Dear Flynnmates,
we wish you all a very merroly Christmas and a happy`n`healthy New Year.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Archive for the ‘Shangheinz Shanties’ Category
EUrrol
21
Dec
Dear Flynnmates,
since Hitler did not only wage war on the world, but on Warner Bros. too, Errol`s movies were banned in most of Europe until 1945. Once released they instantly became huge successes. In 1951 Flynn was awarded the “Bambi”, a feline golden statuette, for favorite screen actor in Germany of that year. This may even have prompted him to come over to take over the Old Continent. Here are some marvelous hand painted European movie posters, which in their own right contributed to his outstanding cinematic reputation.
Enjoy.
— shangheinz
Black Flynnday
28
Nov
Dear Flynnmates,
this is the original farewell article of PARIS MATCH about our Hollywood heroe‘s untimely demise.
It shows a pensive Flynn, who may very well have felt the night coming on.
The in the headline suggested cause of death: too much heart(beat)…
Adieu,
— shangheinz
Love Boat
25
Nov
Dear Flynnmates,
let me take you on a little ship trip again. Some images have been shown here before and if you remember we wondered who the lads and the ladies in attendance were.
Weekend Cruise with Errol Flynn! « The Errol Flynn Blog
The opinions varied and in the end we had some pretty educated guesses as well as far out assumptions. Let`s rock the boot one more time and look at the who`s who at the helm of the Sirocco.
I think Karl is right, the lady in white looks a lot like Cabot`s girl from the Vanderbilt wedding and not Beverly Tyler .
Then I opt for a black tanned Bud Ernst and his two time wife Betty Furness holding on to the steering wheel.
Big Boy is a fix, while Lupe Velez is a nix. That`s not her. Not sure if it is Barbara Weeks either.
Now things get interesting. I think I saw a young Otto Reichow pleading love to one of the girls. This would be quite a find, since we know Otto only from photos at Flynn`s funeral and poolside with Beverly Aadland.
Here is a picture at a different angle with the man facing the camera.
If I had any money I`d bet it on Reichow to win by a whale`s length.
Maybe that`s why I don`t have any.
Here he is in later years.
I leave it for you to decide.
But the real trove would be, if that girl behind his left was a young Ava Gardner. In her biography she wrote she went out with Flynn before her career took off. They stayed friendly and years later were starring together in “The Sun also rises”. Flynntimo Ventu Sala told me Errol stood her up once in Mallorca, when she came to his hotel room door and he wouldn`t/couldn`t open the door.
Anyways, what do you think?
Here she is on the movie lot in another relaxing pose.
I may have a winner here.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Shooting the Breeze with the Boys
22
Nov
Dear Flynnmates,
here is a picture of Errol Flynn and the crew of the Kathleen (more likely the sloop than the schooner) at the Royal Jamaica Yacht Club.
The first blog member that guesses, who the lady at his side was, wins a rum punch lollipop.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Flynn`s footsteps- Harry, Peg & Paesano
30
Oct
Dear Flynnmates,
As some of his letters show Errol stayed at the Hotel Bauer when in Venice.
While its name literally means peasant, very few homini agricolae are encountered there, for it is one of the top spots to stay in the City of love.
The cubic building is only a gondola`s drive over the canal away from Peggy Guggenheim`s one story palace with its fine surrealistic art works and garden sculptures, a feast for an art lover like Flynn.
But their liaison dated back even further according to the bio Mistress of Modernism- The life of Peggy Guggenheim.
Harry`s Bar completes the bohemian triangle, of historic places our Hollywood hero visited: www.italianfoodmadesimple.com…
Arrigo (Italian for Harry) Cipriani`s culinary expertise secured him a franchise outlet atop the Rockefeller Centre called the Rainbow Room. The family`s signature drink is the Bellini, made of white peaches and sparkling wine.
Enciao,
— shangheinz
A quantum of flynnboyance
12
Sep
Dear Flynnmates,
Daniel Craig paraphrased Errol in an interview he recently gave to Candis magazine.
He said he found it “distasteful” to leave much money behind and is planning to get rid of his fortune during his lifetime. “Dying rich, means dying a failure” mimics Flynn`s quote ‘Any man who dies with more than $10000 to his name is a failure.’ rather nicely. While our Hollywood hero kept his word and died a success, James B(l)ond may be facing his biggest battle yet. His estimated worth is said to be about $160 millions.
This kinda explains the title of his upcoming 007 movie “No time to die”.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Living according to Sean
21
Aug
Dear Flynnmates,
here are some photos of Sean Flynn`s Paris apartment courtesy of PARIS MATCH Magazine.
It was kept intact by his mother Lili Damita, long after he went missing in Vietnam, in hope he might return.
Its interior shows his old man`s lust for adventure as well as his mom`s knack for flair.
A miniature Zaca can be spotted sitting atop the book shelves and a how-to-become-a-photographer manual resides prominently on the kitchen table.
This time capsule`s address was Champs Elysees No. 77.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
