Here is an article and some screen grabs of Flynn playing in a tennis tournament. Lily went to the club with him as a spectator. He played in the singles tourney and was eliminated, but he continued on in the doubles matches and won.
Enjoy!
— Topper
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The Pirate’s Daughter
02
Apr
Recently I stumbled upon a book that mentioned Errol. The story looked interesting, so I bought the book. It was published in 2007 and maybe some of you heard of it.
In 1946 Errol arrives on Jamaica with his yacht Zaca. Ida Joseph meets him and falls in love. It takes 3 years before she becomes his lover. When she finds out that she carries Errol”s child, she expects him to divorce his wife and marry her. But life is not as simple as that.
Both Ida and Errol fight their own demons. Their daughter May also has her own problems. This story is not so much about Errol but it is a nice read. I really like it.
Margaret Cezair-Thompson got her inspiration when she heard stories of Errol living on the island. It is (ofcourse) fictional, but we see Errol as he lived there. Patrice, Lily and Beverly all appear or are mentioned, but they have fictional names.
It is interesting to read how Errol’s life could have been on the island. The main story is about Ida and May and how they deal with their lives.
You can find the book on Amazon and bookstores. I bought it through my local bookstore in the Netherlands, so I think it can be ordered easily from the USA or other countries. I haven’t finished it yet, but it’s nice to read about the man behind the moviestar. Even if it is fictional.
— Debbyphielix
Brutiful
27
Jan
Dear Flynnstones,
an epic picture is coming your way, where Flynn is and isn`t in.
A young lad named Brady Corbet brings us “The Brutalist”. After debuting with “The Childhood of a Leader” and the much loded “Vox Lux”, his third international feature film is a brutally honest and beautifully shot movie starring Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones and a fierce Guy Pearce.
British born and Australian bred Pearce was playing Errol Flynn in the 1996 released “Flynn”, retitled later as “My Forgotten Man”. Quite understandably so, since it is a most forgettable film (User-submitted review of “My Forgotten Man”). Inaccurate, sensationalist and highly influenced by Charles Higham`s hoax biography, it is one of the few flicks I did not bother watching to the finish. But this was by no means Guy Pearce`s fault. Remember, that same year he did “L.A Confidential”, the until then deemed unfilmable novel from James Ellroy, excelling at the role of bespectacled cop, Ed Exley, opposite another great actor from way down under- the New Zealander Russell Crowe. The Aussie and the Kiwi got along great and do so to this date. Guy went on filming the monumental “Memento” with Christopher Nolan and earned an Emmy for the remake of Michael Curtiz` “Mildred Pierce”, courting Kate Winslet. Versatile to the hilt he can be seen in films as diverse as “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert”, as action heroic as “Iron Man 3” and as pop corney as “The Time Machine”. He also appeared in two more Academy Award winners, “The Hurt Locker” and “The King`s Speech”. Three may be his lucky charm, because he is nominated this year in the category of Best Supporting Actor.
Harrison Lee Van Buren, a chip of the old prick like the Vanderbilts, Rockefellers and Astors is the epitome of the American capitalist. He wants to do good on his deeds bestowing boons on the less fortunate fellow citizens. He envisions a community center built in honor of his late mother, high on a hill overseeing the small town of Dudleyville, PA. He commissiones the project to Lázló Tóth, an accomplished Hungarian architect well versed in the style of Bauhaus-Brutalism, who escaped the Nazi concentration camps. The artistic intellectual Lazló had to leave his wife Erzébet and niece Zsófia behind, but does everything he can to fit into society in order to be able to bring them over too. Brody picks up right where he left off at his Oscar performance in “The Pianist” and plays Tóth with a subtle, humble and weary inclination towards the American Dream. These two antagonists feed off each other`s energy, and mix very much like the planned center`s components of concrete and Carrara marble. Tóth is aware that whenever he is put on a pedestal by his benefactor Van Buren, a brutalist by nature, it can turn into a hangman`s chair at a moment`s notice. Survival is the dish of the day and his austere architecture is the symbol to go along with it.
