I wasn’t quite sure where to post this as it is not specifically about ERROL .
The CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) will be presenting Christopher Plummer’s 1 man show of “Barrymore” on Saturday September 6th. I believe this is a filmed version of the highly acclaimed stage production depicting Barrymore at the end of his life.
Christopher Plummer is famous for his performances of Shakespeare -but is likely better known for his portrayal of Captain Von Trapp in the Sound of Music -Eleanor Parker was also in that one – he has also performed at the Errol Flynn Playhouse. For anyone into Star Trek he played General Chang in Star Trek VI.
I found him reciting Hamlet (or was it Macbeth?) on an old Cosby episode- he shines! I wish my English teacher had looked like that.
Now in his 80’s he has an Oscar to boot – and retains his Canadian Citizenship.
His autobiography (In Spite of Myself) is a fun and fascinating read. Imagine hanging around with the likes of Peter O’Toole – and surviving that. Of course there is a small mention (very small) of Errol. I have read this book and found some of the writing style similar to Errol’s in MWWW- never taking himself too seriously. I have seen him interviewed on TV- lots of humor there too and great stories of the stage actors of the time performing on TV in the 1950’s.
Like I said -not a direct link to EF I just thought it might be interesting to watch knowing how much Barrymore influenced Errol.
— Maria
