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Flynn, Errol Flynn

02 Feb

Roots of Fleming?

“BRITISH AGENT” 1937

Locke, Steve Locke

Listen at ~ 6:10, when British Agent Errol Flynn introduces himself to Stalinist Colonist Frances Farmer

“THE MODERN ADVENTURES OF CASANOVA” 1952

Flynn plays European playboy Interpol Agent Chris Casanova

Recorded by Flynn when he was living in Jamaica … at the same time as Ian Fleming

www.oldtimeradiodownloads.com…

FLYNN, ERROL FLYNN 001

— Tim

 
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8 years ago

Would not be a bit surprised that Our Hero and Our Man Flynn was the inspiration for Bond. I mean….think of it.

8 years ago
Reply to  The Zaca

There is no sound Tim?

8 years ago

[img]http://www.theerrolflynnblog.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IF-and-BB-on-beach.jpg[/img]

It is indeed strange that Ian Fleming never acknowledged any bonded loan on Errol`s personality when he created his superspy. Was he still sour because once they both had been vying for the favours of Pussy Galore? Was the Papa of Bond still snuffy about Errol Flynn`s alleged anti- English sentiments? Or was it just because when our Hollywood hero was grand, Fleming wasn`t and when 007 became a worldover phenomenon Flynn was already dead…?

8 years ago
Reply to  shangheinz

You wonder if Fleming was vicariously living through Flynn vis a vis Bond…. ;)

PW
8 years ago
Reply to  shangheinz

As an Englishwoman, I must protest! Errol most certainly did not have any anti-English sentiments. While he was in Rome in the 50s, he got to know an English girl who later became the Countess of Wilton and a close friend of my family. Diana (which was her Christian name) had lunch with Errol many times and he continuously asked her about England, for which he had a great fondness, (Olivia de Havilland was also English, though she took on US citizenship). He also asked for some introductions for the next time he was in the UK and proposed that Diana should become his social secretary, but to her disappointment her parents forbad her from taking the job! She told me Errol was one of the most courteous men she had ever met, did not make a pass at her, even though she was very beautiful, and talked about the Classics and Tennyson. He also taught her how to make his favourite cocktail, the recipe of which she passed on to me. I will do a post about it later.