Category Archives: Errol Flynn’s Homes

The Long and Winding Road to Mulholland Farm

May 15, 1939 Harrison Carroll Evening Herald Express Racking his brain over what to do with eight loose acres up on Mulholland Drive, overlooking the San Fernando Valley, Errol Flynn hit on an interesting idea. He will turn his property into a fancy rest camp, with eight guest cabins, three tennis courts and a dozen riding nags available for the… (more…)

Flynn the Flower Man Plans a Hot House

May 10, 1938 Harrison Carroll Evening Herald Express When Errol Flynn gets back from his Bahamas trip in about three weeks, Hollywood will get a floral novelty. He is bringing several hundted cuttings of a black orchid, found when he and Lili Damita were exploring the southern tip of Cat Cay Island. His agent got an enthusiastic wire today ordering… (more…)

Errol’s Tasmania

This is what Tasmania was like when Errol last lived Down Under: — Tim

“FLYNN FLINGS A PARTY”

As reported in the April 23, 1949, issue of PIX Magazine, shown below, Errol threw a party at Mulholland full of “his filmland friends”. During this A-list event: Errol conducted “white mice races”; Shelley Winters was arrested by a bogus police officer, and a guest was caught and evicted for stealing a revolver. For the record, I find the photos… (more…)

Errol’s Diary — Boston Estate — April 4, 1954

The Beauty of Port Antonio — Tim

Flynn’s Fancy Rest Camp

May 15, 1939 Harrison Carroll Evening Herald Express Racking his brain over what to do with eight loose acres up on Mulholland Drive, overlooking San Fernando Valley, Errol Flynn hit on an interesting idea. He will turn his property into a fancy rest camp, with eight guest cabins, three tennis courts and a dozen riding nags available for the nearby… (more…)

Errol’s Malaria — Part 1 — Blood-Thirsty Ann

The lowlands of Papua New Guinea’s north coast have been a flashpoint in the shattering contest of mosquito versus human throughout history. Here people don’t so much die from malaria as endure it, morbidity outstripping mortality. Debilitating sickness reverberates through genetics, culture, prosperity and aspiration. Malaria is particularly and powerfully entrenched in the communities here on PNG’s north coast and… (more…)

The Mostly True Story and “Adventuring Career” of Errol Flynn

March 30, 1938 Sidney Skolsky TINTYPES Hollywood Citizen News (All Photos Added) Errol Flynn is an actor who always tries to act his role, that of a handsome man dashing around in search of adventure. He was that kind of actor before he ever looked at a camera, and he would be that kind of an actor had he never… (more…)

— Watch Out Buddy —> “Errol is Tops”

March 16, 1949 Harrison Carroll Evening Herald Express After saying he wanted to stay away from Hollywood for a long time, Errol Flynn now talks of returning from Europe in a month. This is more or less a shot in the dark, Buddy Fogelson had better watch out. People predicted that Errol and Greer wouldn’t get on in The Forthsyte… (more…)

Farewell to a Fan of Flynn and a Friend of Flynn Fans

Farewell to John LaGrassa – world class sailor, fan of Flynn, and friend of Errol Flynn Blog fans – John LaGrassa who, from his home in Manly, Sydney, made the following posts possible on the Errol Flynn Blog. Manly is the spectacular area of Sydney where young Errol lived off and on with his grandmother, Edith Young. LIVE FROM SYDNEY… (more…)