| LC control no. | no2014164563 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Lane, Mike, 1933-2015 |
| Variant(s) | Lane, Michael, 1933-2015 Tarzan Mike, 1933-2015 Lane, Michael V., 1933-2015 Gorvit, Maxwell, Jr., 1933-2015 |
| Other standard no. | nm0485485 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1933-01-06 |
| Death date | 2015-06-01 |
| Place of birth | Washington (D.C.) |
| Place of death | Palmdale (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Wrestling Acting Motion pictures--Production and direction |
| Profession or occupation | Wrestlers Motion picture actors and actresses Television actors and actresses Motion picture producers and directors |
| Found in | The harder they fall, c2002: title frame (Mike Lane) Internet movie database, viewed Dec. 12, 2014 (Mike Lane, actor, producer; b. Jan. 6, 1933 in Washington, D.C.) viewed Mar. 5, 2018 (d. June 1, 2015, Palmdale, Calif.; also credited as Michael Lane; primarily an actor in movies and on television) Wikipedia, Aug. 16, 2016 (Mike Lane; Michael "Mike" Lane (January 6, 1933-June 1, 2015) was an American professional wrestler and actor; Lane's formidable size led him to work in the King Bros. Circus boxing tent and wrestling tent where he would take on all comers. He also wrestled professionally under the name "Tarzan Mike" in 1952-1959. Lane was discovered by Columbia Pictures and made his acting debut in The Harder They Fall. Lane was given dramatic and boxing lessons to appear as the giant Toro Moreno, an outclassed boxer based on Primo Carnera) sidebar (born January 6, 1933, Washington D.C.; died, June 1, 2015 (aged 82), Palmdale, California, U.S.) The precis website, Sept. 9, 2015, viewed online Aug. 16, 2016: obituaries (Michael V. Lane, January 6, 1933 to June 1, 2015; Michael V. Lane, an actor known for his titanic size, wrestling prowess, and indelible roles as Frankenstein and Hercules, died on Monday, June 1st, in Palmdale, CA. He was 82. Born in Washington D.C on January 6, 1933, Mike was the only child of Alice and Maxwell Gorvit. Growing up, he excelled in wrestling, the sport that allowed him to find acceptance as an adult. He later changed his name from Gorvit to Lane) 1940 United States Federal Census, via Ancestry website, Aug. 16, 2016: (Gorvit, Maxwell, Jr., age 7 [1933]; place of birth, Washington D.C.; parents Maxwell & Alice) |
| Associated language | eng |
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