Here is a nice pic from Dive Bomber with Errol, Fred MacMurray, and Ralph Bellamy…
— David DeWitt
Archive for March, 2007
Nice Pic from Dive Bomber…
18
Mar
Zaca is hauled out of water at Villefranche…
18
Mar
Hull of Zaca is hauled out of the water in the French seaside town of Villefranche for restoration by Alberto Memmo…
— David DeWitt
Welcome New Authors…
16
Mar
The Errol Flynn Blog Welcomes New Authors Jan, Ralph, Jack, Steve and Genene, and Brian to the blog! Watch for new articles by these wonderful writers and Flynn-o-philes!
We are looking forward to more Authors joining in the near future… and reading the contributions of all our Authors, including Karl and Bob–who are already onboard!
visit CoffeeWithDavid.com…
— David DeWitt
How I Became a Flynn Fan
15
Mar
Many years ago, when I was a young lad of 20-ish, I was working at my first job at a local printing plant. A co-worker and I were talking about old movies and movie stars, when he mentioned Errol Flynn. I'd only heard of him in passing, probably because of Robin Hood. I'd never even seen an Errol Flynn movie. My friend lent me his copy of My Wicked Wicked Ways. Well, I read the book, and was instantly hooked. So I read it again. Before long, I found a copy for myself. I asked mom and my aunts about him. They remembered him of course, but didn't know too much about him.
I then began scouring the TV for any Errol Flynn movies. Back then we were blessed with three stations….not including PBS. The movie output of those three stations was, shall we say….few and far between. Then late one Friday night, I managed to get a very snowy Detroit station to come in, and they were showing Charge Of The Light Brigade! Finally, there was Errol Flynn!!….for about 30 minutes, till the station signal faded away. But that was a start. Not long after, the same station came in again, and this time I managed to see Cry Wolf.
Later, after moving to town, cable became available. Then I was able to see several other Flynn movies, and later Portrait Of A Swashbuckler on the Biography Channel. I purchased several more books about Errol over the years, by Tony Thomas, Buster Wiles, Earl Conrad, George Morris, Michael Freedland, and best of all, Thomas McNulty's fabulous book. There was one other, that won't be mentioned…
And thanks to David DeWitt, another chapter of Flynn information, photos, stories and articles once again remind me of that day, four score and ten years ago, when I first became aware of our Mr. Flynn!
— Bob
Shop@CoffeeWithDavid… for Flynn items!
13
Mar
Now you can shop for Errol Flynn items at my new Errol Flynn related store in association with Amazon.com…! My online store features Flynn movies, documentaries and books with more Flynn merchandise coming soon!
Other categories will be added to the store in the coming weeks, as well. I am adding an OTR (Old Time Radio) category, for example.
Many of the Golden Age Movies stars worked in radio as well as on the Silver Screen, and you can find Errol and his many co-stars and contemporaries in these productions which often were radio versions of their films–but not always starring the same actors. Original radio dramas were on every week and starred future stars, too. Dramas, Comedies, Sports, and Variety Shows filled the airwaves each night for many years before Television finally brought and end to this artful. The good news is that most of it still exists!
You will soon be able to buy these wonderfully entertaining shows from my store, or direct from my CoffeeWithDavid.com… website. Some shows will be available as instant downloads when you pay with Paypal–and naturally, there will be FREE downloads, too!
I have nearly every Lux Radio Theatre show ever made along with other collections and will be offering you these hugely entertaining shows on DVD or CD in the near future. Profits from the store and the website will offset, I hope! the costs of keeping the blog up, and in my dreams… that little trip to Jamaica!
Well… I can dream can't I?
David~
— David DeWitt
Rory Flynn's new book on Errol…
11
Mar
Rory Flynn's new book on her father Errol Flynn is out now on Amazon! Check it out here: The Baron of Mulholland: A Daughter Remembers Errol Flynn
— David DeWitt
