View Source. He was married to Diane Weissmuller and had a daughter Heidi Medsker and a son. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Hebrew: . Verify and try again. Birthdate: July 31, 1944. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. 0000013166 00000 n He suffered a series of strokes in 1977 and had a history of heart disease. 79 years. 0 cemeteries found in Beckwourth, Plumas County, California, USA. Weisel died Thursday . In 2005, he retired from the docks to begin writing a book about work as a longshoreman. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Acapulco de Juarez, Acapulco de Jurez Municipality, Guerrero, Mexico. 0000310490 00000 n Gathered from those who lived during the same time period, were born in the same place, or who have a family name in common. Oops, we were unable to send the email. In the Navy, he used his swimming acumen to specialize in underwater demolition. Later Tarzan films were box-office bonanzas, but the critics wearied of the repetitive plots and Tarzan's stunted diction, and in 1949, with Mr. Weissmuller 45 years old, his girth expanding, the role was taken over by Lex Barker. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Add to your scrapbook. Discover your family history in millions of family trees and more than a billion birth, marriage, death, census, and military records. Johnny Weissmuller Jr. -- dockworker, actor, yacht racer, Obit photo of John Weissmuller Jr. At the Amateur Athletic Union national championships in 1923, he won the freestyle events at 50, 100, 220 and 500 yards and then captured the 150- yard backstroke, cutting six seconds off the world mark. "He was really a swashbuckler; he filled the room," said Diane Weissmuller, his wife of nearly 30 years. Birth of Michael Husa??? Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile, Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (26-May-1976), Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (17-Mar-1952), Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile. Johnny Weismuller began his life by breaking records in Olympic-level swimming and eventually had an equally powerful effect by perfecting the character of Tarzan and his signature yell. Try again later. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. ''They know I wasn't make-believe.''. Try again later. 0000008014 00000 n Death: November 19, 1962 (18) California, United States. Documents of Heidi Elizabeth HAUSO (born WEISSMULLER) 22 56 Mixed Critical Reception. 0000003862 00000 n 0000015814 00000 n After breaking a hip in December, her health declined while convalescing in a Los Angeles nursing home. All U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current results for Heidi Elizabeth Weissmuller. Her husband, Michael, and a friend, Frank Brownell, were asleep in the vehicle at the time and were not injured. xb``g``}AX,3:500m`n. 0000005006 00000 n Husband of Margret Weissmuller and Private. 0000139816 00000 n Heidi Elizabeth Weissmuller (1944 - 1962) Photos: 2 Records: 17 Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States on 31 Jul 1944 to Johann Peter "Johnny" Weissmuller and Beryl Scott. [21] According to an upcoming book written by Prince Philip's . This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Sorry! His home was a few miles from the lake where his last Tarzan film was shot. Because he was foreign born, he gave his birthplace as Windber, Pennsylvania, and his brother, Peter Weissmullers birthdate to ensure his eligibility to compete as part of the United States Olympic team, and so he could be issued an American passport. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Cause Of Lupe Velez's Death: On December 13, 1944, Lupe took her own life by overdosing on sleeping pills. + 4 Documents of John Scott WEISSMULLER, Jr. Upon his death, mainland China's state-run television devoted nearly four minutes to Weissmuller. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Learn more about managing a memorial . Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. He made 34 movies, the most notable role being that of Tarzan based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. He dropped out of school in the eighth grade, shortly before the death of his father, who had become a brewmaster. Cyril Hume, working on the adaptation of Tarzan the Ape Man (1932), noticed Weissmuller swimming in the pool at his hotel and suggested him for the part of Tarzan. Profession. Peter John Weissmuller was born in the southwestern Pennsylvania town of Windber on June 2, 1904, shortly before his Vienna-born parents moved to Chicago. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. As a swimmer, Mr. Weissmuller was without peer in his time. Please reset your password. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. 0000010387 00000 n Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Thanks for your help! How can a guy climb trees, say 'Me Tarzan, you Jane,' and make a million? Try again later. Weissmuller Jr. was educated in Los Angeles at the Harvard Military Academy and University High School and graduated from Hamilton High. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. 0000293923 00000 n cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Mr. Weissmuller had been. Age of Death. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Year start date must be less than year end date. Weissmuller is indirectly referenced twice by Albert Awol in Walt Disney World's Jungle Cruise. Johnny Weissmuller Jr., a San Francisco longshoreman and son of the famed actor and Olympic swimmer, has died at age 65. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Johnny Weissmuller was born as Peter Johann Weimller in Freidorf, today a district of the city of Timisoara in Romania, then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Weissmuller Jr.'s memoir, Tarzan, My Father, was published in 2002 by ECW Press in Toronto, Ontario. In 1970 he attended the British Commonwealth Games in Jamaica where he was presented to Queen Elizabeth. He shook his head loosely from side to side, inhaling and exhaling on both sides. There is a problem with your email/password. 0000008646 00000 n He captured three of his gold medals at age 20 in the 1924 Olympics, winning the 100-meter and 400-meter freestyles in Olympic record times of 59 seconds and 5:04.2, and anchoring the 800-meter freestyle relay team that produced a world record of 9:53.2. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. John had 3 sisters: Heidi Elizabeth HAUSO (born WEISSMULLER) and 2 other siblings. Before the 1924 Olympics in Paris, Mr. Weissmuller supplanted Duke Kahanamoku of Hawaii and Perry McGillivray as champion in the 100-yard freestyle and he beat Norman Ross at longer distances. His power came from a full arm pull, from the moment each hand struck the water until it emerged. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Enjoyed the Life, Playing Tarzan, he said over the years, ''was right up my alley. Resend Activation Email. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. In addition to his wife, Mr. Weissmuller is survived by his daughter, Heidi Medsker of Denver; his stepsons, Chad Johnson of Erie, Colo., and David Gari of San Rafael; and his sister, Wendy Weissmuller of Scotts Valley. "The most common symptom of myeloma is bone pain, especially in the pelvis and lower back, and multiple myeloma is a disease that often affects the elderly. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Luis Flores of the Gomez funeral home said Mr. Weissmuller's wife, Maria, had not completed funeral arrangements but that burial would probably be Sunday in Acapulco. Edit your search or learn more. Start a free family tree online and well do the searching for you. Try again later. A sickly child, he took up swimming on the advice of a doctor. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Heidi Elizabeth Weissmuller married Michael Wayne Hauso. 0000309768 00000 n As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. She died on 19 November 1962, in Laguna Beach, Orange, California, United States, at the age of 19, and was buried in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States. He reportedly never got over the traumatic experience. He was born in San Francisco in 1940, after his parents moved to the city so his father could perform in Billy Rose's Aquacade, a water ballet show at the 1940 Golden Gate International Exposition. A system error has occurred. Heidi Elizabeth Weissmuller Hauso 77 0 obj<>stream Search above to list available cemeteries. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. From August 1921, when as a 17- year-old he broke his first world record, until he turned professional in January 1929, he set and reset world and national freestyle records for distances from 50 yards to a half mile. Try again later. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3116/johnny-weissmuller. The image has been perpetuated through the years on television reruns of the films and they led children and adults to approach Mr. Weissmuller for a Tarzan autograph and for yet another rendition of his elephant call or his chest-thumping victory bellow. Search above to list available cemeteries. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. of Rob Donkers. He made close to 20 Tarzan films, the last one in 1949. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States on 31 Jul 1944 to Johann Peter "Johnny" Weissmuller and Beryl Scott. Services will be held Sunday for designer Heidi Weisel at Mount Sinai Simi Valley. JOHNNY WEISSMULLER DIES AT 79; MOVIE TARZAN AND OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST, https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/22/obituaries/johnny-weissmuller-dies-at-79-movie-tarzan-and-olympic-gold-medalist.html. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Awol does an impression of Weissmuller's . We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each persons profile. Weve updated the security on the site. Cause of death: Pulmonary edema: Years active: 1929-76: Spouse(s) Maria Brock Mandell Bauman (1963-84; his death) . She passed away on 19 Nov 1962 in South Laguna, Orange, California, United States. 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Exact cause of Queen Elizabeth's death revealed. 0000011935 00000 n Her son Charles became the king of England following her death. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. This account has been disabled. 0000350987 00000 n wife. Mr. Weissmuller's mother, Beryl Scott, was the third of his father's five wives. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. In 1971 he received the American Patriot Award. In 1976 he was inducted in the Body Building Guild Hall of Fame. ). Luis Flores of the Gomez funeral home said Mr. Weissmuller's wife, Maria, had not completed funeral arrangements but that burial would probably be Sunday in Acapulco. Death: circa July 27, 2006 (57-73) (Cancer) Immediate Family: Son of Johnny Weissmuller and Beryl Laura Weissmuller. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. He attended both UCLA and USC on swimming scholarships, having inherited his father's love and talent for swimming. This browser does not support getting your location. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Managed by: Niv Katz: Last Updated: June 3, 2015: View Complete Profile. His daughter, Heidi, died in a car crash on November 19, 1962. Learn more about merges. ''There was swimming in it, and I didn't have much to say. 0000004128 00000 n Johnny Weissmuller never lost a race and retired from his amateur swimming career undefeated. January 20, 1984. Oops, something didn't work. 14. His occupation was occupation. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 0000066084 00000 n Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. He never wanted attention, which was one of the reasons he liked San Francisco more than Los Angeles.". Heidi died when the car she was driving went out of control and overturned near Laguna Beach. Results 1-20 of 70 View Record Name Birth Date Death Date Burial or Cremation Place; To get better results, add more information such as Birth Info, Death Info or Locationeven a guess will help. He grew to be a 6' 3", 190-pound champion athlete - undefeated winner of five Olympic gold medals, 67 world and 52 national titles, holder of every freestyle record from 100 yards to the half-mile. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. The style calls for six beats of the legs for every two arm strokes, with absolute synchronization of feet and arms. Please enter your email and password to sign in. View . Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Failed to remove flower. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. view all Michael Husa's Timeline???? While he kicked six beats to every cycle of his arms, he considered kicking of consequence only to maintain balance, stay high in the water and reduce drag. Death: Immediate Family: Husband of Heidi Elizabeth Weissmuller. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. The studio billed him as "the only man in Hollywood who's natural in the flesh and can act without clothes". xref To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Johnny Weissmuller, Actor: Tarzan the Ape Man. He died of a pulmonary edema at his retirement home in Acapulco. Learn more about merges. Share. After turning professional, Mr. Weissmuller endorsed bathing suits for a while. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Filmography [ edit] Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Johnny Weissmuller (3116)? Mr. Weissmuller began making new films, and later a television series, as ''Jungle Jim.'' trailer You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. In 1974, Weissmuller broke both his hip and leg, marking the beginning of years of declining health. Try again later. Her reign is famous as 'The Golden Age', for its . 0000009479 00000 n Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Swimmer. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Heidi Elizabeth Weissmullermarried Michael Wayne Hauso. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Declining health and death. See the article in its original context from. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. She married Michael Wayne Hauso on 20 May 1962, in Santa Cruz, California, United States. She passed awayon 19 Nov 1962in South Laguna, Orange, California, United States. Parents. Mr. Weissmuller joined the Navy after graduating from the University of Southern California, where he was on the swim team, according to his wife, Diane Weissmuller.
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