Meeting His Fate
After the war, Burroughs also went back to Encino, California. His Tarzana ranch had to be sub-divided in order for him to be able to pay his bills. The crabby author soon developed a number of health problems, including Parkinson’s disease. He eventually died of a heart attack on March 19th, 1950, and was buried on his ranch.
Source: Encyclopedia Britannica
At the time of his death, he was believed to have been a writer who made the most from films, having earned over $2 million in royalties from 27 Tarzan films. And in 2003, Burroughs was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Today, Tarzana is a middle-class suburb with country clubs, shopping malls, and drive-in restaurants.