Jan R van der Vliet wrote to me recently, in part:
I have this logo embroidered on almost all of my shirts, I tell you it is a great topic of
conversation. The second file is of Errol in the 50s which his
original logo, so one can never say I pinched it, I just innovated on it!
I think it looks great!
— David DeWitt
Here is a bit of a strange thing!
Is the name Coco Flynn familiar to you? The “granddaughter of Errol Flynn”, according to herself has been attending Flynn events in Hollywood for about a year and the press apparently takes her at her word for the authenticity of her claims but Rory Flynn does not! Rory tells us this woman has been exploiting her father's name and attending events honoring Errol Flynn or related to her family members such the Hollywood Premier of the film the “Road to Freedom” about Sean Flynn's career as a photographer in Vietnam…
Despite being told to stop by Rory, Coco Flynn persists she is related to Errol and is apparently having a high old time in Hollywood!
If Rory shows up in Hollywood at the same event some time, I hope this chick knows where the nearest exit is…
Coco Flynn?
— David DeWitt
Warner Brothers is releasing five Errol Flynn movie classics to DVD for the first time.
These can be ordered at the website:
The titles being released are:
“Green Light” (1937)
“Footsteps In The Dark” (1942)
“Cry Wolf” (1947)
“Never Say Goodbye” (1947)
“That Forsyte Woman” (1949)
These are DVD's 'On Demand' and are selling for $19.96 each.
You can order all of the above except for “Cry Wolf” as one set from WB for the bargain price of $47.88.
“Cry Wolf” can be ordered individually or as part of a Barbara Stanwyck set for $59.85 along with:
“The Secret Bride” (1933)
“The Woman In Red” (1935)
“B.F.'s Daughter” (1949)
“Man With A Cloak” (1953)
Also VCI Entertainment has released a new, restored version of Errol Flynn's last movie “Cuban Rebel Girls” (1959) on a double-feature DVD with “Prehistoric Women”.
The other Flynn movies contain some of his best screen work and are all fun to watch. On the other hand “Cuban Rebel Girls” reminds us just low Flynn's film career had sunk to at the time he made it. He is obviously in very bad health and in the closing scene looks like a walking zombie. It's easily the worst 'swan song' or farewell film on any Hollywood movie great. In fact it's even worse than Bela Lugosi's last movie “Plan 9 From Outer Space” (1959).
Come to think of it, Lou Costello's last movie “The 30 Foot Bride Of Cndy Rock” was also released in 1959. It was without his straight man Bud Abbott and is both unfunny and terrible but “Cuban Rebel Girls” makes it look like “Gone With The Wind”!
Best Wishes
Ralph Schiller
— Ralph Schiller
You may have seen this auction item on ebay? Errol Flynn's Monogrammed 14K Button with Provenance it has ended without a buyer but may be back! The description adds another layer of understanding to the things going on in Vancouver, BC in the days before and after Flynn died of a massive heart attack in the condo-apartment at 1310 Burnaby St. It tells a tale:
“Single 14 K gold (tested) monogrammed button which belonged to the late Hollywood movie actor Errol Flynn with a four page letter of provenance, acquired in 1959. Provenance is a four page letter written and signed before her death in 2008 by the late Mrs. Joan Keenlyside, wife of the late Judge Harold Keenlyside, O.C. of the British Columbia Supreme Court of Justice, who died in 2001. Judge and Mrs. Keenlyside were personal friends of Mr. & Mrs. George Caldough (Mr. Caldough was a Vancouver, B.C. stock promoter) who she refers to as “Mr. & Mrs. C” in this letter. This letter of provenance and the 14 K gold monogrammed in script “EF” button belonging to Errol Flynn was passed down to her son. The button measures 9/16″ in diameter and weighs 3.7 grams. Each page of the letter measures 8″ x 5 5/16″. The four page letter reads:
“In 1959 Errol Flynn was a house guest of Mr. & Mrs. C (Mr. C. promoter / entrepreneur / stockbroker) at their luxury home (rented) in West Vancouver, British Columbia. At the time his whole preoccupation was with selling his luxury yacht which was moored in the Bahamas. He made no secret of the fact that he was broke and all depended on this sale – necessitating long phone calls at all times of day & night. He and Mr. & Mrs. C were guests at a large cocktail party in Vancouver, B.C. on the day of his death. He excused himself as he was not feeling well & moved into a nearby guest room, lay down & subsequently died. After all was over the C's returned to their home in West Vancouver. Unbeknownst by their friends and aquaintances they also were flat broke & were looking to Errol Flynn to perhaps help them launch a new fancy restaurant they were thinking of launching in high income West Vancouver. Mrs. C told me they were aghast and she went to the room where Errol Flynn had slept & opened the clothes closet and all that was there was a threadbare blazer a few buttons hanging loosely. She said to her husband: quote ” we will never recover those telephone bills – what shall we do?” She decided perhaps something could be recovered on the apparently few gold buttons left on the jacket. She clipped them off – 2 large buttons on the front – 2 small buttons, one on each cuff where obviously 2 more had been at one time. Each one inscribed with his signature “EF”. I met Mrs. C at a dinner party in Vancouver and it was soon after the above events. She told myself and anyone else close by the above course of events where upon I said would be interested in one of the smaller buttons for my gold charm bracelet which she had admired each time we met. She acquiesced immediately & on mentioning the whole thing to my husband across the room – he said sure “make her an offer”. She immediately accepted and said she would bring it to me at our next meeting – a luncheon at the West. Vancr. Tennis Club. This came about & we exchanged the button & the cheque & that was the end of it. I have the understanding that they are both deceased, after this many years. Joan L. Keenlyside.”
