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A Flood of Letters

16 Feb

February 15, 1937

Harrison Carrol

Evening Herald Express

The publication of Errol Flynn’s new book, Beam Ends, has brought a flood of letters from fans who want to make a direct purchase from the star. He has had $350 worth of orders in the last ten days. To supply them, he has to buy copies from the Los Angeles bookstores.

The postage is sometimes more than his royalty, so he actually loses money on these orders.

— Tim

 

Bogie Draws Flynn

13 Feb

February 13, 1938

Screen and Radio Weekly

The illustrious Mr. Bogart draws the illustrated Mr. Flynn – with mean George Brent wielding a whip, and who appears may be Arno out front. (Cropped out of the drawing are Bogie with a slingshot and Wayne Morris in a sailor outfit.)

— Tim

 

Can’t Cook – Cheap to Feed – Loaded with Charm – Knows No Lawyers

12 Feb

February 11, 1950

— Tim

 

Innocent Sweat and Unprintable Intimacies

05 Feb

— Tim

 

Brooke Shield’s Grandpa Says …. Errol was No. 1

05 Feb

January 5, 1952

— Tim

 

A Sword Runs Through Him

05 Feb

February 5, 1937

Harrison Carroll
Evening Herald Examiner

A fight between Errol Flynn and Alan Hale in The Prince and the Pauper is covered in the script by one line: “He runs him through with his sword.” Counting long shots, close ups and medium shots, the duel took three days to film. At the conclusion, Hale, who has been ill, fainted and Flynn could scarcely lift his arm.

youtu.be/kSnVSDVSe7A…

— Tim

 

Did He Tie the Knot or Not?

04 Feb

February 4, 1945
Sunday Times, Perth, WA

— Tim

 

Errol Does The Big Apple

03 Feb

February 3, 1938

Louella O. Parsons
Los Angeles Examiner

The commotion on the Gold Diggers in Paris set at Warner’s yesterday was caused by the chorines teaching Errol Flynn The Big Apple.*

This film’s “chorines” can be seen, beginning at 2:00 in the film’s ‘Latin Quarter’ video below. But first The Big Apple!

History of The Big Apple

La Gran Manzana
youtu.be/vMINXFHWmhc…

Mickey Does The Big Apple
youtu.be/XzlFsm11F-w…

The Latin Quarter – See the film’s chorines at 2:00 >

— Tim

 

Elvis’s Mom (Not)

02 Feb

Did Joan Fontaine despise Olivia?

— Tim

 

An Inside Quiz

02 Feb

February 1

He was a close friend of Franklin and Eleanor.

His name is sometimes brought up in connection with Errol’s.

— Tim