— Tim
Author Archive
Zaca – Full Sail in San Francisco Bay – 1930
10
Nov
Many thanks G.B. for the rare and wonderful photos of Zaca!!!
— Tim
Finding Irene
08
Nov
Who really was Irina-Pacifica (“Princess Irene”) Ghika??
Was she part of the royal family of Ghika? Driven out of Rumania by the Russians after WWII? A Parisian fashion model/mannequin? And whatever happened to her? Is she still living? If so, where? After their time together, did she ever publicly speak of her time with Errol? Was/is she related to the Blessed Vladimir Ghika, recently beatified by Pope Francis? (He died in a Soviet prison in 1954 as a result of “bestial” torture for the “high treason” of being Catholic.)
(This may be a mystery and mission for EuroHeinz, the Errol Enigma Hunter.)
— Tim
Haunts Below the Border – Live from the Day of the Dead
03
Nov
Some of Errol’s Old Mexican haunts, During the Day of the Dead, Dia de Muertos. He would have loved it! Tens of thousands of wonderfully costumed children during the day; even more adults during the evening, including thousands of beautiful and beautifully costumed senoritas.
Scenes of Caesar’s (where the salad was invented, and is still the best) Chiki Jai’s (an Ava Gardner and bullfighters’ favorite), Jai Lai, Revolution Boulevard, Zona Norte. Barrymore haunts, Aloha Club and The Long Bar, are recently closed, but still standing, as are many of the legendary Hollywood haunts. Tragically, most of Caliente is gone.
Starting with the legendary Hotel Caesar:
Revelers on Revolution Boulevard:
Tribute to the Dead in the Zona Norte
Outside the Caliente Casino
Head waiters at the Chiki Jai
Jai Lai and Chiki Jai:
Caesar’s Restaurant:
— Tim
Deckhand for Errol
28
Oct
Who was Errol’s later-famous deckhand?
Met the Master of Mulholland in Mexico City
Deckhand for Him in Acapulco
Helped Inspire the Sydney Opera House
Knew Frank Lloyd Wright
Seaside Home in Malibu
Famous Architect
Surfer – Water Skier
“Movie Star Handsome”
Husband of Noted Hollywood Actress
Father of Noted Hollywood Actor
Sinbad
Farrelly Brothers
Rod Stewart
Marlon Brando
Jack Northrop
— Tim
Travellin’ in Avalon – Errol Flynn’s Catalina
25
Oct
A visit to Catalina confirms that Errol loved the island and the island very fondly remembers him. As great as it still is, Catalina hasn’t been the same since he last sailed away.
Here are some images on exhibit at the Catalina Museum, where Errol is very prominently featured.
Here is how Avalon Beach and Harbor look today, much like it did during Errol’s heyday. In the background is the magnificent Catalina Casino.
— Tim
Q.T. on the QM.
24
Oct
Thanks to the astonishing detective work of our Captain, Sir David DeWitt, we know exactly where Errol stayed on his famous and somewhat fateful cruise to see the Spanish Civil War aboard the RMS Queen Mary in the Spring of 1937.
Here, along with an original photo of Errol on the bow, are some photos taken aboard the QM earlier this week:
Flynn off to Spain, via Lili & Paris. Image from Josef Fegerl’s Errol Flynn, Dr. Herman F. Erben – A Frienship of Two Adventerers 1933-1940
A Flynn Fan from Florida
Flynn’s Room M012, formerly M38 (Interior Photos to be Posted at a Later Date)
Where Errol Drank & Entertained
Where He Bought His Cigs & Sundries
Where He Dined
A Flynn Fan from Germany, Doing a Titanic Kate Winslow Tribute to Errol She Said!
— Tim
Virile Errol – “Long before Viagra”
24
Oct
Madam Sally’s- I mean Ms. Standford’s – all time favorite:
The whole stable …
A prodigious lover…
— Tim
In the Wake of the Zaca – Part One: Description of the Pre-Flynnian Yacht
22
Oct
Special Thanks to Gina!
— Tim
Joan & Errol Leslie – No Photos Available
16
Oct
Thank Your Lucky Stars overseer, Captain Jack Warner, destroyed all photos of Joan & Errol!
— Tim