— David DeWitt
Hi Aresia,
I attach sagain some pics of Errol in Malloca, the stone pic of can catalá and other of Hotel Bon Sol, you can see also in my last post , hope you can enjoy
— SERGIO ALBUIXECH
I had somehow forgotten to include this in my article – it's another Berlinale photo. Hope you like it.
— Inga
Hello,
I came across this article today in the national newspaper 'The Australian':-
kind regards
Diana
— dmbaus
Hello Everyone, i recently tried to post an article but unfortunately my PC crashed and i was too disheartened to re-attempt…..so i will do so again at a later date………….in the meantime i have exciting news concerning a soon to be officially released remastered Dvd of Crossed Swords.
My contact in the company releasing it informs me that it…..IS A PRISTINE BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED
VERSION.
For my part in helping this get off the ground, i have been offered a free copy of the Dvd and they have created a web page for me to forward recieve orders exclusively from my friends direct. This way you guys and gals will be ahead of anyone else outside of Flynn fansites in getting a chance to ordering copies of this movie.
They have also offered me a small sum to help towards my intended Flynn book,but to be honest…to finally see this movie in a Pristine English language version, is reward enough !!
In the next few days i should recieve the link to ordering this long sought
after DVD release, i will then post it on here.
If they don't do this before November the 9th, it will be after December the 2nd
Before i can post it, unless i get regular access to another PC Whilst on holiday in
Australia.
So I hope that my joining this group has proved to be an eventful
one which benefits so many of you
Regards
Darren
— InlikeFlynn
Hi all!
Wanted to re-post my blog entry about Robert Matzen's “Errol & Olivia” book (since it's way down on the page), and also wanted to ask if anyone else (besides Brenda and Kathleen, I think) has read the book, and what are your thoughts on it?
Here's what I had to say:
I finally finished reading Robert Matzen's E&O book, and “WOW!” is what I have to say. I highly recommend this book — it's an absolute must-read for Flynn fans (esp “Errolivia” fans)! After reading it, I felt a lot like I felt after I read Errol's autobio MWWW…Matzen's book sucked me in and “drained” me emotionally; it was like being on an emotional rollercoaster, but one I very much enjoyed in the end. One reviewer of the book said it best: at times she wanted to kiss and hug the book (b/c it's *that* good), and other times she wanted to throw the book across the room (b/c parts of it were “intense”). That's pretty much how I felt while reading it. Still, I'm SO glad a book like this was finally written about Errol and Olivia, and it contains so many wonderful photos too! My one and only “complaint” about the book is that, at times, Matzen comes down hard on Errol, more so than he does on Olivia. I know Matzen is a long-time Flynn fan, but he doesn't let Errol off easy much of the time, he doesn't cut him much slack, as it were. Yet you can still tell how much he does admire both Errol and Olivia, and in the end he concludes they really did love each other (in a bittersweet kind of way). Needless to say, this book made me laugh out loud at certain moments, made me cry, and made me think more about both Errol and Olivia, and made me love and appreciate them and their films all the more. Thank you, Robert Matzen!
— Rachel
