True color of Errol Flynn’s Hair and Eyes

It was medium brown naturally with reddish-gold tints. If at times it looked lighter, it was because he had been out in the sun by his pool. His eyes were definitely not blue, as often shown in colored photos. They were brown with gold flecks in them. One of the tragedies for me, who knew him well and once was… (more…)

Christmas Greetings

I just wanted to wish everyone of you a very joyful Christmas and a wonderfully Happy New Year!  And that includes you, Linc! Hopefully, all of us will get what we wish for in the coming year. Hugs to you all Your pal, Sir Ivanhoe — ivan6gold

the rat race

Linc and David, this one's especially for you.– but for you other guys too. When I was writing Googie's I left out a few things re my time at EF's house.  Mainly because they weren't that exciting, I felt, or particulary savory or enhancing of EF's image — which I refuse to soil.  Also, the book was growing longer and… (more…)

The Colonel

Hey guys: It was brought to my attention by Karl that few know that one of Flynn's nicknames was the Colonel.  More people used the Baron of Mulholland — which though no one is sure I think came from Jack Warner originally when he said something like Flynn was living like a goddamn baron up on a mountaintop! Colonel was… (more…)

tyrone power

Hi everyone: I just left an answer to Shamrock regarding Tyrone Power.  I hope it's received.  It makes me so angry when I read stuff (his article referred to the suggestion that Ty Power was gay or bisexual) that is untrue about famous people after they're dead. It's so easy to speak ill of the dead.  They're defenseless and not… (more…)

hollywood phone numbers

To Robert Florczak: Bob, I got a kick out of the phone numbers in the late 50s you displayed.  By coincidence I still have four numbers that I obviously called constantly.  Googie's, Sherry's, Frascati's (Villa Frascati, actually) and Schwab's (for Sidney Skolsky). All correspond to the ones in your blog. Talk about 52 years disappearing in a flash! Keep up… (more…)

re: flynn and tennis

Actually, Flynn had few equals, if any, among the Hollywood crowd.  Bill Tilden, the Federer of his day, made it clear that if Errol had wanted to, put his mind to playing tennis seriously he would have been world class. He tried to teach me but, as I mention in my books, I had an older brother I disliked intensely who… (more…)

flynn's character

Hi everyone: I'm a long-time writer who has just finished my two volume memoirs “Googie's, Coffee Shop to the Stars, and in it have discussed my friendship with Errol.   I knew him well and was a guest at his house for almost a month early in 1950.  I never actually intedned to write an autobiography but then I got angrier… (more…)