Monthly Archives: April 2018

Hot Dog Diplomacy

“The Picnic That Won the War” On Sunday, June 11, 1939, FDR & Eleanor hosted a picnic for the King and Queen of England at his summer “cottage” in Hyde Park. This was the legendary “Hot Dog Summit”, which is often credited with having very significantly increased America’s early support of England in World War II. As described by David… (more…)

Are You Going to Scarborough?

The Tunny are Back! “Strange but true: in the 1930s Atlantic bluefin tuna (also known as tunny) started to follow the herring shoals into the North Sea, and Yorkshire became the hub of an American-style big-game fishery. Professional hunter Lorenzo Mitchell-Henry set the record for a rod-caught fish in British waters when he landed a 386kg monster in 1933, and… (more…)

Beverly interviewed… circa 1966

— Karl

Hearst’s Hacienda

Aka “Hearst’s Hunting Lodge”, though W.R. did not personally permit any hunting. “A day’s ride on horseback” from “La Cuesta Encantada” (Hearst’s Castle in San Simeon), to what since 1940 has been Army property on “Fort Hunter Liggett”. Hearst took only select guests to The Hacienda, usually only top-strata Hollywood, newspaper and political figures. Errol was one of them. These… (more…)

CHARGE!

At the TCM Classic Movie Festival Friday, April 27, 2018 THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE(1936) Of the eight films co-starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, this romantic epic is one of the least seen, mainly due to complaints about the mistreatment of horses in the thrilling climactic charge inspired by Alfred Tennyson’s poem. In their second film together,… (more…)

A Night at the Theater with Mel & Carl

April 23, 2018 LOS ANGELES — Mel Brooks is just two months shy of his 92nd birthday and he still carves out time for movie nights with his pal Carl Reiner. The two just recently got together to watch a restoration of the 1938 Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland classic “The Adventures of Robin Hood.” This week, Brooks will… (more…)

Pan American Flynn

Errol Takes On the Nazis in Brazil news.google.com…… Meanwhile, in Mexico: 41-08-20 — Tim

A Flynnian Slip

www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/kate-moss-slip-dress-timeline… “I bought this dress in a vintage shop in Florida; the lady told me it had belonged to Errol Flynn’s wife.” — Tim

In Like Flynn

Just found this on Instagram. — twinarchers

Mail Bag! French Curtiz Bio & Film Book!

Dear Sir, For all those who love Curtiz and read French, I found this book. He presents an excellent biography and analyzes each of his films including his pre-Hollywood production. Best – Erik Anzi Thanks, Erik! — David DeWitt

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