Today I received the book Custer and the Little Big Horn by Jim Donovan. To my surprise I found Errol in it aswell. In one of the last chapters of the book Jim writes about the movies that were made about Custer and the famous battle that cost him (and his men) his life. Errol is praised for his role as George Armstrong Custer. And the scene that is mentioned in the book is one of my favorite parts of this movie. Here you can see what was written and the photos in the book.
— Debbyphielix
A lot of goings-on in that short period of time. A hectic time for Flynn and still he performs in front of the production cameras.
— Topper
Recently I stumbled upon a book that mentioned Errol. The story looked interesting, so I bought the book. It was published in 2007 and maybe some of you heard of it.
In 1946 Errol arrives on Jamaica with his yacht Zaca. Ida Joseph meets him and falls in love. It takes 3 years before she becomes his lover. When she finds out that she carries Errol”s child, she expects him to divorce his wife and marry her. But life is not as simple as that.
Both Ida and Errol fight their own demons. Their daughter May also has her own problems. This story is not so much about Errol but it is a nice read. I really like it.
Margaret Cezair-Thompson got her inspiration when she heard stories of Errol living on the island. It is (ofcourse) fictional, but we see Errol as he lived there. Patrice, Lily and Beverly all appear or are mentioned, but they have fictional names.
It is interesting to read how Errol’s life could have been on the island. The main story is about Ida and May and how they deal with their lives.
You can find the book on Amazon and bookstores. I bought it through my local bookstore in the Netherlands, so I think it can be ordered easily from the USA or other countries. I haven’t finished it yet, but it’s nice to read about the man behind the moviestar. Even if it is fictional.
— Debbyphielix
Here are the pre-trial events leading up to Errol being accused of three counts of rape, with the first trial date set for November 23, 1942.
(to be continued)
— Topper
Errol gets ready for his next picture, The Edge of Darkness, with some vacation time to late August. Then it is location shooting and on to the studios, plus the usual get togethers along the way … but … this one will turn out to be the time he will never forgetotgether.
(to be continued)
— Topper
For those who are still looking for Flynn in The Lady from Shanghai here is a clip from the Visalia Times newspaper, Pennsylvania, March 17, 1947 …
— Topper
Errol is still changing the title of his next book, Charlie Bow-Tie, as he prepares to get ready for his next film, Gentleman Jim, along with his usual occurrences.
Enjoy
— Topper
After Errol visits MGM studios for some re-dubbing of scenes in That Forsyte Woman on July 5th, he has an MGM photo shoot at his Mulholland home (during July 6-10).
NOTE* some of the photos on page 325 have been changed to reflect more of that session.
Enjoy
— Topper
For his podcast Saturday Night at the Movies Steve Rubin discusses the final years of Errol Flynn with Robert Florczak, writer of Errol Flynn, The Illustrated Life Chronology. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
youtu.be/4BAZfaZlvIw?si=AkeCzT3hsPCYWX_k…
— Debbyphielix
In my research, I have been aware of only 3 uncredited appearances of Errol, as himself, in the Columbia Pictures Shorts Presentation SCREEN SNAPSHOTS. The 10 minute films were popular from 1930 (with sound) to 1958.
I would like to present a screengrab of his fourth, uncredited, cameo from his approx. 10 seconds on camera.
Enjoy.
— Topper
