November 25, 1944
Louella O. Parsons
The lovely with Errol Flynn these nights is Lucy Cochrane, Boston socialite.
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After she married a cousin of Churchill’s 75 years ago, Lucy became more famously known as “C. Z. Guest”
— Tim
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A Parade of Stars — With Grand Marshall Errol Flynn
14
Nov
75 Years Ago
November 14, 1944
Hollywood Citizen News
ERROL FLYNN TO LEAD LOAN PARADE
Hollywood’s most famous horsemen from their major studios will be in the line-up of the Sixth War Loan Parade Saturday morning in downtown Los Angeles.
Errol Flynn has been appointed honorary grand marshall to ride with Sheriff Eugene W. Biscailuz, who will head the thousands of riders.
Following the Sheriff’s Posse will be the following film celebrities heading various groups: Lewis Stone, Prestin Foster, Roy Rogers, Bill Elliot, Don Barry, Bob Mitchum, Hoot Gibson, Bob Steele, Bill Boyd, Leo Carillo, Charles Starrett, Johnny Mack Brown, Noah Beery Jr., and Mrs. Beery, Chris Pin Martin, Michael O’Shea, Big Boy Williams, Dick Foran, George Tobias, and Dennis Morgan.
Honorary Grand Marshall Errol Flynn (shown below at the Dodge City Premier Parade in 1939)
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LA County Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz
Lewis Stone (pictured with Norma Shearer)
Preston Foster
Roy Rogers
Bill Elliot
Don Barry
Bob Mitchum
Hoot Gibson
Bob Steele
Bill Boyd
Leo Carillo
Charles Starrett
Johnny Mack Brown
Noah Beery Jr.
and Mrs. Beery
Chris Pin Martin
Michael O’Shea
Big Boy Williams
Dick Foran
George Tobias (pictured with Errol’s great friends, Ida and Olivia)
Dennis Morgan
— Tim
Coast Guard Arrives in Time
04
Nov
November 5, 1937
Harrison Carroll
Evening Herald Examiner
Didn’t see any mention of the fact that Errol Flynn’s yacht, “The Cheerio,” had to have assistance from the Coast Guard the other day. The star wasn’t aboard at the time. He had flown back from Catalina for scenes on Robin Hood.
The Cheerio was in mid-channel when a Coast Guard boat noticed the craft seemed to be in distress. Its captain, it turned out, had collapsed from a heart attack.*
The yacht was towed to port and the captain was rushed to the hospital.
Here’s current Captain, Dick McNish, pointing out for the Errol Flynn Blog, Cheerio II’s cabin clock. Captain McNish has meticulously restored Errol’s first significant yacht in California, the name of which was Cheerio II (not “The Cheerio”) when he purchased it from a silent movie star friend of Charlie Chaplin. Errol briefly named it “The Bachelor”.
* Who the “captain” was that suffered the heart attack, I do not know. Anyone out there in Flynnland know?
— Tim
Have They Gone Bananas?
03
Nov
Is the Bombshell from Brazil Bigger Than The Baron of Mulholland?
“The Most Famous Person Born in 1909”
“From presidents and royals to musicians and movie stars, we’ve identified the most famous person born every year of the 20th century, as well as some honorable mentions.”
“Honorable mention Errol Flynn may have been the bigger star of the day, but Miranda’s fruity fashion sense has made her an enduring icon in a way unparalleled by others.”
Is the Baron Not King?
— Tim
Heard Every Halloween ~~~ Plus Often In Between
01
Nov
What singing-songwriting cowboy?
Began his Hollywood acting career in an Errol Flynn film.
Once played Custer in a movie.
Played the villain in a super dooper Gary Cooper movie.
Performed something for Raoul Walsh still remembered very well in Hollywood.
Acted with Clint Eastwood, on TV and the big screen.
Had a principal role in a great Gene Hackman film.
Made a movie with John Wayne, also.
Was sometimes seen on Hee Haw.
