April 29, 1945
Olivia in 1946 (WOW!) – Over whom Errol and Huston fought.
Site of the Fight! David O. Selznick’s “breathtaking” home and gardens Summit Drive in Beverly Hills. The fight took place in both the the famous gardens and the then gravel driveway.
— Tim
Our pal Jan van der Vliet sends this nice link to a detailed bio of Erich Wolfgang Korngold related to a DVD recording of The Adventures of Robin Hood:
tinyurl.com… – Thanks, Jan!
— David DeWitt
On Sunday, February 13, 1949, Flynn Flung a Party Up at the Farm on Mulholland.
See, Flynn Flings a Party on the EFB
On the list of luminaries invited to that A-list soiree was the fum and gorgeous Dorothy Lamour. Here she is that party, just her and Errol.
It’s been said that Errol and Dorothy dated. They certainly appear to have enjoyed each other’s company very much and could have been an extremely attractive couple. Circa their being together in ’49, Dorothy recorded ‘Moonlight Becomes You’, a sensational song that became an instant classic when Bing Crosby sang it to her years earlier in Road to Morocco.
Seen in a different light, the title ‘Moonlight Becomes You’ could also be interpreted as ironically applying to the rape trial turning point in Errol’s life, though I’m sure Dorothy never had that in mind. …Here she is singing the song that (rightfully) helped make her famous. (I know I’ve had a major crush on her since the day I first her in that Hope-Crosby classic.) Background vocals by the great Crew Chiefs, known mostly for singing during the War with the Glenn Miller Orchestra.
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CONNECTIONS
Errol was going through a very difficult time in his marriage with Nora, one that sadly resulted in divorce. Nora was a beautiful and desirable woman, so much so that Dick Hames and John Ireland were both trying to win her affections in 1949. So much so that one of the world’s greatest songwriters – Jimmy Van Heusen – also fell in love with her, making his feelings known for all time in the ‘But Beautiful’ – a now-standard jazz gem which Bing also sang to Dorothy in a Road picture – the Road to Rio! – And which was also sung at Nora’s funeral ❤.
Here’s the beautiful ‘But Beautiful’, written for Nora, sang here to Dorothy Lamour:
— Tim
On April 14, 1933, in Salamaua, New Guinea, Errol met Hermann Erben for the first time. It was a momentous event in Errol’s life.
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— Tim
LOOK Magazine – April 12, 1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood
OTHER CONTENTS
– The Rockefeller Women, wives of the John D. Rockefeller clan, the former Blanchette Hooker, Mary Clark and Mary French.
– Blind persons learn how to row at European school for the blind.
– Confidentially column includes Francisca Gall, Yehudi Menuhin, Barbara Huckins, May McAvoy, Will H. Hays, Lora Marlo, Sidney Skolsky, Anthony Averill, Mary Margaret McBride, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., David and Joseph Maddox and two unrelated men named Joseph John Toth.
– Auto driver Wilbur Shaw in an ad for Camel cigarettes.
– Photographic manipulations proved pictures do tell lies, samples by photographers Henry Clay Gipson, Bill Ries, and A.J. Sockoloskie.
– A photo study of who collects taxes and where they go in Peoria, Illinois; carpenter Homer M. Lynn and family buy shoes from Harry Frankel, groceries from John Frasco, discuss taxes with city assessor Dan Goggin. Other businesses include Hiram Walker, Rock Island railroad, Caterpillar Tractor, young Russell Deal at the Pea Ridge School, Marjorie Frye at the Proctor Recreation Center, Tildon Cecil at the relief office.
– A magician saws a woman in half using Horace Goldin’s trick.
– Boycott against Japan.
– Dorothy Wender Heizer of Essex Falls, New Jersey creates the world’s most expensive dolls.
– Passion play in Oberammergau, Germany.
– Is Paulette Goddard your choice for Scarlett O’Hara in “Gone with the Wind”?
– U.S. Navy builds biggest aircraft carrier, the Yorktown, illustration by Logan Reavis.
– The table manners of Mable Tanners.
– The camera trains diver Herta Schieche of Berlin.
– Hollywood off guard, Carole Lombard, Ginger Rogers, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper.
– Climbing the pyramid of Gizeh is a workout.
– Movie tricks, including Henry Fonda.
– The private life of Louisiana’s governor Richard Leche.
– Flash Gordon returns to Earth.
– Bill Klem, the umpire who never made a mistake.
-Girl archers at Long Branch Junior College in California.
– Ruth Law, first woman stunt flyer.
– 60-year-old Grace Logan of Los Angeles is skilled at jujitsu.
— Tim
Dear Flynnmates,
here is another accurate account about Errol Flynn`s best man Suicide Freddie McEvoy.
When together, they could meow the birds from the trees.
But his panache got the playboy literally in deep waters.
The circumstances of his drowning a few meters off the coast of Morocco are as murky as his past.
He supposedly died trying to save his newly wed wife from going under.
The truth may not be as romantic as the legend.
Three crew members survived the shipwreck.
One was Manfred Lentner, a convicted murderer from Austria.
He gave three different versions of what happened that night.
Errol immediately wanted to salvage Freddie Mac`s yacht with his own money.
Why, you ask me!?
I believe the motif to be buried within the EF Enterprises script “Deep Waters”, which was supposed to be filmed in South France.
Barry Mahon was to produce and cute Corinne Calvet was to star.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Dear Flynnmates,
I want to share with you an (at least to me) unknown image of Laddie Errol and Lady Livvie.
Both visibly enjoy each others company, our Hollywood hero even gives it a two arrows up.
The pic must have been taken at the early stages of filming The Adventures of Robin Hood, since Flynn wears the knight outfit for the later on cancelled jousting tournament scene.
The idea originated from the grand opening in the original ROHO- movie: (163) Robin Hood (Klassiker von und mit Douglas Fairbanks [ABENTEUER 1922] Stummfilm, ganzer Film Deutsch) – YouTube
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
