We are pleased to announce our newest Author Leslie Martin to The Errol Flynn Blog! We look forward to your comments and posts, Leslie! Welcome aboard!
— David DeWitt
Errol Flynn 1951 Bambi Award Winner
16
Apr
Fitting with Inga Klein's Welcome Article by David, she is talking about Errol's visit to Berlin, Germany in 1957 to the “Berlinale” and I added a picture to the one Inga posted for the same event it shows his arrival with Patrice and it is posted in the comments.
I thought it is quite appropriate at this time to post also Errol's Bambi Award in 1951, which was awarded for Best Foreign Actor. Errol was quite often in Germany between 1951 and 1957. The Bambi Award is in Germany the equal to the Oscar it is the highest Award just like the Oscar is for the USA. Errol was and still is adored and respected in Germany and Austria. My German YouTube videos are living proof.
Bambi Awards 1951 WINNERS:
Ingrid Bergman
Dieter Borsche
Errol Flynn
Maria Schell
Maybe somebody has more information on this award, I couldn't find any more info so far.
Patrice should know she has the Bambi!
— Tina
Don Norman's book on early Errol
14
Apr
This is an essential part of any good Flynn library, and hard to find. Abebooks has just sent me the following notice (I already have a copy); probably it will sell quick, so if you want it…
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Great news – we've found the book you're looking for.
Your Want: # A500871141
Author: Don Norman;
Title: Errol Flynn The Tasmanian Story;
ISBN: 0959414606;
The lowest and highest priced listings that match your want are displayed below.
1. ERROL FLYNN: THE TASMANIAN STORY.,
NORMAN, Don.
W. N. Hurst And E. L. Metcalf, Hobart, Tasmania, 1981 First Edition. Wraps., 1981, 9780959414608, 8vo. Colour illustrated wraps/paperback. pp 57. 33 illustrations. Biography of Errol Flynn and his upbringing in Tasmania. ISBN: 0959414606 Very good indeed.
Bookseller: Any Amount of Books ABA, LONDON (56 Charing Cross Road), .
Price: £ 50.00 (US$ 79.17)
View or Order this Book:
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4:48 PM PDT
Wednesday 14 April 2010
Good luck and happy reading!
— daveboz
FLASH! Flynn War Films DVD set in August!!!
14
Apr
Lou Lumenick reports:
“The long-awaited fourth Errol Flynn box set has been announced for an Aug. 4 debut by Warner Home Video. Going out under the TCM Spotlight label, “Errol Flynn Adventures'' includes four World War II flicks making their DVD debuts: Raoul Walsh's “Desperate Journey,'' “Northern Pursuit'' and “Uncertain Glory,'' plus Lewis Milestone's “Edge of Darkness,'' and Walsh's previously released “Objective, Burma!''”
Here's the link to Mr. Lumenick's blog, where one can also see the cover of this new set from Warners.
— daveboz
Just pals—Rathbone & Flynn
12
Apr
Here's another pic of the lads in costume for a jousting sequence that was not filmed.
— daveboz
Theodre T Flynn (1883 – 1968)
12
Apr
Chris Driscoll writes to me:
Hi David,
I think you will have no trouble with this link below.
The link is a great window into the life of 'The Prof'! Indeed a man of science and his advice and expertise is sought by Academia, politicians and industry.Note also of his exploration to the South Pole on the ship 'Aurora' !
Lot's of 'Time Line' here to keep the 'sleuths 'a sleuthing' as well.
The privations of Hobart as a land in it's natural state in 1909 would have suited a keen scientist's eye. For a young woman with a spirited child, away from her family (in Sydney NSW) and literally at earth's end, it may have proven to be 'too much to bear'!
Best & Kindest, Chris.
Thanks, Chris! A fascinating and detailed bio of Errol's father, his life and his accomplishments…
— David DeWitt
To the Wizards of the Blog!
12
Apr
What is the title of the movie in which Errol is dressed like this?
— Tina
New York's MOMA celebrates Flynn Chum's 100 Birthday!
10
Apr
“New York's Museum of Modern Art commemorates David Niven's 100th birthday with a film festival that runs from April 12-23 and includes movies rarely seen on the big screen…” reports Cinema Retro Magazine.
The films being shown:
The Way Ahead
1944. Great Britain. Directed by Carol Reed. With David Niven, James Donald, John Laurie, Peter Ustinov, Trevor Howard.
Separate Tables
1958. USA. Directed by Delbert Mann. Screenplay by Terence Rattigan, John Gay, adapted from two of Gay’s plays. With David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Rita Hayworth, Wendy Hiller. Niven's Best Actor Oscar win.
The Moon Is Blue
1953. USA. Directed by Otto Preminger. Screenplay by F. Hugh Herbert, based on his play. With David Niven, William Holden, Maggie McNamara, Dawn Addams.
Dawn Patrol
1938. USA. Directed by Edmund Goulding. With Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, David Niven, Donald Crisp, Barry Fitzgerald.
The Silken Affair
1956. Great Britain. Directed by Roy Kellino. With David Niven, Geneviève Page, Ronald Squire, Beatrice Straight, Wilfrid Hyde White.
Bonjour Tristesse
1958. Great Britain. Directed by Otto Preminger. With David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Jean Seberg.
Around the World in 80 Days
1956. USA. Directed by Michael Anderson. Produced by Michael Todd. Music by Victor Young. With David Niven, Cantinflas, Shirley MacLaine, Robert Newton, Buster Keaton.
A Matter of Life and Death (Stairway to Heaven)
1946. Great Britain. Written and directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. Cinematography by Jack Cardiff.
Before Winter Comes
1969. Great Britain. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. With David Niven, Topol, Anna Karina, John Hurt, Anthony Quayle.
It was my pleasure to correspond twice with David Niven shortly before he died in 1983 on the subjects of his defense of Errol Flynn and his finely tuned writing skills as a biographer and storyteller.
It is my pleasant memory to have handed Niv a huge laugh, he said, when I wrote that it might be nice if Flynn's children “could sue the pants off Charles Higham so that the world could see what sort of asshole he is… “
— David DeWitt
Special Thanks to Lee Pfeiffer at CIMEMA RETRO!
10
Apr
…and to Tina Nyary! Her correspondence with Lee (Editor in Chief) at CINEMA RETRO has resulted in a promo for The Errol Flynn Blog in the magazine and it is much appreciated!
We've added Cinema Retro to our Flynn's Favorite links!
— David DeWitt
