Monthly Archives: June 2023

Errol Flynn On Screen, Stage & Cartoons?

During Flynn’s career at Warner Brothers he probably appeared in every type of feature, featurette and short subject possible. But little is mentioned of his career in cartoons. Here are three of them where references, or more, are made about Errol. — Topper

Mail Bag! Errol Flynn’s Hobart with Ross Schnioffsky Part 4!

Mail Bag! Day Two (Part 3) of my Errol Flynn/Hobart Adventure – 60 Duke Street, Hobart As a child, Errol lived in a number of different houses and lodgings in Hobart, which reflects the unsettled and restless life of his parents. Over the next few days, I will post images of these various “homes” of the young Errol. The first… (more…)

Mail Bag! Errol Flynn’s Hobart with Ross Schnioffsky P.3!

Mail Bag! Day Two (Part 2) of my Errol Flynn/Hobart Adventure – The Swimming Begins Here When Errol was a little tot of about three years old, his mother would take him to the nearby sheltered beach or thereabouts where she taught him to swim. By his accounts, one of the few good things she did for him. The reserve… (more…)

Mail Bag! Errol Flynn’s Hobart with Ross Schnioffsky Part 2!

Mail Bag Part two from Ross Schnioffsky! Day Two of my Errol Flynn/Hobart Adventure – Good Morning Hobart! It’s so easy to see why Errol loved the sea. It was all around him and in his blood from the day he was born … Thanks, Ross! — David DeWitt

Mail Bag! Errol Flynn’s Hobart with Ross Schnioffsky!

Ross Schnioffsky sends us news about his recent trip to the birthplace of Errol Flynn in Hobart, Tasmania … Russ says: I thought it might be a good idea to celebrate Errol Flynn’s birthday in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. So here I am. Errol was born on this day, June 20 in 1909 and this afternoon I was standing in front… (more…)

Happy Birthday, Mr. Errol Flynn!

June 20, 1909 – June 20, 2023! — David DeWitt

Errol Flynn Covers the World!

Just taking a break from the countless magazine covers Flynn did in the U.S., so here is a miniature collection of a foreign few from 1951. — Topper

Mail Bag! Granddaughter of Michael Curtiz!

The Mail Bag bring most interesting news! Hi David, my friend, Mrs. Ilona Ryder (Curtiz call « The Errol Flynn Blog), the granddaughter of Michael Curtiz, follows the EF Blog and would like to connect with all Flynnmates interested in a conversation with her on her FB homepage: Michael Curtiz – Director of Casablanca | Beaumont AB | Facebook Thanks… (more…)

Errol in the Dawn Patrol Makeup Chair!

Errol is busy in the middle of the month of August, 1938, working on Dawn Patrol. These pics show how the make-up was applied, the old-fashioned way without any special equipment or applicators. Just blow it on. It came out just right. A couple of related candid shots about a real war hero and the planes they used during the… (more…)

From Benny not a Penny

[embedyt] www.youtube.com…… Dear Flynnstones, look what I refound amongst the material I have gathered over the years on Errol‘s half finished William Tell film- an appearance on the BBC Show “In Town tonight“ from November 1953. I remember a conversation with this blog‘s own Inga, when she posted a list of all Flynn radio outings. I said I thought that… (more…)