The Errol Flynn Blog

Found these new reels with some (I hope) rare footage of Errol:

www.britishpathe.com…

Hope you enjoy them.

— Inga

Good morning:

Maybe this belongs in the quiz section but I'd prefer to put it out in the main section; the sentiment deserves a wider audience.
I recently read a very good biography of one of my favourite actors and the opening foreword to the book, I found especially moving (especially in a biography of an actor). The writer of the foreword may come as a surprise to many (myself included) but it could be interesting if some of you guys would like to hazard a guess on who wrote the foreword and of whom he was writing of. For those of you who have the book, and already know… maybe you could refrain from answering for a short period. There is a Flynn connection here.

Here is the foreword —

_____ ____ was as unique in his field as Mozart was in his. His composition was artless.
He didn't have an actory bone in his body. His voice and speech were part of the wind.
His intelligence was clear; devoid of traps or devices. His was a radiant beauty. He glowed
decency and warmth and firm resolute justice. He was charming, forceful and delicate.
Nothing showed. He breathed all the wondrous adjectives as though he were walking through
a park.
One night in a pub, a little old lady asked for his autograph. When asked why she wanted it
she said 'because you're such a comfort'.

PS: For David — Everything fine here. I was in London over the weekend but missed the riots – only just.

best wishes,

Brian.

— themainflynnman

    In The Pipeline: From James Dean to Marilyn Monroe, he knew them all!
    August 01, 2011|By Chris Epting     Huntington Beach Independent                         

          
                            Steve Hayes

— David DeWitt

In the Blog Videos category I have posted a very funny series of Bloopers from 1946 featuring Errol Flynn and others – but be warned! Adult Language is used!

— David DeWitt

The series of photos of the screenteam fencing offset 'Captain Blood' in 1935 are without a doubt my favourite photo's of the two together – Last week I bought 2 photo's I hadn't seen before from this candid photoshoot off eBay and the first of the 2 arrived today – So I share it with you, sadly the scan turned out quite unclear, but I tried to edit the brightness to clear up the image as much as possible!

My plan is to get every photo from the series of Flynn and deHavi in this candid photoshoot and frame them as a set so I can look at 'em everyday!

ENJOY

— Sam

Hi Folks
         Here is something that really should be in the Museum in Tasmania, or perhaps in your possession ?
Anyway it looks genuine, here's the link….if i had the money I'd bid for it myself.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-ERROL-FLYNN-MOVIE-JACKET-/170668689193?pt=UK_DVD_Film_TV_Film_Memorabilia_LE&hash=item27bca58729…

Regards
Darren

— InlikeFlynn

And why? Because he is related to Errol Flynn! Mark says, “As you can imagine, being cousin to Errol Flynn makes you feel about ten feet tall. My other claim to fame is that my uncle was Clark Gable's batman during the last war when he was stationed at RAF Polebrook in Northants, England. …Errol Flynn… …Clarke Gable… and I never did either's autograph!”

Rory Flynn, told of Mark Young, said, “Yes, Lot's of Young relatives in Hobart, too!”

                                                   
                                                   Mark Young, attending the Queen's Birthday Parade
                                                   (trooping the colors) on Horse Guard's Parade, in London.

— David DeWitt

Here's a fresh, but… awful… movie review of Elizabeth and Essex… apparently, the author does not like Errol at all but unfortunately, there is no opportunity to vent one's anger at this piece of writing…

movies.nytimes.com…

— Inga

Louis Vick contacted the blog recently to let us know he has 16 cushions that belonged to the Sirocco, Errol's famous yacht… he asks what value to place on them if he sells them? This would be highly subjective according to how badly a collector wanted to own them so I have no fixed amount that I can tell him would be appropriate. He gave me his email address and phone number in case anybody here wants to contact him. I will share that information with anybody who asks and has questions for him about the cushions. He sent some pics attached below. Some of them are thumbnails but you may be able to expand your screen to view them…

         
          Sirocco, Grenadines, late 70's

-Photo Courtesy Robert Florczak Collection

— David DeWitt

We are pleased to announce New Author Fabienne Colas to The Errol Flynn Blog! Fabienne is quite active on Facebook and owns many pages dedicated to classic actors and actresses including Errol Flynn! We look forward to having you with us, Fabienne!

— David DeWitt