I am pleased to announce New Author Lynn Salant-Orchier to The Errol Flynn Blog! Lynn, we look forward to your comments and postings!
— David DeWitt
Archive for the ‘Blog Authors’ Category
William Tell Script
30
Oct
Mr Fegerl wishes to share the attached pages from the William Tell script with you. They basically trace the tragic role of Maria, played by Austrian actress Waltraut Haas. Please note: Mr Fegerl is not in possession of the entire script. Hope you enjoy.
P.S. I scanned and corrected the pages, sorry if I overlooked any mistakes. There is one hand-written correction which I marked with a different writing.
— Inga
We Welcome New Author Volker Knies to The Errol Flynn Blog!
29
Sep
We are pleased to announce that Volker Knies has become our newest Author on The Errol Flynn Blog! Volker, we look forward to your posts very much!
Sirocco, circa 1929
— David DeWitt
Incident between Errol and Johnny Weissmuller?
26
Sep
In addition to being a big Flynn fan, I'm also a fan of Johnny Weissmuller. Now I know Errol and Johnny were, at the very least, “friendly acquaintances”…they were sometimes in the same social circles in Hollywood. Also, I know Johnny participated in the press junket for “Santa Fe Trail” with Errol.
So, has anyone here read the book “Tarzan, My Father” by Johnny Weissmuller, Jr.? In the book, there's an incident mentioned of a yacht race between Errol and Johnny Sr. in which Errol lost, and in his drunken state almost blew a hole in Johnny's yacht with a cannon ball!
Now I have not come across any mention of this incident anywhere else except in Weissmuller Jr.'s book, so I'm curious to know if anyone else here has heard of or come across a mention of that incident elsewhere.
— Rachel
We Welcome New Author Mary Ann Hearn to The Errol Flynn Blog!
06
Sep
We are so pleased to announce New Author Mary Ann Hearn to The Errol Flynn Blog! Mary Ann, we look forward to more of your great comments and posts!
— David DeWitt
We Welcome New Author Dennis Mullen to The Errol Flynn Blog!
06
Sep
We are pleased to announce our newest Author, Dennis Mullen, to The Errol Flynn Blog! Dennis is the renowned owner/operator of the famed Havana Writer’s Retreat– we look forward to Dennis’s participation on the blog! In the future, Dennis has planned a special Flynn related getaway for both Havana and Jamaica “In Search of Errol Flynn!“,..and I’m looking forward to hearing all about the details…
— David DeWitt
Well wishes for the Legendary RICK DODD!
25
Jun
In a personal email to me from our own Brian Twist, Bri tells me the new about the legendary Rick Dodd. Brian explains this news so well that I am quoting him here for us all…
“One other thing David – I would appreciate it greatly if you could post
something at the blog about Rick Dodd. I rang Rick today… I usually
ring every 4-5 weeks or so. I was going to go and visit him in the next
couple of weeks or so. He is very ill… and has just had a heart
attack. He sounded very weak on the phone, which broke my heart as he is
so very lively even at his age. He is the most amazing person I have
ever met… so kind… so eager to hear all on Flynn. He lives and
breathes Flynn… but in a very positive way. I passed onto him good
wishes in your name, and Karl’s… Jack’s and Robert Florczak’s… that
really made his day to know that he is thought of among the Flynn
community. Could you please post a blog entry for him and ask for
prayers and wishes. I can’t tell you enough what a great friend he is to
me and how it hurts so much to know that he is not his usual
full-of-life and sprightly self. I know that people at the blog know who
Rick is… and would spare a thought and prayer for him.”
Of course, we all offer Rick our prayers and well wishes for a complete recovery from his heart attack and to let him know how much he is respected in the Flynn community all over the world…
I am certain the first book I ever opened about Errol Flynn after reading My Wicked, Wicked Ways and wanting to learn more had several picture in it from the famous Rick Dodd Collection. This is a common experience among many Flynn fans over the years and I was always excited to see them!
Then to hear what a fine gentleman he is from so many people was an added blessing.
All the best, Rick…
David
David DeWitt
Admin/TheErrolFlynnBlog.com
— David DeWitt
We Welcome new Author Angel Rivera to The Errol Flynn Blog!
04
Jun
We are pleased to announce our Newest Author, A.R., to The Errol Flynn Blog! We look forward to all of your comments and posts, welcome aboard!
— David DeWitt
Errol Flynn as inspiration for Thor film character
09
May
This weekend I saw the new movie “Thor”, based on the Marvel Comics superhero and his adventures. I really enjoyed the film, and was surprised to find one of the characters in it (he's a character from the Thor comic books) resembles, in part, Errol. His name is Fandral and he's one of the Warriors Three and friend of Thor, the main hero. He looks like a combination of: Oliver Queen (aka Green Arrow from DC comics who's modeled after Errol and Robin Hood), Cary Elwes from “The Princess Bride” and “Robin Hood Men In Tights”, and a young Errol Flynn! Joshua Dallas is the young actor who plays Fandral.
I found the following on the Wikipedia page for the “Thor” film:
“[Fandral is] a member of the Warriors Three, characterized as an irrepressible swashbuckler and romantic…Joshua Dallas said he believed that Fandral 'would like to think of himself a philanderer. He’s a lover, not a fighter'. Dallas also mentioned that Errol Flynn was an inspiration for the character stating, 'He was a big inspiration for the character and for me. I watched a lot of his movies and kind of got that into my bones. I tried to bring out that little bit of Flynn-ness in it. Flynn had a lot of that boyish charm that Fandral’s got all in him'.”
So I thought that was pretty cool. :-) I've attached 2 images: one of Fandral from the Thor comics, and the other of Joshua Dallas as Fandral.
— Rachel
