the passing- 81 years ago today:
” Carole Lombard’s tragic death means that something of gaiety and beauty have been taken from the world at a time we need it the most.” ~ Errol Flynn
— Karl
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DC PUBs
03
Jan
Based on a recent post, here is the entire series of photos from the shooting of Dodge City from the book by Mr Fegerl. He asked me to share it.
— Inga
Mail Bag! Prince Errol Flynn!
23
Dec
In the Mail Bag comes this note from Isabel Australis:
Did I tell you that I researched the Irish king’s, and found that Niall the last one, had 66 children! DNA has proved that anyone named Flynn, or O’Neill and one or two others, are descended from him- Prince Errol Flynn!!!
Thanks, Isabel!
— David DeWitt
Meet the Flamitas
22
Dec
Dear Flynnstones,
the power couple of Errol Flynn and Tiger Lil‘ ranked top on the Hollywood Helter Skelter-scale during their turbulent marriage.
Here’s the high and lowdown: www.encyclopedia.com…
Never mind Lili Damita’s wrong birthdate and the usual Higham-BS insinuations.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Geek Petite
22
Dec
Dear Flynnstones,
this is Errol with his fiancée in spe Princess Irene Ghica at some soirée. A little knack for royalty almost got him married to this fragile beauty: deadorkicking.com…
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Quick with a Smoke
21
Dec
Dear Flynnstones,
now how about this lonesome, handsome and then some cowboy!
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Purrfect Voice for Radio
20
Dec
Dear Flynnstones,
see Errol prepare his lines with host Conrad Nagel for the program „For richer, for richer“ on the CBS Silver Theatre show dated Dec. 7 1941.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Gentleman Flynn
20
Dec
Dear Flynnstones,
witness Geisha Man Errol Flynn greeting Japanese actress Izumi Yukimura gently on June 21st of 1957 during the Berlinale, where she entered the competition with the film Arashi.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
A Ship Mast with a View
16
Dec
Dear Flynnstones,
high above you see what Errol saw when he mounted the mast of his beloved ZACA like in the iconic photograph below.
The overview pic is from William Beebe‘s book “Zaca Venture“ recently featured on the blog.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
The Old Sport and the Sea
23
Nov
Dear Flynnstones,
the A-list of anglers anchored at the Cabo Blanco Fishing Club situated at the Peruvian Pacific Coast more than 1000 miles north of its capital Lima.
Amongst them were the prime actors of their time, the likes of Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, Bob Hope, Gregory Peck and Errol Flynn.
Membership fees of 10.000$ a year kept the club, which also ran a hotel, a bar as well as a restaurant, extremely exclusive.
This elusive hideaway became one of Ernest Hemingway‘s favorite haunts. The Chicagoean writer of writers loved this deep sea fishing paradise, where the biggest of marlins (black ones) went straight to heaven, mucho! Don Ernesto even caught the Nobel Prize there. Due to his poor health at the time after two plane crashes in Africa, he was unable to haul in the mega marlin he already had hooked. Sometimes you win, when you lose.
Years later Papa came back to supervise the filming of “The Old Man and the Sea‘ in person. Folklore has it, he can be seen in some scenes,
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
