Henry VIII, Cromwell & The Baron of Mulholland
Hooking Up with Flynn
Thank you to Maria for the ‘original’ of this photo.
Mrs. Vanderbilt
— Tim
Coronado Island Film Festival – One Week Away
08
Jan
Next Weekend: January 15-18, 2016
On Coronado, California — Early Hollywood Playground & “The Birthplace of Naval Aviation”
Meet & Greet with Sean & Rory!!
online.publicationprinters.com… [See pages 80 & 81 for Rory & Sean’s Tribute to Errol]
— Tim
Case of the curious blog 4
07
Jan
Dear fellow Flynn fans,
first of all I salute you to a New Errol Year with my waltzing waltzling ways: www.youtube.com…
At the 4 minute mark there´s is a terrific overview on Dürnstein Castle- remember?: www.theerrolflynnblog.com…
Unfortunately our Hollywood hero never made it down the blue Danube River to Vienna, hometown of his friend Doc I- Spy Erben and Will Tell loving lady Waltraut Haas.
Like in the old saying “Life is what happens, when you are busy making other plans”, he probably looked into making some movies:
The Niven Bush novel “The Actor” pitched to him by Henry Ginsberg
“The Ninth Man” written and scheduled also to be directed by Milton Krims
“Anthony Adverse”, alongside Fredric March and near to Lady Livvie
plus…drumrolls please: “The Greatest Love/Europa `51 with Ingrid Bergman and director Roberto Rossellini
None of the above made the swashbuckler`s cut for various reasons.
Some saw the limelights and may well pop up on the blog in future “In should`ve been Flynn”- features.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
The Woman Who Sparked Errol’s Interest in the Arts
05
Jan
Russian Prima Ballerina Anna Pavlova, who Errol saw during her legendary J. C. Williamson tour of Australia in the 1920s.
Was she also the first woman Errol “fell desperately in love with”?
The man behind the theatrical company that brought her to Australia – J. C. Williamson.
— Tim
A Shore Thing
04
Jan
This month is the 90th Anniversary of Sydney Church of England Grammar School’s most famous student – Flynn, E.L.T. “Shore” was Errol’s last school.
Errol, ever near the water:
The notably high-achieving but “severe” headmaster who ejected Flynn – LC Robson. Robson deleted all evidence of Errol’s attendance at Shore (Student Entrance No. 3955) from school records, but Flynn, of course, prevailed – still regarded the school’s most renowned alumni (“Old Boy” in the school’s parlance.)
A sketch of Shore circa 1925, how young Master Flynn would have seen it:
Errol’s two dorms at Shore: Robson House and School House, the latter of which he only stayed a few hours.
One of Errol’s fellow boarders at Robson House, Prime Minister Gorton, at the White House with Tricky Dick Nixon. The PM remembered Errol as “a first class boxer”.
President Nixon and Prime Minister John Gorton during an official welcoming ceremony at the White House in May 1969.
— Tim
A Manly Young Errol — At Mrs. Robinson’s House
02
Jan
Decades ahead of Dustin:
Errol at Mrs. Robinson’s House (in Manly, Australia)
Look how lovely Lily looks (on the far left).
— Tim
Confidentially Speaking
02
Jan
Bruce Cabot’s X Screws Hollywood
Errol & Mo fight back
And don’t forget the Musical!
www.mrconfidentialmusical.com…
— Tim
CIFF – T Minus 2
02
Jan
The Coronado Island Film Festival, January 15-18
Featuring Errol, Rory & Sean Flynn
Hosted by Leonard Maltin
— Tim
New Years with Errol — Ring in with Flynn
31
Dec
New Years with Nora And Ida:
On the A++ Guest List at one or more of Jack & Mary Benny’s legendarily lavish New Years Eve Parties:
Lucy lived right next to the Benny’s, on Roxbury
— Tim
James Turiello, Marylin Monroe & Errol Flynn!
29
Dec
We’re always happy to hear from our absent Author’s and news of what they are doing! James Turiello writes that he has a new book about Marylin Monroe coming out with a chapter about Errol Flynn:
A picture is worth a thousand words, sometimes that’s true. However in the case of Marilyn Monroe it was always the relevant. Each and every photograph or piece of artwork depicting her image was unrivaled in its beauty. The movies Marilyn starred in are all unique simply because she was in them. From her first image on the big screen as a mere walk on extra to the last image she gave us from her unreleased movie, Marilyn glowed. This book will take you on a special journey along with Marilyn as she always gave 100% to her legions of fans all the while without knowing how great a movie star she truly was. The journey is filled with facts and nuances that will help to convince you if you are not already convinced that Marilyn’s body of work in motion pictures must be recognized with an Oscar.The journey will uncover how Marilyn approached the challenges of her profession and those actors and actresses that share her quest. The journey is filled with hundreds of photographs, artwork and images from around the world, some which you will see for the very first time. There is even a section of Marilyn on postage stamps from not only the United States but from far away places that she never visited. Also included is a complete filmography which includes the cast an reviews. When the journey is over you will be convinced that Marilyn most definitely deserves her Oscar.
The book even has a chapter about Errol Flynn and how he too was completely overlooked by Hollywood in regard to the Oscar. In 2012 the author released Errol Flynn:
The Quest for an Oscar, and has been campaigning to somehow get The Academy to honor Errol and Marilyn when they open the Academy Award museum in the near future. This idea of the museum was suggested by the author several years ago but they said it wasn’t feasible. It is important that all of Errol’s fans contact them regarding your desire to have him recognized.
James Turiello will appear on Jack Marino’s Warrior Filmmaker Show Jan 10, 2015.
— David DeWitt
