Errol may have been “beyond the compass”, but search continues … Maybe we can “triangulate” his “octagonal philosophy”? How – without using any circular reasoning, of course – would you describe Errol’s view of life? One thing for sure: He was no square.
Here is some of one scholar’s exploration & insight into the Flynnian philosophy of life:
— Tim
Warner Archive is releasing three more Errol Flynn titles from their collection.
‘Another Dawn’ (1937) with Flynn wasted in the entire film holding Kay Francis’ endless coats and furs.
‘Escape Me Never’ (1947) Flynn is out of character playing a total cad in this period film.
‘The Warriors’ (1955) Errol Flynn’s last movie swashbuckler. The DVD is in widescreen. When Flynn fans finally see a good copy of this film they may re-evaluate their opinions upward. Peter Finch, Joanne Dru, and Christopher Lee also appear.
Ralph
— rswilltell
For all you Fawkes & Flynn fans!! Here’s an opportunity for to give Guido a proper Errolian update.
Known for its explosive political satire, and occasionally disarming humor:
— Tim
Errol Flynn’s co-star and leading lady of his 1957 film ‘Istanbul’,
Cornell Borchers died on May 12, 2014 at age 89. She died in Germany.
She was born in Lithuania of German ancestry and was a star of the German cinema before coming to Hollywood.
Her other major Hollywood films were ‘The Big Lift’ (1949) with Montgomery Clift, and ‘Never Say Goodbye’ (1956) with Rock Hudson and George Sanders.
Universal Pictures was hoping Miss Borchers would be the next Ingrid Bergman or Greta Garbo.
— rswilltell
I had the great fortune this evening to meet with my cousin Bob, whose father, my Uncle Gene, was the man who told me back in the early Seventies about Errol Flynn giving him and his shipmates in San Diego a show they’d never forget.
Here are the details, all (again) verified tonight. Uncle Gene was in San Diego with his ship (the USS Duluth, I believe) twice, once in ’45, on its way to fight in the South Pacific, and again returning from the war, either in ’45 or ’46. During one of the ship’s cruises through San Diego Harbor, they passed Errol in a boat (possibly the Sirocco, but, for some reason, it is believed he was actually on a Navy ship of some type.) The sailors were mightily impressed to see Flynn, and gave some big cheers. Errol, in turn, gave them a big smile & wave, then – to their extreme delight – stepped away from a Naval officer he was apparently speaking with, took off his shirt and shoes and dove off the ship! My Uncle Gene – a very no-nonsense guy, who embellished less than anyone I’ve ever known (if ever at all) – said it was an absolutely incredibly impressive dive, to which everybody hooped & hollered – and talked about the rest of their tour (and surely beyond.)
That was the Errol Flynn that so impressed my Mom & Dad’s generation, men and women alike.
Here’s what San Diego Harbor looked like in those days. Errol’s dive most likely took place right between downtown and the North Island Naval Air Station on Coronado, which can be seen in both the second & third images, and where he filmed Dive Bomber. Errol often stayed in San Diego, from where he would also travel to Mexico. The fourth photo is of Errol signing autographs for sailors on North Island (Coronado)
— Tim
from Robert
Enjoy! And don’t forget to go to the cinema!
(And pledge for a German version…)
In case the above link does not work:
— Inga
Errol Inspires the Great Andy Hamilton Out of a Coma to Play This Flynnian Calypso Jazz Treasure :
Andy Hamilton Silvershine: youtu.be/zokLhFXhgmg…
Here are accounts of his “extraordinary vision” of Errol “dancing on the Zaca”:
www.bearwoodjazz.co.uk/andy.html…
His legacy continues:
www.voice-online.co.uk/article/legacy-will-never-die…
— Tim
“Looking at myself subjectively, I see myself, secretly, as a rather swell guy. Sure, I make allowances for myself. I find excuses for all the things I have done which I ought not to have done and vice versa. I can make the amends honorable (to myself) for all my sins. But outwardly, I can only see myself as a rather ludicrous poseur getting away with, simply, murder. How else can I explain my success up to now?
“I confess, I don’t take life seriously. I take life, if you ask me, as a very enjoyable joke. The most worthwhile things in life to me are its laughs. But because I choose to treat it as a joke doesn’t mean that I am not aware of the other side. I am also aware of the people who don’t take it as a joke because their self-importance overstuffs them. You see, I simply don’t believe that we are important, any of us. And an unimportant person can sit in the gallery and laugh his fool head off and have the hell of a time doing it. We only weep, don’t we, over tremendously important things? So, if everything, ourselves included, is unimportant, it remains to laugh.
Errol = Robin
“But I must confess that I am an extremely happy person despite my awareness of unhappiness. I am happy because I live in the realization of this moment. I have no future, nor any plans for a future. I don’t want to know where I am going to be or what I am going to be doing a year from now. I loathe routine. I detest clocks. I have absolutely no conception of time, and don’t want to have.
“I am fortunate in realizing that I am young. A lot of people don’t savor their youth while they have it. They appreciate it only after it’s over. I know that I am young now. I know that this is the time. I know that right here and now I am most keenly capable of zestful enjoyments, vivid excitements. I’m having them. I get everything I can out of each present moment.
capable of zestful enjoyments
“I think I can say, too, that I am uninterestingly without neuroses, inhibitions, or complexes. Even the best-selling inferiority complex is lacking in me. I’m not afraid of old age or death, much as I value youth and life. I’ll deal with them when they come up, not before.”
“I have the trait, childish, no doubt, of wanting to do anything I’m told not to do.”
“For the life of me, I don’t understand why a quiet, reserved person like myself should be involved in the news so much.”
a quiet, reserved person
“Life is not complete to me without a dog. I don’t know just what this companionship of man and dog really means. I’ve never analyzed it. I just know that I’m miserable if I don’t have my hound around. Maybe it’s because he depends on me for all of his good times. Maybe it’s because he so confidently expects that I will live up to his idea of me.
Thank you Errol. You are indeed one-of-a-kind!
— errolsfan1130
