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    Of whom was said, "His life was a fifty year trespass against good taste"?

    Question #98701. Asked by scouser12. (Aug 19 08 7:18 AM)


    Baloo55th

    		I can only find that Leslie Mallory said or wrote this of Errol Flynn. This attribution occurs in a few places, but I haven't yet managed to find out who Leslie Mallory was, unless it be this one http://www.independent.ie/unsorted/migration/leslie-mallory-128344.html It is quoted in The Book of Put Downs, and an Italian Film Encyclopedia (in translation, of course) and the site I cite http://www.xanga.com/Napalm13/665414030/item.html which quotes it from The Little Book of Insults (which is good reading - I've got it). None of these give a source, of course. In case the xanga reference goes (it is a blog, but more readable than the others) try http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GGe7baWHlikC&pg=PA137&lpg=PA137&dq=%22trespass+against+good+taste%22&source=web&ots=YC6MxPHOIQ&sig=WMkhbnoQf4wn1bjuWvU8t0UQNSE&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result

    Aug 26 08, 4:33 AM
    scouser12

    		Many thanks Baloo for you help. It is much appreciated.

    Aug 26 08, 7:31 AM

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