Heard in Star Wars and Indiana Jones, too.
Wrote a monstrously big song heard every Halloween.
Had a long time connection to Roger Miller.
For those who may want to scream after hearing that, here’s this three-second work of art:
— Tim
Was Mulholland Farm Haunted? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ZACA Too??
31
Oct
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet’s Family at Mulholland Farm
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More on the haunting of Mulholland in this video from 2:45 to 7:30
— Tim
“A Little Different”
26
Oct
Recent remarks by President Trump complimenting Errol Flynn and Cary Grant at the 9th Annual Shale Insight Conference | Pittsburgh, PA
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
October 23, 2019 | 3:51 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT:
“Dan Meuser. Thank you, Dan. Thank you, Dan. (Applause.) Thank you. That looks like Cary Grant, doesn’t he? Have you ever been told that, Dan? It’s not a bad compliment, I must say.”
“Today we have Tom Arnold. In those days, you had a little different. Those days, you had Errol Flynn, Cary Grant. A little different.”
— Tim
Swinging & Dancing in Chico
15
Oct
October 15, 1937
Harrison Carroll
LA Evening Herald Express
Must have been fun, the party that the Robin Hood location troupe gave at Chico Saturday night. Members of the cast, the crew and some outsiders were invited, but when they got ready to dance, it was discovered there weren’t enough women to go around.
So Errol Flynn invaded the kitchen of the hotel and drafted 11 waitresses to join the party. Danced with everyone of them himself, too.
Likely Site of the Party: www-chicoer-com.cdn.ampproject.org…
— Tim
Cuban Trouble Girls
11
Oct
Dear fellow Flynn fans,
once before the baron met the Baron in Cuba: www.theerrolflynnblog.com…
Now Allen “Abbie” Baron makes three.
The writer- director started out as set designer and gives a hilarious account about the makeshift shooting of “Cuban rebel Girls” in his biography “Blast of Silence”.
Six weeks after Fidel Castro overthrew Fulgencio Batista, flyer and flynntimo Barry Mahon had gathered a crew of five barflies from Jim Downey`s Bar and Restaurant and a bunch of Playboy bunnies at the Hotel Capri in Havana.
Sandbagging there at the time also was actor Ernie Kovac with cast members of the Carol Reed classic “Our man in Havana”.
Abbie Baron came into play, because he drew storyboards for Barry, who then pitched them as potential moneymakers to studio bosses.
He remembers our man Flynn as every bit the movie star that he was at the roulette tables and on location at the Sugar finca of Quarto Caminos, which was lent to them by a Cuban friend of Errol.
Leading teenie Beverly Aadland had Ol`Errol laughing with that lewd lingo of hers and sweating in fits of jelousy.
When his then time secretary Hillary, a stunning young American with a Southern drawl, who was married to a Cuban officer, made a pass at Abbie, their production tumbled from topsy-turvy into full turmoil.
Mr. Officer held everybody at gunpoint in the hotel`s lobby and demanded to know where his wife was.
Unpaid bills at local groceries did the rest, and the whole cast & crew left Castro´s Island in a hurry.
But not before Mahon, who had aspired to become another DeMille, was able to hide cameras, 35mm raw stock and a Lincoln convertible in a palm tree shaded shag.
Abbie got them out at a later date and started his movie career mostly on his experiences during those turbulent days filming CRG.
“Barry never uttered a word about his WWII extraordinary exploits in all the time I spent with him. I regretted judging him for his terrible skills as a filmmaker, but was happy to learn he was a real-life hero. I learned from him that bullshit had great currency and I put the knowledge to good use.”
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Mail Bag! When was Errol Flynn on Gene Hersholt Show Dr. Christian?
05
Oct
From the Mail Bag …
I am trying to discover when Flynn made his appearance on the Gene Hersholt show Dr.Christian (here’s an ad if that will help). I do not have a clue, just a pic. I do believe that is him with Flynn …
— David DeWitt
