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Hallo, Chums!

As some of you know, I have had an unexpected abdominal surgery, and spent 11 days in the hospital recently. I am home now, recovering for an estimated period of 6-8 weeks. Things went well during the surgery for me. Nothing too scary was found and the problem was addressed via the surgery. At this point, I am healing very, very slowly. I have not felt well enough to sit at the computer for very long periods until today, one of my “good days” but I wanted to let you all know I still here and doing well…

If you have not been able to log-on to use your Reader Account privileges, I have now set them for you. I apologise for any inconvenience.

It is very heartening to see all the comments being left on the blog in my absence and the new articles, and photos, too!

Best to all, d~

— David DeWitt

Greetings –

It has been interesting to read the accounts of EF's passing in the archives of the LA Times these past few days. Today's edition has a reproduction of the photo of EF's remains arriving in LA by train, accompanied by Buster Wiles. In one of the many articles, it quotes Patrice Wymore listing the names of the honorary pallbearers to be present during the funeral service.

Most of those listed are easily identified and their association with EF is known: Michael Curtiz … Victor Fleming … Robert Ford … Gene Fowler … Jerry Giesler … Justin Golenbock … Paul Henreid … John Huston … Dennis Morgan … Jack Oakie … Pat O'Brien … Mike Romanoff … Mickey Rooney … Red Skelton … Raoul Walsh … Guinn Williams … Buster Wiles … Dick Hyland [LA Times columnist].

A handful of names were unrecognizable to me and I was wondering if anyone knew of their relationship with EF. One would assume that these folks were connected to him in a significant way, given the prominence of the names above. The names listed were: George Boyar … Paul Buttles … Jim McKinnon … John Perona … Don Petty … Stephen Raphael.

My wife believes that Mr Perona was a well-known restauranteur of the day. Robert Ford is — I presume — the attorney who assisted in representing Flynn during the statuatory rape trial. However, Lincoln Hurst once told me that EF ended up owing Ford a substantial amount of money [so the tale goes] and that Ford actually brought suit against EF for payment. Perhaps they had reconciled prior to EF's passing?

Many thanks in advance of any and all efforts.

Best wishes – Rick

— Rick

Dale B. Westin, General Manager of the Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio, Jamaica sends us a copy of “Docklines” – the newsletter of the Errol Flynn Marina for October 2009! Take a look at the full newsletter (Word doc) via the link below…

In part, it reads:

FLYNN IN AGAIN IN NOVEMBER – It’s being billed as the “event of the year” and will benefit the very deserving Port Antonio Marching Band.  It also marks the 100^th anniversary of the birth of Screen Legend Errol Flynn plus the 50^th year since his death. On Saturday, Nov. 14, some 500 guests will descend on the Errol Flynn Marina’s Cruise Pier to dance to the music of the 50’s and 60’s and reminisce about the days that Flynn brought such an extreme degree of notoriety to the region.  The evening will kick off with a parking area demonstration by the Marching Band followed by a cocktail hour from 7 to 8 p.m. featuring selected wine, cheeses and hors d’oeuvres provided by several of the evening’s sponsors.  The cocktail hour will feature the keyboard artistry of Peter Stoddart and the jazz/blues voice of Trish Chamberlain.  From 8 p.m. until everyone gets tired, Sonny Bradshaw’s “Big Band” will be presenting famous tunes of the era.  There will also be a few elegant ballroom dancing demonstrations during the evening.  Mrs. Patrice Wymore Flynn, Errol’s widow who resides near Port Antonio, is patron of the evening and her grandson, Luke Flynn will also be in attendance.  Luke bears an amazing likeness to his famous grandfather and is also an actor in various action films.  During the course of the evening, there will be a giant screen behind the band featuring a continuous series of photos over Flynn’s 50-year lifetime.  Only 500 tickets will be sold for the event .  Tickets are $5,000 Jamaican dollars each (About $57 USD) and are available at Stewart Auto Sales in Kingston or at the Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio. For additional information call 876-477-6914.  Beneficiaries of the evening, the Port Antonio Marching Band, is in dire need of both equipment and uniforms.  The band presently has a waiting list of more than 60 local youth seeking to join the group.

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— David DeWitt

What is it?

A new toolbar you can download for free dedicated to the things you like most! Like the Internet and The Errol Flynn Blog!

What can you do with it?

You can search the Internet, or The Errol Flynn Blog from the new Errol Flynn Blog Toolbar (just select the down arrow beside the searchbar for this menu option), listen to music on the radio or the BBC World broadcast as I am doing now, check your email, watch movie trailers, TV channels from round the world, chat in our new Errol Flynn Blog Chatroom (available only from the toolbar), check your Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, MySpace, or Hi5 pages, customize its components to make opening your most frequently used programs just a click away from the toolbar, add your own specialized components or feeds – and receive an Alert from the Errol Flynn Blog right from the toolbar for news and information you don't want to miss!

All of Flynn's Fave websites have now been added to the toolbar, too!

The Errol Flynn Blog Toolbar

— David DeWitt

 

Errol Flynn Slept Here Book from Paladin Communications

 

Source: www.errolflynnslepthere.com…

Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Warner Brothers come to swashbuckling life in Paladin's Golden Age of Hollywood history books.

— David DeWitt

Please go visit the Rock-itt online magazine for a great spread about Bonny Cother's Master of Errol Flynn's Yacht Zaca book that is available from info here at the blog and as well as ordering information in the magazine. Bonny Cother has a page and our own Karl Holmberg reviews the book as well – great stuff, not to be missed!

For an article in the same magazine by Thomas McNulty about Jack & Louise's bash for Errol's 100th centenary, click the back button after reading about Bonny's book or go here…

— David DeWitt

Hallo, Chums! Andrea Kollo was kind enough to email me to let us know that her excellent Flynn site: Errol Flynn – Our Man About Town has been given special permission to showcase 34 rare candids from the behind-the-scenes workings of shooting Cuban Rebel Girls… extraordinary, to say the least! These rare photos may NOT be reproduced anywhere else in any media whatsoever… but she has been given exclusive permission to display them on her site! Go check it out…

The Cuban Rebel Girls Candids

Tip o the Hat to Andrea Kollo!

— David DeWitt

Hello All –

Just a brief note to say that Amazon has listed yet a new David Bret publication on EF due out in November 2009 entitled “Gentleman Hellraiser”. I did not bother reading his first attempt — by all accounts a massive work of fiction with little or no reliable sources. Apparently, Mr. Bret is taking a second run at the topic in order to expand upon “new material” that he did not include the first time around.

Rick

— Rick