Corbet`s film is constructed like a two part theatre play. It has an overture, an epilogue and an interval of 15 minutes like in the good old movie time days of a David Lean. Incredibly it boasts 215 minutes, was filmed in VistaVision, and wrapped up in mere 34 days at a budget of only $10 million.
Another Aussie film and music video director, John Hillcoat, who worked with him on three occasions, elaborates on Guy Pearce`s fortes in a GQ article: “Australia is a remote colony…and being a colony we have this antiauthoritarian attitude and we`re quite irreverent. It is an extreme place. We have a kind of not-giving-a-fuck to us, not playing by the rules, not doing what`s expected.”
Our man Flynn would agree.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
unbelievable….
26
Jan
Steve just walked in the door and told me this. Because of the Errol society we have we also have Errol number plates. Whilst Steve was there a bloke said like your number plate and proceeded in to the shop but he soon came out he said his daughter would not believe him and he told Steve that his father that passed 3 years ago was named after our Errol. So he got his picture and went of Real happy. Small world. Genene
— tassie devil
Doppelgänger
31
Jul
Dear Flynnstones,
there can never be another Flynn, right?
But while reading Samuel Marx’ superb book “Deadly Illusions“ on Jean Harlow and the murder of Paul Bern, I came across a namesake actor’n’athlete, who could have given Errol a run for his ringside reputation. en.m.wikipedia.org…
MBF threw in the Tinseltown towel early and made way for the real deal. He may have given Warners the idea to market our Hollywood hero as a bonafide boxer of Olympic proportions though. Luckily they didn‘t change the name of the aspiring contender to Terrence Thompson or Leslie LeBaron or…
The studio then and there already knew the prequel can never outdo the original.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
An Errol Flynn Birthday Celebration of 115 years!
20
Jun
I am pleased to send along the first page of my book, along with the last page, to celebrate the most fun 50 years I have researched.
Have an enjoyable day…with lots of happy memories.
Enjoy …
— David DeWitt
Greetings from your new Author!
27
May
Hello Flynnatics,
I would like to introduce myself to you all. I was born and raised in the Netherlands, and still live there. 4 years ago I discovered Errol through a video on YouTube. It was an English TV program of 30 minutes in which my favorite British actor Nathaniel Parker played a one man piece and was (ofcourse) Errol. After seeing that I was curious about the real Errol and started with YouTube. The first video I found was of Errol’s movie bloopers. I then bought a DVD boxset with 4 of Errol’s movies. The Adventures of Robin Hood was the first movie I saw . He leaped from the TV screen into my heart. He is still there and has to share it with Clark Gable, my other movie favorite.
I started to collect movies and books and at the moment I have a nice collection of both. As David Niven said “he was a fascinating creature.” I can’t name a favorite movie, as it changes all the time. At the moment I go for Gentleman Jim, but They Died With Their Boots On, Adventures of Don Juan, The Roots of Heaven and The Sun Also Rises are in that category. I even have his autograph and a drawing of him with Arno tattooed on my arms. A bit crazy for some, but not for me. People always ask me who the man of the tattoo is and when I tell them, very few know the name Errol Flynn.
Next to my affection for Errol I love to travel. I also love to read and am interested in certain periods in history. In a few months time it is time for another trip to Paris (a favorite city) and I hope to visit some Flynn locations while I am there. I am honoured and happy to join the Errol Flynn Blog as Administrator. I hope I can contribute some nice things about Errol or those around him. To start it of I would like to post a video I found on Facebook, and can also be found on YouTube. It is a fan tribute by a lady called Darla. She created one of the best (in my opinion) fanvideo made of Errol. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
— Debbyphielix
Steve Hayes 93rd Birthday! Jan. 31, 2024
01
Feb
Today is my dear friend Steve Hayes 93, Birthday. Happy Birthday old boy!! Steve, was born Ivan Hurbert Hayes he was born on January 31, 1931, in Streatham, England, UK.
