Based strictly by his receipt of prestigious awards for his literary achievements, who was the most renowned writer ever to work on an Errol Flynn screenplay/script? On what movie did this literary legend work on?
— Tim
Archive for August, 2015
The Most Acclaimed Literary Figure
14
Aug
Errol Flynn Mailbag! George Oppenheimer
13
Aug
From Karl Holmberg:
The BRILLIANT comedy writer for the 50’s TV show Topper… had a Flynn tie-in:
George Oppenheimer had a prolific career as a critic, playwright, screenwriter and publisher. A graduate of Williams College, he was first engaged as an advertising publications manager by Alfred A. Knopf, before venturing into the publishing business as co-founder of Viking Press (with Harold Guinzburg) in 1925. Eight years later, Oppenheimer moved to Hollywood, contracted by the writing team of George S. Kaufmanand Robert E. Sherwood to complete the screenplay of Samuel Goldwyn’s spoof comedy Roman Scandals (1933). Kaufman and Sherwood had concocted the original story, but decided to leave the project because of star Eddie Cantor’s continued micro-management of their script. For the remainder of the decade, Oppenheimer worked at MGM, where he was often employed as a script doctor, ironing out incongruities and improving the work of his fellow writers. He had a hand in several major box-office hits, including Libeled Lady(1936), A Day at the Races (1937) and A Yank at Oxford (1938).
After wartime service with South-East Asia Command (First Motion Picture Unit) in India as writer, producer and director of training films and documentaries, Oppenheimer resumed his work in Hollywood, co-writing Adventures of Don Juan (1948) and scripting twenty-five episodes of the popular comedy series Topper (1953). In 1955, he forsook the screen for a position as drama critic for Newsday, based in New York. From 1970 to 1972, he held a position as president of the New York Drama Critics Circle.
Thanks, Karl!
— David DeWitt
Errol’s Connection to the World’s First Feature Film, 1897
10
Aug
“But thanks to Errol Flynn … “
The World’s First Feature Film
Highlights of Fight:
The World’s First Feature Film, Part 1:
— Tim
We Welcome New Author Suzanne Issa to The Errol Flynn Blog!
08
Aug
I’m very happy to announce our newest Author on The Errol Flynn Blog, Suzanne Issa! Her mother and father knew Errol well, and Suzanne tells me:
Yes, as a child we used to spend our holidays at Tower Isle and I remember Errol Flynn walking through the hotel, dressed in white slacks and and white shirt opened to the waist, looking very tanned and very handsome. I had a childhood crush on him.
He also was a frequent visitor at my father’s hotel in Kingston, The Myrtle Bank Hotel.
Another childhood Memory was, very late one night, a car was honking in our driveway at our Kingston home and it was Errol Flynn calling out to my father that he had broken his leg and asking if he could spend the night. I was thrilled to say the least.
His third and last wife, Patrice Wymore who passed away last year was also a great friend and continued to make Jamaica her home she lived and owned a large estate in Port Antonio with cattle. Her grandson, Luke inherited the property after her death and I believe it is now for sale.
If I come across any more recollections, I will send them to you, along with any photos I may find.
Best Regards,
Suzanne
Suzanne, we look forward to your posts and comments!
Welcome aboard …
— David DeWitt
Remembering Patrice Wymore
08
Aug
Thanks to Suzanne Issa for pointing bus towards this article remembering actress and Rancher Patrice Wymore.
— David DeWitt
Mail Bag! Who is that Mystery Woman with Errol Flynn?
08
Aug
We received a nice email today referring to a photo published on the blog with the question Who is the lady? Although our Author Mary Ann discovered the answer, this, too, confirms the facts from a great source.
The mystery woman is my mother, Lorraine Issa and that photo was taken at The Tower Isle Hotel which was built and owned by My father, Abe Issa (Jamaica’s Father Of Tourism). It opened in 1949 and hosted many celebrities from around the world. Errol Flynn was A friend of both my parents and was a frequent visitor to the hotel. In 1978, the hotel became the worlds 1st all-inclusive hotel for couples only. It was called Couples Ocho Rios but after an extensive renovation years later, changed the name to Couples Tower Isle which it is now called.
Suzanne Issa
Thanks, Suzanne!
— David DeWitt
Olympic Bio of the Day: The Amazing Mr. McEvoy
08
Aug
olympstats.com…Freddie McEvoy: A True Olympian
Freddie in his Maserati 6CM at the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Races:
Check Out Freddie’s 1938 Talbot-Lago T-150-C-SS Tear Drop Coupe:
Freddie’s Gorgeous “Art Deco” “Sensuous Steel” Auto Makes It’s Entrance in this Vimeo Video at ~ 0:16, with Prohibition Era Soundtrack:
* For further details on Suicide Freddie, please contact shangheinz, our resident McEvoy Master.
— Tim
Robin Hood Statue – is this for real?
07
Aug
In late 1937 the directors of The Adventures of Robin Hood, Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, presented Errol Flynn with this statue, for all his hard work on the phenomenally successful movie. A European master artist had been instructed by the film’s producers to create this Art-Deco figurine in the likeness of Flynn in his starring role. It stands 30 inches tall from the top of the wooden bow, to the bottom of the Italian Swirled marble base and weighs approximately 30-35 pounds.
It spent many years in Errol Flynn’s holiday home in New Hampshire in the U.S.A.
Errol had a holiday home in New Hampshire?
— Maria
Star Sparkles (Bioluminescence)-shines-in-Southern-Tasmania
07
Aug
This is a fascinating occurrence that appeared in Tasmania May 2015. I also have found reference to it occurring in San Diego -I am sure there are other areas as well. Just magical!
— Maria
