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- Zorro, fictional character created in 1919 by writer Johnston McCulley. The masked, sword-wielding vigilante defends the poor and victimized against the forces of injustice, and his feats have been featured in virtually every form of media.
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Sep 25, 2024 · Zorro, fictional character created in 1919 by writer Johnston McCulley. The masked, sword-wielding vigilante defends the poor and victimized against the forces of injustice, and his feats have been featured in virtually every form of media. Zorro, whose name in Spanish means “fox,” was likely based.
- The Mask of Zorro
In Antonio Banderas …further showcased in the successful The...
- The Mask of Zorro
Zorro is the secret identity of don Diego de la Vega (originally don Diego Vega), a young man who is the only son of Don Alejandro de la Vega, the wealthiest landowner in California, while Diego's mother is dead.
People loved the masked Mexican Robin Hood character so much, it was made into a television series in the 1950’s, and eventually became a series of movies starring Antonio Banderas. Few people realize that McCulley was inspired by a real man, Joaquin Murrieta, when he invented Zorro.
- The lead actor wasn’t originally named Guy Williams. A first-generation Italian American, whose parents were born in Sicily, the star later known as Guy Williams was born in New York City as Armand Joseph Catalano.
- From the start, the adventure series was a massive ratings hit. Following Disney’s success with its anthology TV series, Walt Disney himself played a big role in producing their first TV drama.
- The first and second seasons have some significant differences. Zorro follows a serialized format, often leaving viewers on a cliffhanger until the next week–similar to current hits like Star Wars: Andor.
- Four Zorro specials remain unreleased, in the Disney vault. Facing a rights dispute with ABC, Walt Disney did not move ahead with season three despite the show’s high ratings.
- Publishing History
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- Inspirations
- Appearances in Media
- Copyright and Trademark Disputes
- Legacy
- Bibliography
Zorro debuted in Johnston McCulley's novel The Curse of Capistrano, serialized in five parts between August 9 and September 6, 1919 in the pulp magazine All-Story Weekly.The story was originally meant as a standalone tale, and at the denouement, Zorro's true identity is revealed to all. Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, on their honeymoon, selec...
In The Curse of Capistrano, Señor Zorro became an outlaw in the pueblo of Los Angeles in California "to avenge the helpless, to punish cruel politicians, to aid the oppressed" and is dubbed the "Curse of Capistrano". The novel features extensively both Don Diego Vega and Zorro, but the fact that they are the same person is not revealed to the reade...
The character's visual motif is typically a black costume with a black flowing Spanish cape or cloak, a black flat-brimmed hat known as sombrero cordobés, and a black sackcloth mask that covers the top half of his head. Sometimes the mask is a two piece, the main item being a blindfold-type fabric with slits for the eyes, and the other item being a...
Zorro is an agile athlete and acrobat, using his bullwhip as a gymnastic accoutrement to swing through gaps between city roofs, and is very capable of landing from great heights and taking a fall. Although he is a master swordsman and marksman, he has more than once demonstrated his prowess in unarmed combat against multiple opponents. His calculat...
In The Curse of Capistrano, Diego is described as "a fair youth of excellent blood and twenty-four years, noted the length of El Camino Realfor his small interest in the really important things of life." It is also said that "Don Diego was unlike the other full-blooded youths of the times. It appeared that he disliked action. He seldom wore his bla...
The historical figure most often associated with the Zorro character is Joaquin Murrieta, whose life was fictionalized in an 1854 dime novel by John Rollin Ridge. In the 1998 film The Mask of Zorro Murrieta's (fictitious) brother Alejandro succeeds Diego as Zorro. As a hero with a secret identity who taunts his foes by signing his deeds, Zorro find...
Stories by Johnston McCulley
1. The Curse of Capistrano, All-Story Weekly Vol. 100 No. 2 – Vol. 101 No. 2, serialized in five parts, August 9, 1919 – September 6, 1919 – novella The Curse of Capistrano published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1919, and reissued as The Mark of Zorroin 1924 by the same editor 2. The Further Adventures of Zorro, ArgosyVol. 142 No. 4 – Vol. 143 No. 3, serialized in six parts, May 6, 1922 – June 10, 1922 3. Zorro Rides Again, ArgosyVol. 224 No. 3 – Vol. 224 No. 6, serialized in four parts, October 3,...
Stories by other authors
1. Walt Disney's Zorro by Steve Frazee 1958 Whitman Publishing Company, novelization of some episodes of the 1957 ZorroTV series 2. "Zorro Outwits Death", Walt Disney's Magazine Vol. III No. 3, April 1958. Loosely based on the episode "Zorro's Secret Passage" of the 1957 ZorroTV series 3. "Zorro's Merry Chase", Walt Disney's Magazine, Vol. III No. 5, August 1958 4. "The Fire of the Night", Walt Disney's Magazine, Vol. III No. 6, October 1958 and Vol. IV No. 1, 1958 5. "Zorro and the Missing F...
Films
The character has been adapted for over forty films.They include:
The copyright and trademark status of the Zorro character and stories are disputed. Most of the entries of the Zorro franchise are still protected by copyright, but there are at least three exceptions: the 1919 novel The Curse of Capistrano, the 1920 film The Mark of Zorro and the 1922 novel The Further Adventures of Zorro are in the public domain ...
The 1936 film The Vigilantes Are Coming features a masked vigilante with a costume similar to Zorro, which led several countries to name the movie after Zorro: the film was named Zorro l'indomptable in France, Zorro – Der blutrote Adler in Germany, Zorro – den blodrøde ørn in Denmark and Zorro – veripunainen kotka in Finland. The main character is ...
The Legend of Zorro by Bill Yenne 1991 Mallard Press Template:ISBNZorro Unmasked: The Official History by Sandra Curtis 1998 Hyperion Template:ISBNAug 30, 2023 · On one level of a crumbling Californian gold mine, the original Zorro is a now aged and dying Don Diego de la Vega (Anthony Hopkins), and he grapples in his last breath with the man who...
Dec 12, 2018 · A New Documentary Narrates One Man’s Journey to Find the Decapitated Head of a California Bandit who inspired the Creation of Zorro. Was Zorro, the masked man who left his trademark “Z” on ...
