The Errol Flynn Blog

Mail Bag brings us an email from a dear friend of mine:

David
I have to share this with you.

Last october my 16 year old grand nephew asked if I could sew him a costume for a party – didn’t refuse.  He wanted to be Don Juan after seeing EF in the Adventures of Don Juan.  Well, with so many costumes EF wore it would be a challenge so I told him I would create an entirely different Don Juan costume and below is the result.  He also wanted a sword.   Real if possible.

I have a friend who owns a collection of swords and took along my grandnephew so he could select just the right one.  He selected one I thought would compliment then got set in creating the costume but had to get his measurements and he stands 6’2.  Big challenge.

Sword was only a loner but because it was illegal to carry  a weapon I had to get permission from the police which they did but had to come to party as well.

The costume was a hit and as precautionary sword was only shown to those who asked and with police nearby.

My grand nephew had a wonderful time at the party and the sword was returned to its rightful owner.

You see how snappy my grand nephew looks in his costume but the sword is hardly  visible.

On a sad note the gent who loaned him the sword died the other night and their linking drugs as cause.  What a shock.  Funeral is Wednesday and as he requested long before his death he wanted some EF music played at service.  I checked my cds and am toying between the entrance of the gents in Private lives Eliz/Essex or the Sea Hawk when EF is presented to the queen.  Which In your opinion would be ok?

Grandnephew is now 17 and hasn’t asked for the imaginable this time but I’m sure he will.

Have a wonderful week.

— David DeWitt

The mail bag come from my great friend Terry Lippincott who kindly sent me this inter-office memo from David O. Selznick about the idea of Errol Flynn playing the lead in GONE WITH THE WIND …

Thank, Terry!

— Topper

The mail bag brings us a note from Ellen Taibl showing her tribute to Errol Flynn’s beloved dog Arno. It’s wonderful, Ellen! Thanks so much for sharing …

— David DeWitt

My friend Ellen Taibl sends two items found in her grandmother’s scrapbook. Ellen says, … Found these in Grandmothers’ scrapbook. Christmas card unknown year but it was stained and folded so I remastered and dried it flat.  It’s resting on box.
Second presumably a last photo of EF when and where not dated.

Thanks, Ellen!

— David DeWitt

The Mail Bag brings a nice color photo of Errol Flynn from the Dodge City Parade for the premier of the film with Errol Flynn! The sender prefers to be anonymous!

Thanks, Anon …

— David DeWitt

— David DeWitt

In the Mail Bag come this message about Errol Flynn’s Tonga:

To whom it may concern,

I recently found your blog site and loved reading about Flynn. With that in mind I recently purchased the stern name from his boat Tonga. I am very interested in learning anything you know about the boat. When did he own it and and stories you know. Above all I would love to find any photos of the boat especially with any clarity as most are fuzzy. This is the name I purchased from the boat and was gifted to a family in st Pete who sailed it many years ago.

Thank you in advance for any info or photos you have of it? Also it’s rumored Flynn sold out gifted it to the zorro actor John carrol…any knowledge of that would be helpful.

My best,

Scott Sensenbrenner

Thanks, Scott!

— David DeWitt