Category Archives: Mail Bag

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

My name is Hamish and I am writing a book about the Red Hot Chili Peppers. As you may know they (along with many other bands) recorded a few of their albums in Rick Rubin’s former home, 2451 Laurel Canyon Blvd. That property, along with 2400, has long been associated with Errol Flynn, but I can’t find any proof he… (more…)

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… (more…)

Mail Bag! Day Two (Part 3) of my Errol Flynn/Hobart Adventure – 60 Duke Street, Hobart As a child, Errol lived in a number of different houses and lodgings in Hobart, which reflects the unsettled and restless life of his parents. Over the next few days, I will post images of these various “homes” of the young Errol. The first… (more…)

Mail Bag! Day Two (Part 2) of my Errol Flynn/Hobart Adventure – The Swimming Begins Here When Errol was a little tot of about three years old, his mother would take him to the nearby sheltered beach or thereabouts where she taught him to swim. By his accounts, one of the few good things she did for him. The reserve… (more…)

Mail Bag Part two from Ross Schnioffsky! Day Two of my Errol Flynn/Hobart Adventure – Good Morning Hobart! It’s so easy to see why Errol loved the sea. It was all around him and in his blood from the day he was born … Thanks, Ross! — David DeWitt