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1936. Lou Gehrig as Tarzan

Oct 02, 2012 06:20

Baseball great Lou Gehrig had ambitions to be in the movies. He set his sights on playing Tarzan, auditioning for the role and posing for some publicity photos. Edgar Rice Burroughs was not impressed. He sent Gehrig a telegram saying, "Having seen several pictures of you as Tarzan...I want to congratulate you on being a swell first baseman."

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tfcocs October 3 2012, 02:20:12 UTC

His face was quite lovely. Alas, I agree with the other commentor. On the plus side, though, the second photo made me giggle.

thatdamnbroad October 3 2012, 16:44:06 UTC

I had a hard time convincing my husband that these were not Photoshopped and that this is really Lou Gehrig!

keechakatt October 3 2012, 23:59:23 UTC

I love these. I can see why he wasn't chosen for Tarzan, but he could swing by my cave anytime. ;-)