Monthly Archives: April 2021

Paging Errol Flynn …. Paging Errol Flynn

April 30, 1937 — Tim

The Misadventure of William Tell — A Silent Film

youtu.be/1N5B_gIr8DY… — Tim

“A Real Homebody”? — “Poorer but Happier”?

April 30, 1957 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… (more…)

Night and Site of the Fight

April 29, 1945 Olivia in 1946 (WOW!) – Over whom Errol and Huston fought. Site of the Fight! David O. Selznick’s “breathtaking” home and gardens Summit Drive in Beverly Hills. The fight took place in both the the famous gardens and the then gravel driveway. — Tim

“[Errol’s] First Screen Kiss”

April 28, 1948 Canberra Times — Tim

An En Guarde Quiz

What person that Errol greatly admired had once taught fencing? Clues: Fencing is not what he’s famous for. It’s not certain whether he taught Errol. He was very accomplished and respected in his profession, in which fencing skills were not required. The below photo is not him. It is Aldo Nadi, who Errol also knew, but did not admire in… (more…)

The Mutiny That Gave Birth to Flynn

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. — Tim

Errol’s Tasmania

This is what Tasmania was like when Errol last lived Down Under: — Tim

Mail Bag! Nice Bio of Eric Wolfgang Korngold …

Our pal Jan van der Vliet sends this nice link to a detailed bio of Erich Wolfgang Korngold related to a DVD recording of The Adventures of Robin Hood: tinyurl.com…… – Thanks, Jan! — David DeWitt

Errol Flynn and The Sword of Fate

“April 25, 2008 Coming soon: Errol Flynn and the Sword of Fate “The Amazing True Origins of Hollywood’s Swashbuckling Legend” “This new book by Bob Casey, a founder of the Errol Flynn Society of Tasmania, puts paid to many scandalous myths about history’s greatest Hollywood swashbuckler — and raises some interesting questions about his ancestry.” “Casey says ‘Earl Conrad’s book… (more…)

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