Dear Flynnstones,
Robert James Gilbert Anderson represented Great Britain at the Olympic games in Helsinki of 1952 and finished fifth in the team sabre event.
One year later he got a call to coach Errol in “The Master from Ballantrae“.
During a rehearsal he superficially scratched Flynn’s thigh earning him the moniker “The man who stabbed Errol Flynn“ in Hollywood.
It also sparked a career in cinema as a fight choreographer and stunt performer unmatched in the field of sword and saber movies.
His vast work includes “Highlander“, “The Princess Bride“, “The Mask of Zorro“, “The Lord of the Ring“, “Pirates of the Carribean“, “Three Musketeers“, “The Guns of Navarone“, “From Russia with Love“, “Casino Royale“, “Die another Day“ and “Barry Lyndon“, as well as an unofficial outing as Dearth Vader in „Star Wars“.
In the documentary “Reclaiming the Blade“ he reminisced on a life of crossing swords: “I never took up the sword, I think the sword took me up.”
Which makes him the man who was taken up by the sword who stabbed Errol Flynn.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
