Person:Errol Flynn (1)

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Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Olivia de Havilland, and reputation for his womanising and hedonistic personal life. His most notable roles include the eponymous hero in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), which was later named by the American Film Institute as the 18th greatest hero in American film history, the lead role in Captain Blood (1935), Major Geoffrey Vickers in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), and the hero in a number of Westerns such as Dodge City (1939), Santa Fe Trail (1940), and San Antonio (1945).

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Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland in the movie "Captain Blood" (1935)

Olivia De Havilland and Errol Flynn in the movie, "Dodge City" (1939)

Errol Flynn with costar and girlfriend Beverly Aadland in his last film "Cuban Rebel Girls" (1959)

1.   "Errol Flynn Becomes Citizen", in The New York Times. (New York, New York)
   15 Aug 1942.
2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 "Errol Flynn Dies Screen Actor", in The New York Times. (New York, New York)
   15 Oct 1959.

   Stricken in Canada While Arranging Sale of Yacht-Had Adventurous Career

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "Rites for Flynn Today Actor's Body Arrives in Los Angeles From Vancouver", in The New York Times. (New York, New York)
   19 Oct 1959.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Errol Flynn, in Find A Grave
   Memorial# 349, Jan 01, 2001.

   Birth: Jun. 20, 1909, Hobart, Hobart City, Tasmania, Australia
   Death: Oct. 14, 1959, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
   Burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
   Plot: Court of Freedom section, the Garden of Everlasting Peace, Map #G30, Garden Crypt 5488
   GPS (lat/lon): "N+118°14'06.6"W 34.12278, -118.23517

   Actor. He is best remembered for his numerous roles as a swashbuckling hero or a dashing romantic character. Born in Australia to Theodore Thomas Flynn, a noted biologist, and to Marrelle Young Flynn, an adventurous young woman who was descended from Fletcher Christian of the HMS Bounty fame, in his early years his family relocated back to England, where Flynn, a rambunctious child, managed to get into trouble and thrown out of every school he attended. When he finally completed high school, he worked in a series of odd jobs, never keeping one more than a few months. Often staying just ahead of the law or jealous husbands forced him to keep moving, and eventually he returned to Australia, where in 1933, he decided to try acting, and played the role of his ancestor, Fletcher Christian, in the Australian film "Wake of the Bounty" (1933). His good looks and natural athletic abilities brought him to notice of Warner Brothers, and he was soon offered a job in Hollywood. After several bit parts, he won the role of 'Dr. Peter Blood' in "Captain Blood" (1935), and his on screen chemistry with his leading lady, Olivia de Havilland, made him a star. After this film, his best roles became those of swashbuckling heroes, freedom loving rebel leaders, and a man of action who fought injustice, only to win the heart of a damsel in distress along the way. He would make eight films with de Havilland, and his best remember role with her was that of 'Robin Hood' in "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938). Robin Hood's dramatic finale sword fight with Sir Guy (played by Basil Rathbone) is still remembered today as one of the best. Off screen, he was a man of passion equal to his on-screen persona, drinking, fighting, boating, and womanizing, sometimes so much so that his on-screen exploits would pale in comparison. He was once quoted as saying, "I like my whisky old and my women young." His love of women brought him a statutory rape trial and memorialized in the expression "In Like Flynn," (coined in 1942) yet the scandals only seemed to build his image with the public, and not destroy it as with other actors. He would marry three times, and had 3 daughters and a son. In later years, his drinking, wenching, and love of bacchanalia began to catch up with him, and his later screen appearances saw him cast as an alcoholic, including "The Sun Also Rises" (1957), and "Too Much, Too Soon" (1958). His final years were spent on his yacht, Zaca, in Port Antonio, Jamaica, where he worked on his posthumously published autobiography, "My Wicked Wicked Ways." His last words were reported to have been, "I've had a hell of a lot of fun and I've enjoyed every minute of it." (bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)

5. ↑ ^5.0 5.1 Errol Leslie Flynn, in British Columbia, Canada. British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986. (British Columbia, Canada: British Columbia Archives )
   13 April 2017.

   Name: Errol Leslie Flynn
   Event Type: Death
   Event Date: 14 Oct 1959
   Event Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
   Residence Place:
   Gender: Male
   Age: 50
   Marital Status: Married
   Nationality:
   Tribe or Clan:
   Birth Date: 20 Jun 1909
   Birth Year (Estimated): 1909
   Birthplace: Hobart, Tasmania
   Christening Date:
   Father's Name: Theodore Flynn
   Mother's Name:
   Spouse's Name: Patrice Wymore
   Spouse's Gender:
   Registration Number:
   Reference ID: 59-09-011815
   Affiliate Film Number: B13243
   GS Film Number: 2033300
   Digital Folder Number: 004438086
   Image Number: 02860

   Citing this Record:
   "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLRT-P81 : 13 April 2017), Errol Leslie Flynn, 1959.

