Monthly Archives: December 2019

Feliz Año Nuevo, 1938

New Year’s Day, 1938 Louella O. Parsons Los Angeles Examiner Happy New Year! Very little whoopie in Hollywood this year to herald in the New Year. Many of the stars went to the desert for a quiet New Year’s Eve and those who didn’t went to bed early to attend the races at Santa Anita or the football game at… (more…)

“History is history”

December 28, 1937 Hollywood Citizen News Sidney Skolsky Presents Watching Them Make Pictures Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Claude Rains, and a crowd of extras are getting ready to play a scene for the picture, Robin Hood. The setting is Nottingham Castle in England, and a feast is about to take place. Errol Flynn is Robin Hood, and Claude Rains… (more…)

Born on Christmas Day

Arnella Roma Flynn Born December 25, 1953 Rome, Italy — Tim

Dr. Hermann F. Erben – Errol Flynn: A Friendship of Two Adventurers 1933-1940 for Sale!

A friend of mine who lives in Spain has a pristine copy of Josef Fegerl’s book  Dr. Hermann F. Erben: A Friendship of Two Adventurers 1933-1940 for sale … if interested please leave comments! — David DeWitt

Errol Shows at Sugie’s

December 20, 1941 The Hollywood Parade Bill Wickersham Los Angeles Examiner Celebrating their engagement, Mickey Rooney and Ava Gardner were a beatific duo at “Sugie” Sugarman’s Beverly Tropics with Dick Paxton as their guests. And among those who pulledup alongside to rejoice with them were Betty Jaynes, the Douglas McPhails, Gwyne and Bud Ernst, and Errol Flynn. A great place… (more…)

Jack Marino’s Homage to Mulholland!

Jack Marino has created a special category for his Homage to Mulholland … he has created his version of Errol Flynn’s famous living room in his own home and everybody who has seen it is amazed and feels like they are walking into the old boy’s living room at Mulholland Farm. He had the bookcase custom made to be a… (more…)

Jack Marino’s Homage to Mulholland Farm, and Errol Flynn!

Our dear friend, and fellow blog member, Jack Marino, sends us three photos of his remodeled livingroom today at his beautiful home somewhere below the Hollywood hills in Los Angeles and there is something familiar about what he has done for all Flynn aficionados … it is a “time machined experience” as my good friend Dennis Mullen would say …… (more…)

A Newcomer Named Errol Flynn

December 27, 1935 A Newcomer Named Errol Flynn in a Handsome Film Version of Captain Blood “A spirited and criminally-handsome Australian named Errol Flynn plays the genteel buccaneer to the hilt.” — Tim

Ain’t Santa. Not Sinatra. Bogus Bogie.

From Forgotten Christmas Films “Not your typical Christmas film, but you see Errol Flynn dressed up like Santa Claus! Phil (Errol) and Ellen (Eleanor Parker) Gayley are divorced. Their daughter Flip (Patti Brady) and Phil aren’t very happy about the divorce and hope to win Ellen back from her new boyfriend, Rex (Donald Woods). All of this takes place during… (more…)

Hat’s Off, Mike

December 24, 1937 Jimmy Starr LA Evening Herald Express For a thrilling scene in Robin Hood, Errol Flynn threw a 15 pound spear through a window and is supposed to make it stick in the opposite wall. Flynn threw the spear, but his name was poor. Lucky for director Michael Curtiz that he ducked in time.  The spear nipped off… (more…)

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