Mr. Griffin will share the history, facts and stories on the centennial, Edgar Rice Burroughs and Tarzan.
• In 1911, one of the promoters of the Suburban Homes Co., General Harrison Gray Otis, purchased 550 acres of what is now the heart of Tarzana. General Otis was the founder and publisher of the Los Angeles Times. He took a very active part in the development of the Valley.
• In 1915, water to the Valley was provided through the Owens River Aqueduct and the Valley was annexed to the City of Los Angeles. This secured the Valley's growth.
• In 1919, Edgar Rice Burroughs purchased the Otis Ranch, built his home there and named it Tarzana Ranch.
“The Museum SFV is quite appreciative to have Scott Tracy Griffin as one of our speakers this year. His expertise and passion on Edgar Rice Burroughs will have current fans more excited and will develop a fascination for people not as familiar with him and the legacy of Tarzan,” said Michel Stevens, President of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley.
There will be numerous story boards for viewing at the event. Mr. Griffin will be signing copies of his books, Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration and Tarzan on Film. The cost of each book is $39.95.
"This community has a fascinating literary heritage," says Griffin, the Director of Special Projects at Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. "Tarzana’s founding marked the culmination of the rags-to-riches story of Edgar Rice Burroughs, the man dubbed ‘the most influential writer of the 20th century’ by Ray Bradbury. It's a unique historical pedigree that should be celebrated by all Southern Californians.”
The event will be held at The Museum’s alliance partner's location in Tarzana.
The San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center (SFVACC).
18312 Oxnard Street
Tarzana, CA 91356.
Tel: 818.697.5525
www.SFVACC.org
There is free parking in rear of building - take Oxnard East, then right on Etiwanda and then right into alley to enter parking lot. Also, please try to take mass transit in the form of the Metro Orange line. You can take the Orange Line - hop off at Reseda and walk just south to Oxnard and head east about a block and a half to the SFVACC.
The cost for the event is $10/pp; Please RSVP and pay in advance via EventBrite. Walk-in attendees are welcome, but please RSVP beforehand at 818-347-9665 or info@TheMuseumSFV.org. Light refreshments will be served.
The Museum SFV is located at 18860 Nordhoff St., Suite 204, Northridge, CA 91324-1654. www.TheMuseumSFV.org. The Museum offers free admission to exhibits, free parking and has elevator access.
About Scott Tracy Griffin
Scott Tracy Griffin is the author of Tarzan on Film (Titan Books, 2016), a lavishly illustrated history of the renowned franchise, which began in 1918 with Tarzan of the Apes and continues through 2016’s The Legend of Tarzan. Griffin’s previous book, Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration (Titan Books, 2012), was a 2013 Locus Award finalist for Best Art Book.
Griffin’s career as a writer, pop culture historian, and consultant began in 1993. Print publications for which Griffin has written include Cinefantastique, FilmFax, Femme Fatales, The Burroughs Bulletin, Mississippi Magazine, and AlterEgo. His online editorial contributions have been featured in the Huffington Post, Amazon’s Hollywonk, Aintitcool.com, MTV Geek, Flavor Wire, Man of La Book, and List.co.uk.
Griffin scripted a 13-week arc for United Feature’s Tarzan Sunday comic strip in 1996, and the forewords to Tarzan in the City of Gold (Titan Books, 2014) and A Soldier of Poloda (Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., 2017). He’s been the moderator for the annual Edgar Rice Burroughs panel at Comic Con International in San Diego since 2012.
He has served as a consultant and on-camera interviewee for numerous documentaries, including Arts & Entertainment Biography’s Tarzan: The Legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs (1996); Canadian InformAction’s Investigating Tarzan (1997); London Weekend Television’s In Search of Tarzan (1999); Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle (2004); and the award-winning films Tarzan, Lord of the Louisiana Jungle (2012) and Tarzan Revisited (2017).
Griffin participated in numerous interviews as the “Tarzan expert-on-call” promoting American Movie Classics’ first Tarzan Marathon; subsequent television appearances include CBS This Morning, Turner Network Television’s Rough Cuts, KTLA News (Los Angeles), WCBI TV’s Midday (Columbus, MS), WHAS News (Louisville, KY), and the syndicated Eye on L.A. Podcasts and radio interviews include BBC Channel 3, BBC Channel 4, The Bill Moller Show (WGN, Chicago), Bob Andelman’s Mr. Media, Electric Sheep Magazine‘s podcast Fear and Fantasy, and Journeys in Classic Film‘s podcast Ticklish Business.
The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Daily News, Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, Sacramento Bee, Memphis’ Commercial Appeal, New Orleans’ Times Picayune, Jackson (MS) Clarion-Ledger, Santa Monica Mirror, The Argonaut (Santa Monica), Starkville Daily News, and Town and Gown magazine are among the publications that have covered Griffin’s work.
A resident of Southern California, Griffin graduated from Millsaps College in Jackson,
Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science degree in sociology and was awarded his MBA from California State University Los Angeles. He currently serves as the Director of Special Projects for Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Please feel free to visit: www.scotttracygriffin.com.
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