U-Ron Ely, umlingisi omude, obambe imisipha owadlala umlingisi wesihloko ochungechungeni lwe-NBC lwama-1960s. Tarzanushone eneminyaka engu-86.
Indodakazi ka-Ely, uKirsten Casale Ely, utshele i-Associated Press ngoLwesithathu ukuthi uyise ushone ngoSepthemba 29 emzini wakhe eLos Alamos, eCalifornia, okuwumphakathi ongahlangene eSanta Barbara County.
Nakuba u-Ron Ely ayengaziwa kakhulu njengo-Johnny Weismuller, umbhukudi wama-Olympic owadlala u-Tarzan kumamuvi ngawo-1930 nawo-1940, u-Ely wasiza ukwakha isithombe somlingiswa ongenahembe, ogqoke i-hipcloth owaphinde wachazwa yi-Disney.
“Ubengumlingisi, umbhali, umqeqeshi, umeluleki, indoda yomndeni nomholi,” kusho uKirsten Ely eposini le-Instagram. “Wakha igagasi elinamandla lethonya elihle nomaphi lapho eya khona. Umthelela abenawo kwabanye yinto engingakaze ngiyibone kunoma yimuphi omunye umuntu – kwakukhona into ewumlingo ngempela ngaye.”
Ngo-2019, wabuyela ezindabeni kabuhlungu lapho unkosikazi wakhe oneminyaka engama-62 ubudala, u-Valerie Lundeen Ely, egwazwe washona ekhaya labo laseSanta Barbara, eCalifornia, yindodana yabo eneminyaka engu-30 ubudala, uCameron Ely, owadutshulwa kamuva. futhi wabulawa amaphoyisa. URon Ely, owayesekhaya ngesikhathi kugwazwa, uphikise umbiko womshushisi wokuthi ukudubula kwendodana yakhe kwakufanelekile.
“Ukube wayengenaso isibhamu noma engenaso, sasiyini isisekelo sokumdubula?” Ummeli ka-Ely uJohn Burris wathi ngo-2020. “Kungenzeka ukuthi babecabanga ukuthi wayehileleke kwezinye izinto ezihilela umama. Kodwa leso akusona isisekelo sokudubula nokumbulala. Kufanele ube nesisekelo esisemthethweni sokwenza lokho.”
Ekuqaleni kwawo-1980, u-Ely wayengumphathi womncintiswano kaMiss America futhi wahlangana noValerie, uMiss Florida, lapho. Bashada ngo-1984. Umbhangqwana waba nezingane ezintathu, futhi u-Ely wayeka ukulingisa ukuze agxile emndenini wakhe ngo-2001.
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Ukuze uthole izindaba ezithinta i-Canada kanye nomhlaba wonke, bhalisela izexwayiso zezindaba ezihamba phambili ezilethwa kuwe ngqo uma zenzeka.
“Empeleni nganginomndeni omncane. Nganquma ukuyeka ukulingisa ngisebenze ekhaya, njengombhali, ngaleyo ndlela ngangikwazi ukuba nezingane esikoleni sonke futhi ngikwazi ukuya emidlalweni yazo yezemidlalo nezinto,” etshela abeDaily Express yaseLondon ngo-2013, ezwakalisa intshisekelo ngalesi sikhathi. ekungeneni kabusha ekulingiseni. Wayezobuya kafushane ku-movie ye-TV ka-2014 Kulindelwe u-Amish.
U-Ely’s Tarzan akakhulumanga ku-monosyllabic grunts evame ukuhlotshaniswa nomlingiswa, owaqalwa ngumbhali wezincwadi u-Edgar Rice Burroughs. Esikhundleni salokho wayeyisoka elifundile elaligula impucuko futhi wayesebuyele ehlathini lase-Afrika lapho akhulela khona.
URon Ely njengoTarzan ochungechungeni lwe-TV lwama-1960.
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U-Ely uthe ezingxoxweni wazenzela ezakhe izigigaba ohlelweni, esebenza ngokuqondile nangokungazinaki nezingwe, izimfene nezinye izilwane zasendle ezazingabangane nezinceku zikaTarzan.
“Baqale bazama ukulingisa owayengumdlali webhola laseMelika uMike Henry kodwa akazange azithande izimfene futhi kusukela ngesikhathi egibela phezulu, izinto zaya eningizimu ngokushesha,” kusho u-Ely etshela iDaily Express yaseLondon ngo-2013.
Imfene yahlasela u-Henry futhi yamlimaza emhlathini ngesikhathi umshayeli womdlalo ethwetshulwa, futhi u-Ely waphonswa endaweni yakhe ngomzuzu wokugcina.
“Ngahlangana nabo ngoMsombuluko kwathi lapho benginikeza indawo ngacabanga: ‘Ngeke ngifune ukungena kulolo gibe lwebhere. Wenza uTarzan futhi ugxiviziwe impilo yakho yonke’,” kusho u-Ely etshela iDaily Express. “Ngabe ngiqinisile! Kodwa umenzeli wami wangiqinisekisa ukuthi kwakuwumbukiso wekhwalithi futhi wawuzosebenza. Ngakho-ke ngoLwesihlanu bengigibele indiza ngiya eBrazil ukuyoshutha isiqephu sokuqala.”
U-Ely uphinde wadlala umlingisi wesihloko efilimini yesenzo sango-1975 UDoc Savage: Indoda Yethusikodwa ngenye indlela babeneqhaza elincane kumabonakude nasemafilimini, okuhlanganisa nomculo wefilimu wango-1958 INingizimu Pacific.
Ubuye wabhala amanoveli ayimfihlakalo aqukethe umphenyi ogama lakhe linguJake Sands, ngo-1994. Izithunzi Zasebusuku futhi 1995 I-East Beach.
Wazalelwa eHereford, eTexas, futhi wakhulela e-Amarillo, washada nesinqandamathe sakhe sasesikoleni esiphakeme ngo-1959, kodwa wahlukanisa eminyakeni emibili kamuva.
Kanye noKirsten Casale Ely, ushiye indodakazi uKaitland Ely Sweet.
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