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Mrs. William Tell is 90 and well

09 Jun

Dear fellow Flynn fans,

Austrian actress, Mrs. Waltraut Haas, Errol’s co- star of his unfinished appleshot “The Story of William Tell” turns 90 today.

She remembers Flynn fondly as charming not flirty, knowing his lines on cue and feasting on sardines, Rum and Coca Cola during their short cut stint in Courmayeur Italy: www.theerrolflynnblog.com…

She still is keeping busy appearing on stage at least once a year at the local Wachau summer theatre festival.

Starring opposite our Hollywood hero seems the equivalent of falling into a fountain of youth for his long-living leading ladies.

Some sort of caressing keelhauling if you will.

G’day and happy b’day,

— shangheinz

 
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7 years ago

Wunderbar, wunderheinz! Please give her our best from the EFB, and, pray tell, please ask her how was Errol’s alleged yodelling!?

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7 years ago

Sie ist eine sehr schöne Frau, herrheinz!

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7 years ago
Reply to  shangheinz

Poor old boy, stuck up there in the Alps among all those spectacular peaks at the NoTell Hotel. Even at his ebb, Errol was the king.

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7 years ago

Heinz; Great tribute to a beloved German film and recording star. The making and un-making of “The Story Of William Tell’ was a tragedy for Errol Flynn’s career and for those of us who love his films. Jack Cardiff would have been in demand as a director because he brought in a beautiful CinemaScope film starring bad boy Flynn on time and under-budget let alone be a hit at the box office. Waltraut Hass would have crossed the Atlantic to star in Hollywood films. Someday Heinz ‘will tell’ the real ‘Story Of William Tell’! Ralph Schiller

7 years ago
Reply to  shangheinz

Swing for the fences, diamondheinz!

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