Category Archives: Animals

The Big Poodle

Dear Flynnmates, ‘nwuff said. Enjoy, — shangheinz

Never Say Die, The Beatles, and Errol Flynn

… Errol at the 1954 Epsom Derby “[This book] relates the story of original Beatles drummer Pete Best’s mother Mona pawning her jewelry to bet on the longshot Never Say Die to win the 1954 Epsom Derby. She cashed in her winnings to put a down payment on a house in Liverpool where she converted the basement into the Casbah… (more…)

Errol at the Derby?🗡🏇

It’s been said by a credible source (but I have no written or photographic evidence) that Errol was at the 1956 Kentucky Derby, where he bet on aptly-named ‘King O’ Swords’, but witnessed “Needles’ win in one the greatest come-from-behind victories ever. Anyone have any information or evidence of Errol being at this or any other Kentucky Derby? Anyone see… (more…)

Les Racines du Ciel — Kiss from a Star

March 27, 1958 JET Magazine — Tim

Who was it? What was it?

One of the actors in the Escape Me Never photo below did something highly unusual on the set? Who was it and what was it? — Tim

Did Errol Do It?

October 20, 1937 Did Errol really shoot this bobcat? Was he arrested for doing so, as rumor has it? Or, was it really Howard Hill who did the shooting? If it was Errol, was he really aiming for that other, far more dangerous cat, Tiger Lil? … — Tim

Arno the Arnochist — Raising Hell at the Hotel Del

September 5, 1980 / May 1942 Errol Flynn’s Antic Stay at the Hotel Del Coronado Excerpt from Esquire Magazine, May 1942. The Writings of Errol Flynn. “It Shouldn’t Happen to an Actor” Friendship with Arno meant you were a cinch to lose most of your friends. There were times when the only answer seemed to be to change my name… (more…)

A Flynn Farm Call for Hoppers and Cockatoos

August 9, 1939 The Wireless Weekly Errol Flynn Wants Australian Pets Cockatoos and Wallabies For Hollywood Home Hollywood, the land of milk and honey, the home of plenty. Just everything in the world can be purchased there — except a pair of wallabies and a pair of those good old Australian cockatoos. Errol Flynn, dashing Australian star, lately seen here… (more…)

A Speedie Recovery

July 27, 1936 Jimmy Starr LA Evening Herald Express Eight years ago when adventuresome Errol Flynn, now Warner’s new film rave, represented the British Government at New Guinea, one of his many odd duties was to act as physician and surgeon. When a native named Joe Speedie appeared at headquarters with a gangrenous toe as a result of having been… (more…)

Arno and Errol at Ta-Boo

At Ta-boo, an historic haunt of Errol’s on Palm Beach, I had the opportunity to memorialize our 111th Global Toast on one of their famous monkey images. Amazingly, autographing the image before me was “Arno”! …I have no idea who this Arno is, but I know it’s a name I’ve rarely ever known, maybe never other than for the Arno… (more…)

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