: Synopsis
Jack & Hully in Action
Tarzana Trek: JCB
Unpublished JCB Mars Art
JCB Fans On The Web
JCB Sketches Caricatures
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JANE RALSTON BURROUGHS FAMILY ALBUM: 
Photos ~ Art ~ Letters
Introduction

Early Years Photos Pt. I
Early Years Photos Pt. II
The Early Married Years I
Wife and Mother I
Wife and Mother II
Wife and Model
Dejah Thoris
ERB Heroine I
ERB Heroine II
The Art Gallery I
Correspondence File I
Correspondence File II
Correspondence File III
Wife and Mother III
The Burroughs Boys
 Early Married Years II:
A Love Story
JRB: Wife & Model II
Portrait Studies
 JRB: Dejah Thoris II
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