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Volume 3714

1920s
ERB THE BUSINESS MAN
Tarzana Project ~ Incorporation ~ Comics Pioneer
ERB Bio Timeline

Tarzana Ranch
www.tarzana.ca

http://www.erbzine.com/mag11/1161.html
He designed a ballroom/film room at the Tarzana mansion to project films weekly for valley neighbours. . . and also used the projection room as a cutting room to edit Tarzan films. . . and assisted in the editing of Tarzan serials into feature films
Added a large garage to house his fleet of modern luxury cars
http://www.erbzine.com/mag10/1041.html
Hi-Tech Hobbies
www.erbzine.com/bio/years20.html
Obtained the latest camera and 16mm equipment (from Bert Weston) to produce home movies such as Them Thar Papers
Film-making associate, Ashton Dearholt, and Ed designed and used a fully equipped land yacht in 1930
- early version of a mobile home or RV - loaded with hi-tech toys of the day

BUSINESS
One of first authors to incorporate himself: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
www.erbzine.com/mag27/2798.html
www.erbzine.com/mag13/1371.html
INC.
Tarzana was accepted as a Post Office
www.erbzine.com/mag13/1354.html
Subdivided Tarzana Ranch which he promoted through self-created illustrated booklets and innovative promotions.
www.erbzine.com/mag10/1057.html
www.erbzine.com/mag2/tarzmap8.html


EARLY RECORDING
In 1922 he first experimented with dictating some of his novels into an Ediphone dictation machine (Moon Maid's Red Hawk)
www.erbzine.com/bio/years20.html (1922)
www.erbzine.com/craft/redhawk.html
- he later switched to a Dictaphone in the '30s
Ed and his EdiphoneEd dictating into his Ediphone

Comics
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One of first adventure comic strips - collated into early comic book - 1929
Tarzan illustrated by Foster and Maxon - in latest 4-colour printing process.
Foster: www.erbzine.com/mag16/1602.html
Maxon: www.erbzine.com/mag17/1758.html
Hal Foster - self-portrait

March 15, 1931 - First Rex Maxon Sunday
Transition from Maxon to Foster


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