Monthly Archives: April 2020

$300,000

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miner’s Advocate New South Wales, Australia Errol Flynn Sues Magazine LOS ANGELES, April 27. A.A.P. Errol Flynn, the actor, has lodged a claim for 300,000 dollars damages against the film magazine “Movie Stars Parade.” His action followed publication in the magazine of an article entitled: “My First Screen Kiss by Errol Flynn.” Flynn’s statement of claim… (more…)

April 29 — 1957 — — Errol Settles Down

Louella 0. Parsons in Hollywood International News Service Louella O. Parsons Motion Picture Editor After six years abroad Errol and Mrs. Flynn (Patrice Wymore) return to Hollywood with baby Arnella. He’s a real homebody now. DASHING, happy-go-lucky, colorful Errol Flynn, who lost millions, is poorer today but happier than he’s ever been in his life. And he didn’t hesitate to… (more…)

April 29 — 1945 — — Errol Peps Up Hollywood Party

Huston was a very skilled boxer, with a very long reach. Both went to the hospital, were complimentary of each others fighting skills and etiquette, and subsequently became friendly. The fight is thought to have been over OdH, with whom both Errol and JH had been in love. — Tim

April 29 — 1937 — — Errol Tops in Tennis with Garbo

Jimmy Starr – April 29, 1936 LA Evening Herald Express Already ranked as one of the movie village’s tennis greats, Gilbert Roland took it upon himself to name Hollywood’s 10 best racket wielders. On the set of Paramount’s The Last Train from Madrid, Gilbert put Garbo in the top spot among feminine tennis players, Errol Flynn equals her in the… (more…)

231 Years Ago Today

On April 28, 1789, three weeks into a journey from Tahiti to the West Indies, the HMS Bounty was seized in a mutiny led by Fletcher Christian, the master’s mate. Captain William Bligh and 18 of his loyal supporters were set adrift in a small, open boat, and the Bounty set course for Tubuai south of Tahiti. In December 1787,… (more…)

Zaca Under Full Sails …

— David DeWitt

Errol’ s Last (?) Will and Testament filed April 27, 1954

Flynn Will Omits Bev NEW YORK (UPI) — A fight brewed today over the estate of actor Errol Flynn, whose will was filed for probate here Wednesday. The will, dated April 27, 1954, left most of his estate to his widow, Mrs. Patrice Wymore Flynn, with specific bequests to his children and parents. In Hollywood, his former wife, Mrs. Nora… (more…)

In Memory of Chris Reid – He Spoke Flynn Fluently

My brother, Chris Reid, died yesterday. He was a huge fan of Errol Flynn, so much so that he moved thousands of miles to live in Chico, where he graduated from Cal State there. He knew Bidwell Park intimately and all the other famous (and many only rarely known) Flynn sites in and surrounding Chico. I was fortunate to get… (more…)

“In Some Respects, the Most Beautiful Photoplay Ever Made”

April 26, 1938 James Francis Crow Review of Previews Hollywood Citizen News The Adventures of Robin Hood in the new Warner version, with Errol Flynn appearing in the title role as a swashbuckling successor to the swashbuckling Douglas Fairbanks, presents itself, first of all, as a box office smash. It is a picture of abundant action and high romance, the… (more…)

The Curious Case of the Corpse/Superstar Holdout

April 26, 1938 Elizabeth Yeaman Hollywood Citizen News Warners are remaining absolutely mum on the subject of Errol Flynn, whose picture, Robin Hood, was enthusiastically greeted at a preview last night. Flynn, so far as know, is still aboard his yacht in waters off the Bahamas. [Warners] cannot get Flynn to say yes or no about returning for Sister Act.… (more…)

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