Kamuela C. Searle (August 29, 1890 – February 14, 1924) was an actor, sculptor, and painter, best remembered for his portrayal of Korak, the son of Tarzan and Jane.
Born as Samuel Cooper Searle in Wai’ohinu, Ka’u, Hawai’i, Searle met legendary film directorCecil B. DeMille on the beach at Waikiki in 1915. DeMille encouraged Searle to go to Hollywood and pursue a film career. Legend has it that Searle appeared in a couple of DeMille's films during this time, but no definite proof exists. He enlisted in the United States Army during World War I, and fought and was wounded in France. Upon his discharge, Searle adopted Kamuela (the Hawaiian spelling of Samuel) as his first name, and appeared, uncredited, in DeMille's 1919 film Male and Female. His first credited role was in The Island of Desire, as Sam Searles, released in 1917.
Korak and beyondedit
Cowboy actor Jack Hoxie was originally slated to play the adult Jack Clayton (known by the Ape name Korak) in the 1920 film serialThe Son of Tarzan, but was dropped from the production before filming began. Searle was cast, and enthusiastically spent a month in the desert to "harden" himself for the role. Searle also played a supporting role in that same year in The Sea Wolf, based on the Jack London novel and starring Noah Beery in the titular role.
Death urban legend and final yearsedit
Many sources, including Gabe Essoe's Tarzan of the Movies, have incorrectly stated that Searle was mortally wounded when an elephant carrying him bound to a stake slammed him to the ground. Though he was hurt enough that a double completed a few final long shots, Searle recovered from his injuries and completed one more film, Cecil B. DeMille's Fool's Paradise (1921), before he retired from acting to concentrate on sculpting and painting.[1]
According to Kamuela Searle's brother, he died of cancer in 1924, aged 33.[2]
Referencesedit
^"Remembers Life in Egypt Long Centuries Ago: Kamula Searle Explains How He Became a Famous Sculptor is Eight Months". Los Angeles Times. August 6, 1922.
kamuela, searle, august, 1890, february, 1924, actor, sculptor, painter, best, remembered, portrayal, korak, tarzan, jane, motion, picture, magazine, 1922bornsamuel, cooper, searle, 1890, august, 1890wai, ohinu, hawai, idiedfebruary, 1924, 1924, aged, angeles,. Kamuela C Searle August 29 1890 February 14 1924 was an actor sculptor and painter best remembered for his portrayal of Korak the son of Tarzan and Jane Kamuela C SearleMotion Picture Magazine 1922BornSamuel Cooper Searle 1890 08 29 August 29 1890Wai ohinu Ka u Hawai iDiedFebruary 14 1924 1924 02 14 aged 33 Los Angeles California USA Contents 1 Early life and film career 2 Korak and beyond 3 Death urban legend and final years 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and film career editBorn as Samuel Cooper Searle in Wai ohinu Ka u Hawai i Searle met legendary film director Cecil B DeMille on the beach at Waikiki in 1915 DeMille encouraged Searle to go to Hollywood and pursue a film career Legend has it that Searle appeared in a couple of DeMille s films during this time but no definite proof exists He enlisted in the United States Army during World War I and fought and was wounded in France Upon his discharge Searle adopted Kamuela the Hawaiian spelling of Samuel as his first name and appeared uncredited in DeMille s 1919 film Male and Female His first credited role was in The Island of Desire as Sam Searles released in 1917 Korak and beyond editCowboy actor Jack Hoxie was originally slated to play the adult Jack Clayton known by the Ape name Korak in the 1920 film serial The Son of Tarzan but was dropped from the production before filming began Searle was cast and enthusiastically spent a month in the desert to harden himself for the role Searle also played a supporting role in that same year in The Sea Wolf based on the Jack London novel and starring Noah Beery in the titular role Death urban legend and final years editMany sources including Gabe Essoe s Tarzan of the Movies have incorrectly stated that Searle was mortally wounded when an elephant carrying him bound to a stake slammed him to the ground Though he was hurt enough that a double completed a few final long shots Searle recovered from his injuries and completed one more film Cecil B DeMille s Fool s Paradise 1921 before he retired from acting to concentrate on sculpting and painting 1 According to Kamuela Searle s brother he died of cancer in 1924 aged 33 2 References edit Remembers Life in Egypt Long Centuries Ago Kamula Searle Explains How He Became a Famous Sculptor is Eight Months Los Angeles Times August 6 1922 ERBzine 0589 Son of Tarzan at www erbzine com Essoe Gabe Tarzan of The Movies 1968 Published by The Citadel Press ISBN 0 8065 0295 9External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kamuela C Searle Kamuela C Searle at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kamuela C Searle amp oldid 1184067849, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
