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This blog is dedicated to studying the Mystery & Mystique of the late film actor Errol Flynn who was much more complicated than most people who knew and worked with him realized—more, perhaps, than he realized himself… With someone as unique as Errol, there is much to express and discuss, to discover, to think about, and reveal…
kyra pahlen
April 6, 2012 at 12:10 am
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Jack Marino
May 7, 2012 at 5:58 am
Dave, I love the NEW look of the site. GOOD JOB OLD BOY!
JohnEl
July 9, 2012 at 1:12 am
In talking to my Father, who just turned 89 last month, said they had a popular quote back in the 1940′s: ” My name is Errol Flynn,what’s your hobby?”. Thought that was cool!
JohnEl
July 12, 2012 at 1:01 am
Just found an interesting site called budgetfilms.com, they have some Rare Film Clips of Errol throughout his life. I didn’t agree with the title of one clip entitled “Errol Flynn In Decline”, but it had a rare shot of Errol’s Walking Stick, I heard Earl Conrad talking about, while visiting him in Jamaica for his book.
Inga
July 12, 2012 at 11:00 am
Thanks for sharing this great find, John!!
whyanbeel
July 13, 2012 at 4:12 am
I was born in Mossman, Queensland, Australia. There is a local story from my town about Errol Flynn. Many years ago before Errol Flynn became a movie star, he got a job cutting sugar cane in Mossman. At the time he needed a new pair of shoes so he went to the local Jack & Newells department store and got a pair on credit. Later when he became famous and went to Hollywood, the manager of Jack & Newells noticed he never paid for the shoes. A bill was sent to him in Hollywood and the very same shoes were returned, where they remain as a collectors item.
Inga
July 13, 2012 at 11:05 am
What an interesting story, thanks for sharing! Are the shoes at display in a museum, and could you maybe post a picture?
sunbad
July 31, 2012 at 9:06 am
Hi Dave! I’m wondering if you can help me. I’m researching Errol and I always assumed from my reading – and from his entry in the Australian Dictionary of Biography – that he never returned to Australia. But I seem to remember a recent article in the Australian press which mentioned he slipped back into Sydney once during the 1950s and drank a bottle of rum at Lady Macquarie’s Chair under the moonlight. Is there any truth to this, or is it just a fanciful addition to the legend?
And for some reason, I seem to remember he did so with his old mate popular Australian radio host Jack Davey, with whom he shared a Vaucluse flat in the 30s and, in a strange coincidence the very same day of death (14 October 1959).
Anyway, I’d really appreciate any help here – it’s driving me mad – I’d hate to get it wrong! Thanks and best, sunbad (sunilbadami@gmail.com)
DerekD
August 3, 2012 at 9:54 am
Did anyone else see the theatre programmes from the 1934 Malvern Festival that were on ebay last week? Back in the 90s when I used to collect seriously I had a programme for the whole festival signed by the entire cast including errol but I’ve never seen these programmes for the individual plays before!. I managed to pick up one of them and was surprised there weren’t more bidders. Great find
Inga
August 3, 2012 at 11:09 am
Wow, this signed programme must be something very special (if it’s genuine). I saw the other programmes, but the price was pretty high, if I remember correctly?
DerekD
August 3, 2012 at 11:19 am
The signed one was certainly genuine. The only definite pre Hollywood signature of flynn I’ve ever seen. The whole cast had signed and flynn was only a minor player. Interestingly his signature was subtly different to the first Hollywood ones I’ve seen but then he changed it quite frequently over the years.. These ones on ebay sold for about £25 each which I thought was a real bargain given how scarce they must be. I used to have one from one of his Northampton performances too but sold it years ago sadly
Inga
August 4, 2012 at 5:40 am
Really sad indeed! You don’t happen to have kept a copy of the pre-Hollywood signature?
DerekD
August 4, 2012 at 8:16 am
Sadly not. It would have been on my old 90s Flynn site. One or two of the early postcards with the facsimile signatures on were close to it. Much more of a figure 8 than the loopy E that he’d replaced it with by 1936
mark
August 26, 2012 at 9:49 pm
I was a Yacht Broker on the 1970′s and 1980′s in Ft Lauderdale. during this time as a broker for Rex Yachts I sold Sirroco. She was located in the Virgin Islands. I sold her to Henry & Wells Hamilton.
My wife and I sailed on her at the time.
David DeWitt
August 26, 2012 at 10:48 pm
Wonderful to have your on the blog, Mark! Welcome! I used to correspond with Anne Caves who was once a skipper of the Sirocco and sailed with an all girl crew!
MzSuzie49
December 18, 2012 at 1:13 am
David!
A classic new look . It has the flavor of an artist’s portfolio perhaps. Wonderful!!