Errol Flynn was Never as Bad as Some Others!

I am reading this remarkable book “Natalie Wood:  The Complete Biography” by Suzanne Finstad about the life and mysterious death of the tragic film star.  It is impossible to put down and Errol Flynn is not mentioned in it at all.   Flynn has always been brutally criticized and attacked for many things, especially his relationship with the teenage Beverly Aadland.  In this book, author Finstad details a sordid relationship with a 15-year-old Natalie Wood and a famous crooner actor star who was 39, and in the middle of a divorce from his glamorous movie star wife.   His illicit  relationship with the underage Natalie Wood actually had the full approval and blessing of her ruthless mother who thought this Oscar-winning film star/singer would elevate her career to full movie stardom.

I have no illusions about Errol Flynn who was no saint.  Neither was he a hypocrite unlike many others in Hollywood then and now.

— Ralph Schiller