Editing Ron Ely (section)

==Personal life and death==
Ely was born in [[Hereford, Texas]] on June 21, 1938 and raised in [[Amarillo, Texas|Amarillo]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13945609x/PUBLIC|title=BnF catalog entry for Ron Ely|publisher=Bibliothèque nationale de France|access-date=January 4, 2015}}</ref> He married his high school sweetheart, Helen Janet Triplet,<ref>{{cite news |title=Aquanauts Diver Reaches Stardom in Short Time |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/simpsons-leader-times-aquanauts/138671677/ |work=Simpson's Leader-Times |date=February 11, 1961 |location=Kittanning, Pennsylvania |page=11}}</ref> in 1959. Both natives of Hereford, Texas, they divorced in July 1961.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://heavy.com/news/2019/10/ron-ely-wife-valerie-lundeen/|title=Valerie Lundeen, Ron Ely's Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|last=Farrell|first=Paul|date=October 16, 2019|website=[[Heavy.com]]|language=en|access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref>

In 1984, Ely married Valerie Lundeen, who won the [[Miss Florida USA]] title in 1981,<ref name=":0" /> and they had three children.<ref name="BBC" /> 

===Murder of wife and death of son===
On October 15, 2019, Ely's son Cameron, then 30 years old, stabbed Valerie Ely to death at the family's home in [[Hope Ranch, California]], a coastal residential community in [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2019/10/16/tarzan-actor-ron-elys-wife-stabbed-to-death-reports/|title='Tarzan' actor Ron Ely's wife stabbed to death: reports|last=O'Neill|first=Natalie|date=October 16, 2019|website=[[New York Post]]|language=en|access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref> Police officers were called to the scene for a "family disturbance"<ref name="BBC" /><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Parker|first1=Ryan|title=Homicide Suspect Killed by Deputies in Home of 'Tarzan' Actor Ron Ely |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/homicide-suspect-killed-by-deputies-home-tarzan-actor-ron-ely-1248119 |access-date=October 16, 2019 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=October 16, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and killed Cameron Ely, claiming he posed a threat to officers.<ref name="AP" /> 

The Santa Barbara district attorney ruled the police shooting a [[justifiable homicide]]. No charges were filed, and an attorney representing Ely disputed the police account of Cameron's death.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roberto|first=Melissa|date=2020-10-16|title=Ron Ely challenges Santa Barbara district attorney after fatal shooting of his son deemed 'justifiable'|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ron-ely-challenges-santa-barbara-district-attorney-fatal-shooting-son-cameron|access-date=2020-10-16|website=Fox News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=October 7, 2020|title=No charges against sheriff's deputies who shot, killed son of 'Tarzan' actor Ron Ely in Santa Barbara County|work=ABC7 KABC|url=https://abc7.com/no-charges-against-deputies-who-shot-killed-son-of-tarzan-actor/6841046/|access-date=October 15, 2020}}</ref> An autopsy found Cameron was in the early stages of [[chronic traumatic encephalopathy]] before he died.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hayden |first1=Tyler |title=Don't Believe Your Ears in Ely Case, Authorities Say ― Believe the Deputies |url=https://www.independent.com/2020/10/06/dont-believe-your-ears-authorities-say-%e2%80%95-believe-the-deputies/ |work=The Santa Barbara Independent |date=7 October 2020}}</ref>

===Death===

Ely died at the home of one of his daughters in [[Los Alamos, California]], on September 29, 2024, at age 86.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dalton |first=Andrew |date=October 23, 2024 |title=Ron Ely, TV's 'Tarzan' in the 1960s, dies at 86 |url=https://apnews.com/article/ron-ely-dies-tarzan-c178710bd441325a8d242b5349454df3 |access-date=October 23, 2024 |website=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Risen |first1=Clay |date=October 23, 2024 |title=Ron Ely, Who Played an Updated Tarzan in the 1960s, Dies at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/arts/television/ron-ely-dead.html |access-date=October 23, 2024 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Overhultz |first1=Lauryn |title='Tarzan' star Ron Ely dead at 86 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tarzan-star-ron-ely-dead-86 |access-date=23 October 2024 |publisher=Fox News |date=23 October 2024}}</ref> His death was not announced until October 23, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barnes |first=Mike |date=2024-10-23 |title=Ron Ely, Star of the First Tarzan Series for Television, Dies at 86 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ron-ely-dead-star-first-tarzan-series-television-1236042834/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/ron-ely-dead-tarzan-tv-series-star-was-86-8733260|title=Ron Ely, Star of Tarzan Series, Dies at 86, 5 Years After the Shocking Death of His Wife and Son|first=Taria|last=Sheffield|magazine=People|date=October 23, 2024}}</ref>