Tag Archives: Errol Flynn

Where it all began!

No sooner Captain Blood hit the cinemas Errol dabbled already in Texas Gold! Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea! January 22. 1936 Hurray, I did it! Finally! — Tina

The Errol of the 18th Century

John Wilkes (1725 to 1797). Born in London to a middle class family, he was a journalist, writer, libertine, poet, adventurer, wit, radical MP, womaniser, duellist, fighter against oppression, and one of the first media celebrities. Wilkes was also the most successful womaniser we English ever produced (at any rate, he was the most famous). He even managed to pinch Casanova’s favourite mistress, which the Italian… (more…)

Errol, Robin Hood and The Red Earl

When Errol was in Mexico in the 1930s and visited the house of the renowned Marxist artist Diego Rivera, he met his then assistant, a moustachioed Englishman, who introduced himself as Jack Hastings. His full name, however, was Francis John Clarence Westenra Plantagenet Hastings, 16th Earl of Huntingdon, one of the oldest titles in England. In Britain, Hastings was known as the ‘Red… (more…)

A Very Merry Christmas to EFB members

To all Errol Flynn Blog members, wishing you a Very Merry Christmas from Australia! Here’s my annual handmade Christmas Greeting Card creation. My first time posting it on EFB, as this year I’ve included an ode to Errol … he being the Santa (from Escape Me Never) escaping the frame at stage left! Enjoy, I raise my glass! Cheers, Philip… (more…)

Mel Gibson lists Flynn, ‘Objective, Burma’ as influences for his latest epic ‘Hacksaw Ridge’

In an interview following a standing ovation for his latest film as director ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ at the Venice Film Festival, Mel Gibson listed Raoul Walsh’s ‘Objective, Burma’ – and our man Flynn – as his war movie touchstone: “I love that film [Objective, Burma] and its way of dealing with war in the Pacific, in hindsight. Things were heavily censored… (more…)

Why was Errol maligned so much?

Why was Errol maligned so much by the media and some authors alike? All because of womanizing or his practical jokes? What otherwise did he do so wrong to deserve all this slander and mockery he had to endure? He never attacked anybody unless he defended himself. He was a great charmer! He had great manners! He did no real… (more…)

Another little quiz!

While we are exchanging knowledge about Errol’s idiosyncrasies here is another quiz: In which movie did Errol mentioned a name, which existed for real in his private life? — Tina

Uncork Errol…..

I am sure you are all aware that TCM has started a WINE CLUB, which goes well to toast a movie in particular ‘The Adventures of Don Juan’. So very innocent – entirely innocent I am! This is such a wonderful picture, which I love very much! How nice of TCM to especially advertise a wine for Errol and his movie,… (more…)

THE REEL REALS: Errol Flynn

Hello all Errol fans! I found this excellent and truthful biography written by Meredith Grau of Errol and I thought you just might enjoy it as much as I did! Errol Flynn: swashbuckler, rascal, swaggering screen star with a sinful dose of sex-appeal. I incorporated a lot of S’s into that description in order to produce the steaming hot alliteration… (more…)

ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD lobby cards

…I hope this works. I ran across this set of Adventures of Robin Hood lobby cards on tumblr this morning and just had to share. They look hand-colored to me. Apologies if they have been posted before, I looked back through the library a bit but didn’t see them.     — Paula

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