What became of Lakshmi?
She was a wealthy, upper-class,
Balinese beauty, with brown skin and enormous mocha eyes. Her mother was a princess from Sumatra. Sean wanted to marry her, but her parents wouldn’t allow it.
If Sean had married Lakshmi, he would have likely lived much longer.
So, whatever happened to Lakshmi?
She was named after the elegantly-gorgeous Hindu Mother-Goddess, Lakshmi, bestower of fortune, beauty, and fertility.
— Tim
“I first heard about Trunyan in the 1970s when I was a Time correspondent in Saigon. According to local lore, the village was “discovered” by war photographer Sean Flynn, whose swashbuckling reputation equaled that of his Hollywood father, Errol. Flynn heard rumors of a mysterious people, unwelcoming of outsiders, residing in the shadow of an active volcano on the far side of Lake Batur, a water filled caldera created by a volcanic eruption 25,000 years ago. What he found after crossing the lake was a settlement of primitive Bali Aga who called themselves ‘the original Balinese’.”
— Tim
“Spotlight on Errol Flynn”, Movie-Radio Guide, June 1940
“Unfortunate for Flynn fans, Proud Papa Errol has set his foot down on having photos taken of the infant.”
— Tim
Dressin’ Like Flynn, Sean Flynn
Nigel Cabourn spring/summer 2018 collection presentation | LFWM
— Tim
1000th Night of Don Juan (January 2, 1958) (On the Road from Venice to Padua)
Declasse (April 5, 1957)
Girl in Blue Jeans (February 22, 1956)(1950’s England)
Fortunes of War (October 11, 1956) (Revolutionary France)
Rescued (April 13, 1957)
The Duel (June 6, 1956)
The Kinsman (June 12, 1956)
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The Sealed Room (January 12, 1956)
Strange Auction (Ireland) (May 17, 1957)
Wife of the Czar (Russia) (September 16, 1956)
— Tim
Soccer, Football, Tennis (& Motorbiking)
Yesterday while at the Palm Beach History Museum, I had the great fortune and pleasure of meeting a Palm Beach contemporary of Sean’s and of George Hamilton, who funded and hosted the film and exhibit we were viewing. Out of our conversation spun some spontaneous research leading to the following confirmation that Sean played both flag football and soccer for his school, the Palm Beach Private Day School.
From the Palm Beach Post:
Soccer Begins
February 1957
“The Palm Beach Private School varsity teams and Ransom School of Miami played to a 1-1 tie in the local school’s first home soccer game of the season here Thursday. The one goal for Palm Beach was scored by Sean Flynn.”
Football
October, 1956
“Palm Beach Private Day School opens its touch football season today at 2 p.m. against Webster-Tufts School at Lake Worth. Line-up for the Private School: Bob Kolb, RE, Dale McNulty, C, Sean Flynn, LE, Nick Smith, QB, John Logsdon. RH, and ….”
Dad
Summer, 1956
And here’s Sean with Errol only a few months earlier, in the summer of ’56. He looks very happy and proud to be with his Dad, an occasion that surely helped inspire and enhance Sean’s athletic success that ’56/’57 school year.
Gigi Phillips, a schoolmate of Sean’s, recalls:
“I went to school with Sean at Palm Beach Private back in the 50’s. He was older than I was, but was always so kind to me. Once he left Palm Beach, he would return to the school on his vacation. I have fond memories of him helping me with my math homework.
“Sean was a fine teenager when I knew him. Friendly to everyone, even the younger students. Gave anyone who asked rides on his motorcycle. His mother doted on him. I’m sure she was devastated when he disappeared.”
And from the gorgeous Gita Hall, who was dating Errol during this time, in fact she and Errol were out on the town in the Big Apple quite a bit the very week of Sean’s soccer success in early February of ’57:
“I knew Sean through his father who was so proud of him. I watched him play tennis, got to spend some quality time with him on several occasions. What a rare outstanding young man and what a tragedy that he lost his life at such a young age.”
— Tim
A Compelling Urgency
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‘Clung to the side of a hovercraft’: Mike Herr and Sean Flynn at Dong Tam Lagoon, 1968. Photo: Tim Page
— Tim
Who’s the Mystery Lady Sean’s a’Kissin’ and Serenadin’??
Added September 1:
Have Faith Sean!
— Tim
Original caption: A Couple of Outdoor Guys. Las Vegas, Nev.: Prior to going on his trip to Korea with the Jack Benny entertainment troupe, screen actor Errol Flynn takes his son, Sean on a fishing trip on Lake Mead, near Las Vegas, Nev. Both bagged the limit of large mouth black bass. July 1, 1951 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
— Tim
