Tarzan was created by Edgar Rice Burroughs in the 1912 story Tarzan of the Apes, and the character's famous yell became a film staple in the 1930s. Actor Johnny Weissmuller, who played Tarzan in a long run of movies starting in 1932, is most associated with popularising this distinctive cry. Variations have appeared in later films, cartoons and television versions ever since. Online, the short classic version is shared as a soundboard staple for jungle, wild man and mock-heroic moments, long after the original adventure films left cinemas.