“His life was one of highs and lows, and he burned himself out much too soon. In thinking of him, let us remember, above all, that to millions of people the world over he brought exhilarating and joyous entertainment, and lifted their imagination and their spirits out of the doldrums and tensions of day-to-day living with a glorious vision of adventure, chivalry, and romance.”
–Greer Garson.
— Kevin Wedman
Nora Eddington was Flynn’s second wife (m. 1943–1949) who raised two lovely daughters, Deirdre and Rory.
— Kevin Wedman
”He was one of the wild characters of the world, but he had a strange, quiet side. He camouflaged himself completely. In all the years I knew him, I never really knew what lay underneath and I doubt if many people did.”
–Ann Sheridan on Errol Flynn.
— Kevin Wedman
Michael Fassbender in the major 2016 science-fiction, game-world epic “Assassin’s Creed”?
A Future/Futuristic Flynn from the Days of Knights Templar?
With highly-regarded Aussie director Justin Kurzel at the helm.
“Errol Flynn in a world of digital avatars.”
Looks promising. We shall see.
— Tim
This is an interesting and touching photo that shows Olivia and Errol’s friendship was strong beyond working on the same films. Here Olivia is filming ”THE STRAWBERRY BLONDE”, while Errol visits her from his filming ”FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK.” (1941).
— Kevin Wedman
Recently assessed to be one of the rare great film trailers that actually lived up to its promotional superlatives:
— Tim
The following is part of a personal email exchange between myself, Gentleman Tim, and Karl Holmberg that yielded a treasure that Karl kindly allowed me to share with the blog. Here is part of the email and a link to download an amazing piece of writing done by Karl Holmberg several years ago.
Karl Holmberg:
I remember reading that it was announced in the press that Flynn was being considered for the role of Johnny Nolan and the player (James Dunn) went on to receive a Best Supporting Oscar in A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (1945).
— David DeWitt
The Son of Captain Blood Himself