Our Author, and my friend, Stephen Youngkin sends us a rare photo of Errol Flynn at the time of They Died With Their Boots On standing with the descendants of George Armstrong Custer!
Thanks, Stephen!
— David DeWitt
All Hands & Paws on Deck? – This is Not a Quiz.
19
Feb
I Repeat. This is Not a Quiz!
(It’s an Inquiry of Our Errol Flynn Blog Authors & Authorities!) (I do NOT Know the Answer.)
In this Great Photo of the Sirocco at Balboa Bay, Can Anyone Identify Any or All of Captain Flynn’s Mates? (Other Than His Very Attractive First Mate, Lt. La Dynamita, Of Course.)
— Tim
Peter O’Toole Magnificent In Early Film Role!
18
Feb
I just saw the Warner Archive DVD of the MGM-British film “The Day They Robbed The Bank Of England” (1960). This is a great film with a wonderful cast starring Aldo Ray, Hugh Griffith, Albert Sharpe, beautiful Elizabeth Sellars, and a young Peter O’Toole in only his third film. O’Toole is always worth watching even in bad films but this one is a small masterpiece. Griffith just won an Oscar for “Ben-Hur” (1959) the year before. O’Toole’s very next film was “Lawrence Of Arabia” (1962) for director David Lean!
— rswilltell
Errol Flynn’s Grandson Stars in Ojai Play
16
Feb
Errol Flynn’s Grandson Stars in Ojai Play “Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?” runs through Feb. 22
Legendary actor Errol Flynn’s grandson Sean is part of the “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” cast in Ojai.
Flynn plays the role of Nick alongside Jessica Stone as Honey. They play the young couple visiting George (Michael Permutter) and Martha’s (Tracy Williams Sutton) home for a faculty party.
The Edward Albee play got its name from graffiti written on a mirror in the bar.
It also conjured up the song “who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf.”
Yet Virginia Woolf is a British author and feminist.
The play deals with marriage, relationship and heartbreak.
Director Tom Eubanks said the actors have a wide variety of expertise, including TV, movies and voice-overs.
The play won the Tony and became the film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton earned Taylor an Oscar.
“Woolf” opens the 2015 season and runs through Feb. 22 at the Ojai Art Center, 113 S. Montgomery St., at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights and 2 p.m. Sundays.
Cost is $18 general, $15 for seniors, students and Art Center members. Reservations are available by calling (805) 640-8797 or via www.OjaiACT.org….
— tassie devil
President’s Day with Errol
16
Feb
Starring Sean Flynn
16
Feb
In “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
Very interestingly, Sean (in the role famously portrayed on film by George Segal) plays “a biology professor”.
— Tim
Hiking in the Wake of Flynn – Lasky Mesa
16
Feb
Charge of the Light Brigade, Another Dawn, Santa Fe Trail, They Died with Their Boots On, The Adventures of Don Juan.
— Tim
Riding on the Rio Grande – a la Errol Flynn
16
Feb
The Travel Channel just aired a show (“101 Sand & Surf Hotspots”) featuring a segment on the history of Errol’s invention of the bamboo boat riding industry, something that as become quite an attraction, on various rivers around the island. A couple of excellent photos also.
— Tim