He came out of England to be an actor and he got a contract deal on 20th Century Fox. He had a speaking role in Botany Bay with Alan Ladd and James Mason.
The day he arrived he met a girl named Gloria and she took him up to Errol Flynn’s home in 1949. Both Flynn and Steve were British nationals and Steve had no place to stay. Errol invited him to stay with him at Mulholland Farm. In the two months that he lived with Errol, he stayed in the bedroom that Jack Barrymore stayed in. The room was painted a mustard yellow and it had the famous balcony that overlooked the driveway. Steve, told me he would sit with Errol in his den, and formal living room, they would go for a swim in Flynn’s pool and overlook the entire San Fernando Valley. He would spent time with Errol in the sauna and all Errol would talk about was his films, filmmaking, the dynamics of Hollywood, all the women he met and knew and the most important was his knowledge of ships and of the sea.
CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING 19 YEARS OLD AND HANGING OUT WITH ERROL FLYNN UP AT HIS HOME! TALK ABOUT FREAK LUCK
He eventually got into writing and producered many films such as, Time After Time (1979), Capitol (1982), and Conan the Adventurer (1997).who was an actor, and writer-producer and he still writes westerns. You can see his credits on IMDB
He is the Louie Lamour of England. In the 1950s he met Louis Lamore here in Hollywood and he taught Steve how to write Westerns.
Steve came out to Hollywood in 1949 he lived with Errol Flynn, and Errol introduced him to everyone at his level in the movie business. He even dated Ava Gardner and was close to Marilyn Monroe and Rita Haywood
Steve has written a two-volume book about his time living in Hollywood, called GOOGIES: COFFEESHOP OF THE STARS they are both a great read and he met a lot of these insane Hollywood legends.
He has been on my Radio show three times and everyone loves his stories. The photo of him was taken when he was in his 80s and the black and white photo was his headshot when he was acting in Hollywood. Steve is a raconteur of old Hollywood, he knew and ran with James Dean and Steve McQueen before they were actors.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVE! IT WAS GREAT TALKING TO YOU TODAY!
— Jack Marino
Mail Bag! Rick Rubin’s former home, 2451 Laurel Canyon Blvd. & Errol Flynn!
11
Dec
My name is Hamish and I am writing a book about the Red Hot Chili Peppers. As you may know they (along with many other bands) recorded a few of their albums in Rick Rubin’s former home, 2451 Laurel Canyon Blvd.
That property, along with 2400, has long been associated with Errol Flynn, but I can’t find any proof he was ever there. It regularly gets referred to as his house, or a house he at least stayed at; on your website you mention it was a reputed location for parties. I was wondering if you had any idea where I could look to find some definitive sources either way?
Thank you
Hamish
— David DeWitt
Mail Bag! Errol Flynn’s boat TONGA!
16
Nov
In the Mail Bag come this message about Errol Flynn’s Tonga:
To whom it may concern,
I recently found your blog site and loved reading about Flynn. With that in mind I recently purchased the stern name from his boat Tonga. I am very interested in learning anything you know about the boat. When did he own it and and stories you know. Above all I would love to find any photos of the boat especially with any clarity as most are fuzzy. This is the name I purchased from the boat and was gifted to a family in st Pete who sailed it many years ago.
Thank you in advance for any info or photos you have of it? Also it’s rumored Flynn sold out gifted it to the zorro actor John carrol…any knowledge of that would be helpful.
I’m very interested in what you find. I am in love with the Tonga piece I bought it’s really cool and amazing looking in person. Here are some articles I found.
The Tonga articles:
If you scroll down on the larger boats they list the Tonga and Flynn as original owner.
en.m.wikipedia.org…
Cool article that mentions the tonga was a used by celebrities in honor of Flynn.
miami-history.com…
www.tampabay.com…
News clipping about the Tonga
www.tampabay.com…
My best,
Scott Sensenbrenner
Thanks, Scott!
— David DeWitt
