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| Gary Buckingham & Henry Franke |
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| The show was winding down late Sunday morning but Edgar Rice Burroughs experts Gary and Henry were still manning their table waiting to sign up more members for their literary club the Burroughs Bibliophiles. |
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| The hardcover book at right is part of a three volume series on the art of Frank Frazetta. The three volumes are Icon, Legacy and Testament. The book Didn’t You Used To Be What’s His Name? is a biography of actor Denny Scott Miller. UCLA basketball player Denny Miller was the 12th actor to play Tarzan in the movies. His movie Tarzan The Apeman, 1959 was a remake of the 1932 movie that started Johnny Weissmuller’s long string of Tarzan movies. Most movie critics said Miller’s movie was one of the worst Tarzan movies. I never saw it and other comments I had heard over the years about Miller’s acting ability had given me a negative impression of Miller. However, several months ago I started watching early 1960s TV episodes of the popular TV Western series Wagon Train. Miller played Duke Shannon, one of the scouts for Mr. Hale’s wagon train to California. I thought Miller’s acting was ok and he certainly had a robust physical presence on the show. The wagon train had two scouts. The other one was Cooper Smith played by Robert Fuller. I see Mr. Fuller on the show circuit and he always has a long line of female fans waiting for his autographs, hugs and kisses. I bet if Mr. Miller were still alive and appearing at collectibles shows his line of female fans would be just as long Mr. Fullers. |
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| And here’s still another Edgar Rice Burroughs expert. I didn’t have long to talk to Mr. Sweeney but he is involved with publishing the fanzine ERB_APA. I think APA stands for “amateur press association.” |
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