Photo at top is of Errol and his Sugar Bowl Buddy, Hannes Schroll, the legendary Austrian Dare Devil, Yodeler, and Ski Slope Character.
— Tim
Archive for the ‘Travels’ Category
Errol’s Iberian Escape
10
Jan
The Story of Errol’s Majorca
Great Flynnian Info & Imagery in the Documentary Below.
“In the midst of his honeymoon with his wife, Patricia Wymore, the actor and bon vivant Errol Flynn was sailing towards Gibraltar on his yacht, Zaca, when they were caught in a terrible storm. Seeking the shore, their only choice was to moor their boat at Pollença, a harbor on the island of Mallorca. The place, plentiful in boats and with a distant view of the mountains, swept them in bewilderment. After that first sight of the Mediterranean culture, they subsequently sailed to the Bay of Palma. After their honeymoon ended, Flynn promised to return to Mallorca to stay and that is how in 1955 he settled on the island, where he could find the calm and anonymity that he so desired at the time.” [passaportto.iberostar]
Errol and Sean, Mallorca, Summer of ’57
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/rupert-parker/mallorca-holidays_b_6986278.html…
— Tim
Visiting Port Antonio
08
Jan
A new article (1/8/17) describing the history and current attractions of Errol’s old stomping grounds.
Port Antonio
Frenchman’s Cove
Blue Lagoon
Reach Falls
Boston Beach
Navy Island
Rio Grande
Blue Mountains from Port Antonio
Landscape of the Town and Mountains in Port Antonio.
— Tim
The Palm Beach Story
19
Dec
Visiting with the Vietors
Last year I published a post entitled “A Stay at Palm Beach with the Jell-O Queen” about Errol & Lili’s visit/vacation at Southwood, the prominent mansion of Eleanore Emily Woodward Vietor.*
In response to that post, I received correspondence from a descendent of the Vietors, who has very generously sent some clarifying and enhancing information, including in part the following news articles, the first of which reports (with a corrected date) on the party given for Errol & Lili in 1938. Look at that guest list! The Crockers (parents of Zaca owner Templeton Crocker), the Pillsburys (with all their dough), Howie Hughes, and E.F. Hutton (www.youtube.com…), among many other deep pockets and Cafe Society-Era socialites.
palm-beach-party-for-errol-and-lili
Southwood also had a fascinating JFK connection:
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See, also, for an account of the Robin Hood Parody film starring Errol, Lili, Paulette Goddard, et al.:
* Southwood was only a very short walk from Mar-a-Lago, the new Winter White House, designed by the very same architect, Marion Sims Wyeth. … Not that anyone who was anyone on Palm Beach in those days would deign to undertake such a horrendously plebeian trek without chauffeur and vetements formels.
— Tim
Ding Dong, The Dicktator is Dead!
26
Nov
Robin Hood and the Revolutionary
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8298582.stm…
Added today, Sunday, November 27.
Photos I took this afternoon on Calle Ocho in Little Havana, Miami, epicenter of celebrations over the death of Comrade Castro. Up 95 some, Cuban-American Kiki Alonso was soon taking out Castro-lover, Komrade K.
— Tim
All Avenidas Led to Caesar’s
24
Oct
Live from Caesar’s, photos for the EFB.
Chaplin, Barrymore, Arbuckle, Keaton, Capone, Hayworth and Flynn, they all came here. A top hot spot for Hollywood luminaries during Prohibition, and, again, during the U.S. gambling ban of WW II.
See if you can see Mickey Rooney and Joe DiMaggio in the photos below.
— Tim
Live from the Cafe LaMaze
19
Oct
Hangout of Hollywood megastars travelling to and fro Old Tijuana:
Note images of Veronica Lake, Clark Gable and Lana Turner on the southern wall:
The former secret upstairs casino:
From the official website, here’s interior shot of the current day restaurant, with a commanding image of Flynn:
— Tim
BATTERS UP!
14
Oct
A DOUBLE HEADER QUIZ
FIRST PITCH – Right Down the Middle
With the summer season of Cricket beginning Down Under, who was “The Errol Flynn of Cricket”?
SECOND PITCH – A Screw Ball
What film did both Errol and Lili appear in?
This being a Hall of Fame-level pitch, I provide the following batting tips
(not that they’ll likely help much – this a very, very tough one!):
> It was produced by Howard Hughes.
> Paulette Goddard co-starred.
> E.F.Hutton was involved.
> It was filmed entirely outside California.
— Tim
A Chiki Hi from Chiki Jai
13
Oct
Hola from Becki on our right and Anita on our left!!
From an old South of the Border haunt of Hemingway, Gardner, Hayworth and Flynn.
Famous for paella and its old Hollywood, bullfight and jai lai crowds, the food remains sensational. Being there before paella time, I had the calamari steak, which was muy, muy, muy sabroso – the best I ever had.
Becki and Anita are fantastic and couldn’t believe how handsome Flynn was and how beautiful Ava was during their Chiki Jai heydays.
Becki, by the way, says she’s ready to go Hollywood herself, Hollywood agents out there. With looks and a personality reminiscent of Linda Christian, I highly recommend her!
— Tim
