— Tim
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A Year for Paternity? — — 75 Years Ago Today
19
Oct
Did Errol conceive two children in 1940? Sean, and Marilyn??
Shirley, or Shirley Not??
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Oct. 18, 1943: Los Angeles is in the middle of a paternity suit brought by Shirley Evans Hassau, 21, against Errol Flynn. Hassau charged that Flynn was the father of her daughter Marilyn, who was 3. Hassau was seeking $1,750 a month child support, $10,000 in attorneys fees, $5,000 for hospital expenses and $2,000 in court costs.
An aunt, Florence Muller of San Francisco, had raised Marilyn since she was 5 weeks old and refused to let Hassau see her, The Times said.
Hassau’s suits against Flynn were dismissed in 1951. In 1940, two weeks after Marilyn was born, Flynn agreed to pay Hassau $2,000 although he denied being the father. The actor said he wanted to avoid a long court trial and adverse publicity.
— Tim
Was the Mustache a Must?
15
Oct
A QUESTION FOR FLYNNOFILES:
WOULD ERROL HAVE MADE AS BIG WITHOUT HIS FAMOUS MUSTACHE?
ALL “HE WEARS IT/HE WEARS IT NOT” PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE WELCOME!
— Tim
59 years ago in 1959
In Like Flynn review: Errol Flynn biopic a tepid tribute to swashbuckling legend
14
Oct
A review of IN LIKE FLYNN
I have always said there isn’t any film director or actor that can capture the charm, spirit and lust for living that was Errol Flynn.
I tried to put together a project written by Tony Thomas, we were talking to Vince Sherman as director and I told them all that a younger Kevin Kline could pull it off. At the time Kline didn’t want anything to do with Flynn. My idea and Vince loved it was to copy Amadeus where you had the older Flynn in Jamaica talking with Conrad as Salieri talking to the priest. Then we cut to a young Flynn/Kline at differnent parts of his life but not in order. The idea was to show Flynn as one of the coolest guys to walk the earth. It would be an acting challange for Kline and I felt that was the only way to get him to play this part. I wanted to end the film with Tony’s narration from the CD Requiem for a Cavalier where Tony talks about remembering Errol Flynn and we show the clip of the end of Robin Hood. So the kids in the theater would see the real Errol Flynn at the end of the film.
I could never get the funds, then Vince passed away and two years later Tony passed away. Kline didn’t work in film for ten years and he jumped at the role of Flynn in the LAST ROBIN HOOD which he was the only real actor in the whole film. He somewhat captured Errol… I will probably see IN LIKE FLYNN but I’m not expecting too much.
Bung ho!
— Jack Marino
In Like Indiana Flynn?
10
Oct
“GOOD OLD-FASHIONED ENTERTAINMENT”
“A FUN FILM, CONSTRUCTED IN A SMART WAY”
“A DELIGHTFUL (FOUR-STAR) RAPID-FIRE ROMP”
— Tim
Not In Like Flynn?
09
Oct
A Tepid Tribute? A Wishy-Washy Swashbuckler? A Faux-Flynn Flim Flam? A B-movie Bomb?
— Tim
Supreme Court Justice
07
Oct
No, not that Supreme Court Justice. The justice being sought from the Supreme Court in the just-filed ODH v. FX.
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P.S. I’m not sure all the justices will be able to keep up with our Lady O.
— Tim
