Dad in 1956’s Cuba and son in 1963’s Venice. Both with icy blondes and winning the good fight. Both films made on location. Errol ends a counterfeiting scam and Sean helps thwart the plans of some spies! Both win the girl! (Rosanna Rory for Errol and Karin Baal for Sean.) “The Big Boodle” is one of Errol’s later… (more…)
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Errol Started It All Back in the Fifties
Ever the trailblazer & trendsetter, Errol made Ibiza into what has ultimately become “the celebrity party capitol of the world” – where everybody has a knockout time, especially, most recently, Orlando Bloom, of whom Gentleman Flynn would likely be very proud. And then there’s Justin Bieber – no Flynn is he. Errol started it all back in the early 50’s.… (more…)
The Errol Flynn Mailbag! Hollywood Raquet Club
From our mailbag: Here is a great website on the fabled Hollywood Racquet Club. Fortunately only a couple of outlying buildings burned. The Bamboo Lounge and restaurant are still intact. Paul Gabriel I mentioned in my reply that I see Linda Christian, a protege of Errol’s on the site, and Paul tells me: “Flynn ‘discovered’ Linda in Acapulco and bought… (more…)
Match Point at the Raquet Club
The Palm Springs Raquet Club – within the 2-hour radius mandated by the studios – where, Hollywood lore has it, Marilyn was discovered and the Bloody Mary was invented. Errol was the brightest star of all, of course – on both the courts and at the legendary Bamboo Bar. www.desertsun.com…… www.rockpaperphoto.com…… — Tim
A ship trip to Lionheart`s lament
My dear fellow Flynn fans, I went on a cruise on the beautiful blue Danube River from Vienna up to Dürnstein, where King Richard unwillingly had to spend his winter holiday of 1193. Here is the prelude to “The adventures of Robin Hood”: en.wikipedia.org…… All I can say is that there are worse places to be stuck and I wonder if that high ransom indeed was… (more…)
Errol Flynn at the Golden Age Cinema
“Amazing” m.goodfood.com…… — Tim
Commemorating the Great War with Errol, Coop & Eastwood
Errol in the Big One, as old timers used to call it on Decoration Day. www.dentonrc.com…… — Tim
Captain Blood’s 80th Birthday
No, not that Captain Blood, but connected! Legendary “literary guru and (first African) Nobel laureate” Wole Soyinka, and most distinguished member of the Pyrates Confraternity, whose famous nom de plume was inspired by both Errol and Rafael. wolesoyinkasociety.org…… allafrica.com…… books.google.com…… (page 41) — Tim
“Errol Flynn” in Australia Later This Month!
For all those who can make it, Amanda McBroom is going to be singing “Errol Flynn” in Melbourne & Sydney later this month! Her recent performance of it in Chicago last week was supposed to be magnificent. What a masterpiece of songwriting! www.amcbroom.com…… Alan Hale, David Bruce & Errol Flynn: “Errol Flynn” in Chicago last week: my.chicagotribune.com…… — Tim
In The Wake Of The Bounty – official dvd !
Great Errol news! In The Wake Of The Bounty has recently been officially released on dvd/blu ray as part of the Charles Chauvel collection,it is a fully restored print of the film.You can buy it here directly from the distributor. www.umbrellaent.com…… — Lollie
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