Dear fellow Flynn fans,
this clip serves to reminisce about Errol and Patrice on the day that would have been Pat`s 89th birthday.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Archive for the ‘Shangheinz Shanties’ Category
Super Flynn Fan Stan Lee
12
Dec
Dear fellow Flynn fans,
it is well documented, because Marvel-ous Stan Lee never made no fuss about it, that Errol Flynn was his childhood hero. The pic above shows that our Hollywood hero also was his inspiration for another of his comic book heroes. Add Asiatic facial features, Klingon ears as well as wings on heels to it and voilà “Namor” appears. That name has the same number of letters as Errol plus contains or should we say implicates some portion of “Amor”. A little bit of Amor is in every man, but since…
By the way, a further reference to Flynn, but no relation to its main character can be found in this year`s Marvel movie “Ant Man”.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
The Bounty awakens
03
Dec
Dear fellow Flynn fans,
it all started here for Errol (and therefore us):
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
EF TV 2
30
Nov
Dear fellow Flynn fans,
here is evidence of how great an actor Errol really was. It is the footage of “The Big Surprise” show with host Mike Wallace from February 5th of 1957.
A behind the scenes report can be grasped here: www.theerrolflynnblog.com…
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Flo Ro at the finish line?
29
Nov
Dear fellow Flynn fans,
the read realchristianmcqueen.com…
is interesting enough, but more intriguing is the comment at the bottom of the page.
It comes from former blog Flynnthusiast Robert Florczak stating he finally completed his latest he-art work on our Hollywood hero.
If so, we are in for a treat under the Christmas tree. 2000 pages on Flynn with more than 10.000 pictures- that took time, effort and money! One penny a pic would be a bargain, ten cents a page still a steal…the purchase price does not worry me as much as whether coffee tables worldwide will withstand the weight of the opus´ corpus.
Personally, I am very curious if Errol really ever visited that nail shop in Bali.
Robert, I implore you to rejoin the blog, be it under the name of Rogueczak or Anonymous, but please give us the rundown on the release of the Bible of Errol.
Halleluja,
— shangheinz
Stuntmen, stand-ins and stooges IV
26
Nov
Dear fellow Flynn fans,
I am not quite sure where Jim Fleming, who was a topic on this blog recently: www.theerrolflynnblog.com…, fits in the stuntmen, stand-ins and stooges categories. Probably in all of the above.
In the studio he stood in for Flynn and was another of his (self proclaimed?) best friends.
Originally hired together with his first wife as house caretakers by Lili Damita, he stayed on solely with Errol after their divorce.
As Major Domus for 15 years at Mullhollands Farm, he did not only answer the phone, but also the questions of the press when needed. And according to Buster Wiles in his biography he did away with Flynn`s wine bottles. But only the full ones and to the extent of whole boxes.
Fitting in rather nicely with the Flynntourage, he was able to pull a stunt superbly. His most infamous act happened on the night of our Hollywood hero`s 32nd birthday
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Some war time remark had caused the Swede Gosta to term Fleming a “German”. Were there traces of Dr. Erben`s pro Berlin sentiments still lingering in the air? Did Suicide Freddie recall his Winter Olymic feats and impressions of 1936 when he performed in front of the Fuehrer? “Mister McEvoy, a hail is no ahoi…” Maybe something similar triggered the rowdy row.
Anyways, the Scandinavian butler was no match for the Scavenger valet, who in other accounts opened a bottle on the loaned barkeeper of Barbara Hutton in this lights out bout .
To add insult to injury, Errol once more squared off with Barb as a legal adviser to her ex- husband in the early Fifties: www.theerrolflynnblog.com…
Meanwhile hawk like figure Jim Fleming had married the widow of Flynn`s painter pal, John Decker.
For forever waiting in the wings, I think we should put him in the category of “Errol Flynn`s shadows”.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
EF TV
14
Nov
Dear fellow Flynn fans,
Errol was one of the most exposed movie stars of his time. His high and lowlights were documented all to well.
He did not shy away from the small screen either. Apparently he considered television as bonafide media to get his image across. In the paper clip above he was invited to Ken Murray’s Show of the Week in a segment called “Hollywood, my hometown”.
I wonder if anybody has seen this and furthermore knows of equally little known TV appearances of our Hollywood hero. Blog away dates, titles, co-stars and most of all… memories!
Enjoy
— shangheinz
In should`ve been Flynn 4
11
Nov
Dear fellow Flynn fans,
after expanding the tights of Sir Robin of Locksley, almost every other historic figure was projected onto our Hollywood hero.
This this is the cloak blog of probable prominent roles that didn´t make the cut.
Errol pondered the likes of El Cid, Michael Collins and Simon De Bolivar and at some time also the story of George Danton, the charismatic bonvivant French revolutionary, whose career was cut short by his moralist antagonist Robespierre.
Once again in turbulent times of suppression, one man risks his life for his people.
That is the common denominator in all the beforementioned biographies. With a script like that, studios always came lookin` for Flynn.
Pardon my French, here is the film in its original language: www.youtube.com…
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Heyday for Lady Hedy
09
Nov
20031013
Dear fellow Flynn fans,
today marks the 101st birthday of eternal movie beauty Hedy Lamarr. Google pays tribute to her with a special designed logo at its starting site. Her entanglements with Errol can be read here:
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
