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Errol Flynn(1909-1959)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Errol Flynn
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The Roots of Heaven (1958)
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Errol Flynn was born to parents Theodore Flynn, a respected biologist, and Marrelle Young, an adventurous young woman. Young Flynn was a rambunctious child who could be counted on to find trouble. Errol managed to have himself thrown out of every school in which he was enrolled. In his late teens he set out to find gold, but instead found a series of short lived odd jobs. Information is sketchy, however the positions of police constable, sanitation engineer, treasure hunter, sheep castrator, shipmaster for hire, fisherman, and soldier seem to be among his more reputable career choices. Staying one jump ahead of the law and jealous husbands forced Flynn to England. He took up acting, a pastime he had previously stumbled into when asked to play (ironically) Fletcher Christian in a film called In the Wake of the Bounty (1933). Flynn's natural athletic talent and good looks attracted the attention of Warner Brothers and soon he was off to America. His luck held when he replaced Robert Donat in the title role of Captain Blood (1935). He quickly rocketed to stardom as the undisputed king of adventure films, a title inherited from Douglas Fairbanks, though which remains his to this day. Onscreen, he was the freedom loving rebel, a man of action who fought against injustice and won the hearts of damsels in the process. His off-screen passions; drinking, fighting, boating and sex, made his film escapades seem pale. His love life brought him considerable fame, three statutory rape trials, and a lasting memorial in the expression "In like Flynn". Serious roles eluded him, and as his lifestyle eroded his youthful good looks, his career declined. Troubles with lawsuits and the IRS plagued him at this time, eroding what little money he had saved. A few good roles did come his way late in life, however, usually aging alcoholics, almost mirror images of Flynn. He was making a name as a serious actor before his death.
BornJune 20, 1909
DiedOctober 14, 1959(50)
BornJune 20, 1909
DiedOctober 14, 1959(50)
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Errol Flynn and Kay Francis in Another Dawn (1937)
Errol Flynn and Margaret Lindsay in The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)
Errol Flynn and Carlos Rivas in The Big Boodle (1957)
Errol Flynn and Lee Patrick in Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
Errol Flynn, Allen Jenkins, and Brenda Marshall in Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
Ralph Bellamy and Errol Flynn in Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
Errol Flynn and Lee Patrick in Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
Errol Flynn and Grant Mitchell in Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, and Lucile Watson in Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
Errol Flynn and Allen Jenkins in Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
Errol Flynn and Sheldon Leonard in Uncertain Glory (1944)
Errol Flynn and Paul Lukas in Uncertain Glory (1944)

Known for

Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
7.9
  • Robin Hood
  • 1938
Errol Flynn and Viveca Lindfors in Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
Adventures of Don Juan
7.0
  • Don Juan de Maraña
  • 1948
Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn in Captain Blood (1935)
Captain Blood
7.7
  • Peter Blood
  • 1935
Errol Flynn, Robert Young, Greer Garson, and Walter Pidgeon in That Forsyte Woman (1949)
That Forsyte Woman
6.6
  • Soames Forsyte
  • 1949

Credits

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Actor

  • Cuban Rebel Girls (1959)
    Cuban Rebel Girls
  • Goodyear Theatre (1957)
    Goodyear Theatre
  • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
    The Red Skelton Hour
  • The Roots of Heaven (1958)
    The Roots of Heaven
  • Errol Flynn, Ray Danton, and Dorothy Malone in Too Much, Too Soon (1958)
    Too Much, Too Soon
  • The Sun Also Rises (1957)
    The Sun Also Rises
  • "Eighty Yard Run, The" (Playhouse 90) Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. 1957 CBS
    Playhouse 90
  • The Errol Flynn Theatre (1956)
    The Errol Flynn Theatre
    • ...
  • The Big Boodle (1957)
    The Big Boodle
  • Errol Flynn and Cornell Borchers in Istanbul (1957)
    Istanbul
  • Screen Directors Playhouse (1955)
    Screen Directors Playhouse
  • Errol Flynn and Anna Neagle in King's Rhapsody (1955)
    King's Rhapsody
  • The Warriors (1955)
    The Warriors
  • Errol Flynn, David Farrar, Kathleen Harrison, and Anna Neagle in Let's Make Up (1954)
    Let's Make Up
  • Crossed Swords (1954)
    Crossed Swords

Writer

  • Corey Large and Thomas Cocquerel in In Like Flynn (2018)
    In Like Flynn
  • My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn (1985)
    My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
  • Cuban Rebel Girls (1959)
    Cuban Rebel Girls
  • The Story of William Tell (1953)
    The Story of William Tell
  • Errol Flynn and Micheline Presle in Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951)
    Adventures of Captain Fabian

Producer

  • Crossed Swords (1954)
    Crossed Swords
    • (uncredited)
  • The Story of William Tell (1953)
    The Story of William Tell
  • Hello God
  • Errol Flynn and Barbara Stanwyck in Cry Wolf (1947)
    Cry Wolf
    • (uncredited)
  • Uncertain Glory (1944)
    Uncertain Glory
    • (uncredited)

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Personal details

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    • Official Site
    • June 20, 1909
    • Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
    • October 14, 1959
    • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada(heart attack)
    • Patrice WymoreOctober 23, 1950 - October 14, 1959 (his death, 1 child)
    • Sean Flynn
    • Sean Flynn(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Beam Ends"
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Biographical Movies
    • 18 Print Biographies
    • 3 Portrayals
    • 18 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 6 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    When banned from drinking on a film set, he would inject oranges with vodka and eat them during his breaks.
  • Quotes
    You once liked the blissful mobility, but then you wonder, who's the real you? And who's the chap on the screen? You know, I catch myself acting out my life like a goddamn script.
    • He is considered one of the greatest movie swashbucklers of the sound period.
    • Istanbul
      (1957)
      $160,000

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