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— David DeWitt
Archive for the ‘Ships & the Sea’ Category
A Ship Mast with a View
16
Dec
Dear Flynnstones,
high above you see what Errol saw when he mounted the mast of his beloved ZACA like in the iconic photograph below.
The overview pic is from William Beebe‘s book “Zaca Venture“ recently featured on the blog.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Black Zaca
26
Jan
Dear Flynnstones,
our very own intimate flynnmate Ventu Sala may know more about the when and whereabouts (Monaco, Menton or Mahon?) of this picture.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
The Errol Flynn Marina Port Antonio, Jamaica
17
Jan
Bar at Errol Flynn Marina
Not the ZACA
— David DeWitt
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
Mail Bag! Nice Photo of Zaca!
11
Sep
We Appreciate Ricardo Cortez-Lopez Sending in this great looking photo of Errol Flynn’s Zaca …
“Happened to stumble upon her during a sailing cruise at the Côte d’Azur, we “scorted” her for two days …”
… thanks, Ricard!
— David DeWitt
Stuck on Thursday Island
11
May
Being that it’s Tuesday, here’s a post on Thursday Island.*
* For those who may not know where Thursday Island is, it’s northeast of Friday Island, southwest of Wednesday Island, with Tuesday Islets east-northeast of it.
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May 11, 1936
Harrison Carroll
Evening Herald Examiner
Quarantine authorities have gummed up Errol Flynn’s plan to make a Hollywood servant out of his former house-boy in New Guinea. According to a cable just received by the star, the boy is being held on Thursday Island, following an outbreak of contagious illness on the ship in which he was traveling to California.
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A couple of years before Flynn made it to Hollywood, during his last days in New Guinea, Joan Crawford starred as Sadie Thompson in “Rain”, a “shocking” film based on Somerset Maugham’s most famous short story Errol would have definitely known of the film, because Maugham’s story was based on a trip he took to Thursday Island, in the Torres Strait between Australia and Papua New Guinea, the film of which came out while Errol was Down Under. Maughman visited the island because a friend of his in Sydney warned him not to go. So he went and stayed three weeks..
“[It’s] the last place made by God, that there was nothing to see there and he would probably have his throat cut if he went there.”
When he arrived at Thursday Island, he was greeted by a woman in her nightgown. That and the island’s many colourful characters inspired him to write a story, about a ship that is forced to stop on Thursday Island because of an infectious disease outbreak!
Rain became Maughan’s most successful short story, a rage on Broadway, a silent film by Gloria Swanson, a talkie in 1932 by Joan Crawford, and remade by Rita Hayworth as “Miss Sadie Thompson”.
“IF YOU ARE EASILY SHOCKED – RUN FOR SHELTER!”
— Tim
Voyaging Star
06
May
MAY 6, 1938
Voyaging Star Appears Next in ‘White Rajah’ or ‘The Sea, Hawk’
SAILS YACHT TO N. Y.
By LOUELLA 0. PARSONS Hollywood,
Warner’s wandering boy, Errol Flynn, has promised at long last to bring his boat into the New York harbor May 12. At least that’s what the brothers Warner hope will happen. That would land him in the big town just in time for the opening of his most successful picture, “The Adventures of Robin Hood.” After he attends the premiere, Flynn will fly to Hollywood and get ready to star in either “The Sea Hawk,” Sabatini’s romantic sea story, or in “The White Rajah,” which he himself selected. Of course, Warners believe this will happen, but you can never be sure what Errol, who gets the wanderlust every so often, will really do.
— Tim
Cinco de Mayo, Flynnamigos
05
May
Hola, Flynnamigos.
Errol was a very frequent and famous traveler to Mexico. He drove, he flew, and he sailed there: to Tijuana, Ensenada, Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, all along and off the coast of Baja, Acapulco, Mexico City, Cuernavaca, and numerous other locations. Plus, he dated and was married to there.
Here is a representative sampling of photos, articles, and videos in predominantly chronological order documenting Errol’s Flynnsational travels and adventures South of the Border.
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— Tim