6.   Errol Leslie Flynn, in Tasmania, Australia. Civil Registration, 1803-1933. (FamilySearch).

   Name: Errol Leslie Flynn
   Event Type: Birth
   Event Date: 20 Jun 1909
   Event Place: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
   Event Place (Original): Hobart, Tasmania, Austrailia
   Gender: Male
   Father's Name: Theodore Thomson Flynn
   Mother's Name: Lily Mary Thomson Young Flynn
   GS Film Number:
   Digital Folder Number: 100939772
   Image Number: 00052

   Citing this Record:
   Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration of Births, 1899-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q244-N7Z8 : accessed 17 July 2017), Errol Leslie Flynn, 20 Jun 1909; citing Birth, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, The Tasmania Department of Justice, Hobart; FamilySearch digital folder 100939772.

7. ↑ ^7.0 7.1 Errol T Flynn, in United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T627)
   1940.

   Name: Errol T Flynn
   Titles and Terms:
   Event Type: Census
   Event Date: 1940
   Event Place: Tract 381, Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States
   Sex: Male
   Age: 29
   Marital Status: Married
   Race (Original): White
   Race: White
   Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
   Relationship to Head of Household: Head
   Birthplace: Australia
   Birth Year (Estimated): 1911
   Last Place of Residence: Same Place

   Citing this Record:
   "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K97C-VYD : accessed 17 July 2017), Errol T Flynn, Tract 381, Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-37, sheet 12A, line 2, family 196, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 220.

8. ↑ ^8.0 8.1 Thorne, J. O. Chambers's biographical dictionary. (New York).
9. ↑ Errol’s Hollywood Homes, Houses, Haunts, Hangouts & Hideaways, in The Errol Flynn Blog: The Mystery & Mystique of Errol Flynn
   2 Dec 2013.

   Specific Addresses Associated with Errol
   8946 Appian Way – Tiger Lil’s Lair, On the Crest of Lookout Mountain
   4320 Cedarhurst Circle – The Cedars
   9250 Cordell Drive – Home Errol Bought for Eddington Family
   5930 Franklin Avenue – Chateau Elysee
   2000 No. Fuller Avenue – The Pines (Guesthouse)
   7245 Hillside Avenue – Reported Residence
   6654 Hollywood Boulevard – Walk of Fame Star (Motion Pictures)
   7008 Hollywood Boulevard – Walk of Fame Star (Television)
   1714 Ivar Avenue – Knickerbocker Hotel
   2450 Laurel Canyon Boulevard – Reputed Location for Parties
   2451 Laurel Canyon Boulevard – Reputed Location for Parties
   7740 Mulholland Drive – Mulholland Farm
   1652 North Cherokee Avenue – Boardner’s Bar
   601 North Linden Drive – Roz Russel Home, rented by Errol & Niv
   801 North Linden Drive – Private Home, Association Unknown to Me
   3400 Riverside Drive – Warner Brothers Studios, Burbank
   1357 Schuyler Road – Allegedly Built By Errol, But Unconfirmed
   1712 South Glendale Avenue – Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
   345 St. Pierre Road – Colleen Moore’s Mansion in Bel Air
   1709 Tropical Avenue – Resided with Lili
   6525 West Sunset Boulevard – Hollywood Athletic Club
   8152 West Sunset Boulevard – The Garden of Allah
   8221 West Sunset Boulevard – Chateau Marmont
   8245 West Sunset Boulevard – Private Home, Association Unknown to Me
   8358 West Sunset Boulevard – Sunset Towers
   Locations without Specific Addresses
   Balboa Yacht Basin (Newport Beach)
   Three Arches Beach (Laguna Beach)

10. ↑ ^10.0 10.1 "Mysteries and Scandals: Errol Flynn", in YouTube
    May 28, 2017.
11. ↑ ^11.0 11.1 "Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn", in YouTube
    Feb 16, 2014.

    The story of Tasmanian-born actor Errol Flynn whose short & flamboyant life, full of scandals, adventures, loves and excess was largely played out in front of the camera - either making movies or filling the newsreels and gossip magazines. Tragically he was dead from the effects of drugs and alcohol by the time he was only 50 & the myths live on. But there is another side of Flynn that is less well known - his ambitions to be a serious writer and newspaper correspondent, his documentary films and his interest in the Spanish Civil War and Castro's Cuba.

12. ↑ Errol Flynn, in Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q93188.