EARLY DAYS PRODUCTIONS
Errol Flynn was born on June 20, 1909 in Hobart, Tasmania, where his father, Theodore Thomson Flynn was a lecturer (1909), and professor (1911) of biology at the University of Tasmania. His mother was born Lily Mary Young, however she dropped the first names 'Lily Mary' shortly after she was married, and changed her name to 'Marelle' instead. Flynn went to Sydney, New South Wales in 1926, where he was expelled for fighting and, allegedly, having sex with a school laundress.
1909 - 1959
Stats:
Birth Name:
Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn
Height: 6' 2"
Hair Color: Light Brown
Eye Color: Light Brown
Nickname: The Baron
Quote: "They've great respect for the dead in Hollywood, but none for the living"
Birth Name:
Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn
Height: 6' 2"
Hair Color: Light Brown
Eye Color: Light Brown
Nickname: The Baron
Quote: "They've great respect for the dead in Hollywood, but none for the living"
In the early 1930s, Flynn left for the United Kingdom and, in 1933, snagged an acting job with the Northampton Repertory Company, where he worked for seven months. In 1933, he starred in the Australian film In the Wake of the Bounty, directed by Charles Chauvel. During the filming of Murder at Monte Carlo (1934), Flynn was discovered by a Warner Brothers executive, signed to a contract and immigrated to America as a contract actor.
Flynn was an overnight sensation in his first starring role, Captain Blood (1935). Quickly typecast as a swashbuckler, he followed it with The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), The Dawn Patrol (1938) with his close friend David Niven, Dodge City (1939), The Sea Hawk (1940) and Adventures of Don Juan (1948).
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Errol Flynn's Selected Filmography
(1933) In the Wake of the Bounty
(1935) Murder at Monte Carlo
(1935) The Case of the Curious Bride
(1935) Don't Bet on Blondes
(1935) Captain Blood
(1936) The Charge of the Light Brigade
(1937) The Green Light
(1937) The Prince and the Pauper
(1937) Another Dawn
(1937) The Perfect Specimen
(1938) The Adventures of Robin Hood
(1938) Four's a Crowd
(1938) The Sisters
(1938) The Dawn Patrol
(1939) Dodge City
(1939) The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
(1940) Virginia City
(1940) Santa Fe Trail
(1941) Footsteps in the Dark
(1941) Dive Bomber
(1941) They Died with Their Boots On
(1942) Desperate Journey
(1942) Gentleman Jim
(1943) Edge of Darkness
(1943) Thank Your Lucky Stars
(1943) Northern Pursuit
(1944) Uncertain Glory
(1945) Objective, Burma!
(1945) San Antonio
(1946) Never Say Goodbye
(1947) Always Together
(1947) Cry Wolf
(1947) Escape Me Never
(1948) Silver River
(1948) Adventures of Don Juan
(1949) It's a Great Feeling
(1949) That Forsyte Woman
(1950) Montana
(1950) Rocky Mountain
(1950) Kim
(1951) Hello God
(1951) Adventures of Captain Fabian
(1952) Mara Maru
(1952) Against All Flags
(1953) The Master of Ballantrae
(1954) Crossed Swords
(1955) Lilacs in the Spring
(1955) The Dark Avenger
(1955) King's Rhapsody
(1957) Istanbul
(1957) The Big Boodle
(1957) The Sun Also Rises
(1958) Too Much, Too Soon
(1958) The Roots of Heaven
(1959) Cuban Rebel Girls
(1935) Murder at Monte Carlo
(1935) The Case of the Curious Bride
(1935) Don't Bet on Blondes
(1935) Captain Blood
(1936) The Charge of the Light Brigade
(1937) The Green Light
(1937) The Prince and the Pauper
(1937) Another Dawn
(1937) The Perfect Specimen
(1938) The Adventures of Robin Hood
(1938) Four's a Crowd
(1938) The Sisters
(1938) The Dawn Patrol
(1939) Dodge City
(1939) The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
(1940) Virginia City
(1940) Santa Fe Trail
(1941) Footsteps in the Dark
(1941) Dive Bomber
(1941) They Died with Their Boots On
(1942) Desperate Journey
(1942) Gentleman Jim
(1943) Edge of Darkness
(1943) Thank Your Lucky Stars
(1943) Northern Pursuit
(1944) Uncertain Glory
(1945) Objective, Burma!
(1945) San Antonio
(1946) Never Say Goodbye
(1947) Always Together
(1947) Cry Wolf
(1947) Escape Me Never
(1948) Silver River
(1948) Adventures of Don Juan
(1949) It's a Great Feeling
(1949) That Forsyte Woman
(1950) Montana
(1950) Rocky Mountain
(1950) Kim
(1951) Hello God
(1951) Adventures of Captain Fabian
(1952) Mara Maru
(1952) Against All Flags
(1953) The Master of Ballantrae
(1954) Crossed Swords
(1955) Lilacs in the Spring
(1955) The Dark Avenger
(1955) King's Rhapsody
(1957) Istanbul
(1957) The Big Boodle
(1957) The Sun Also Rises
(1958) Too Much, Too Soon
(1958) The Roots of Heaven
(1959) Cuban Rebel Girls
Early Days Productions: Errol Flynn 03/19/2012
Full Movie: The Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951)
The travails of a French Creole maid in a household of 1860 New Orleans and her romantic involvement with Captain Fabian - Edited from Wikipedia
Flynn co-starred with Olivia de Havilland in eight films, Captain Blood (1935), The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Four's a Crowd (1938), Dodge City (1939), The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), Santa Fe Trail (1940), and They Died with Their Boots On (1941). While Flynn acknowledged his attraction to her, film historian Rudy Behlmer's assertions that they were romantically involved during the filming of Robin Hood have been disputed by de Havilland. In an interview for Turner Classic Movies, she said that their relationship was platonic, mostly because Flynn was already married to Lili Damita.
During the shooting of The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), Flynn and co-star Bette Davis quarrelled off-screen, causing Davis to allegedly strike him harder than necessary while filming a scene. Although their relationship was always strained, Warner Bros. co-starred them twice. Their off-screen relationship was later resolved. A contract was even drawn up to lend them out for the roles of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind, but that prospect failed to materialize.
By the 1950s, Flynn had become a parody of himself. Heavy alcohol and drug abuse left him prematurely aged and bloated. In the late 1950s Flynn met and courted the 15-year-old Beverly Aadland at the Hollywood Professional School, casting her in his final film, Cuban Rebel Girls (1959). According to Aadland, he planned to marry her and move to their new house in Jamaica, but during a trip together to Vancouver, British Columbia, he died of a heart attack at the age of 50.