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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Flynn, Errol
| In "Captain Blood", Flynn endears himself to the king by helping to ease the governor's ailment. What ailment is that? | Errol Flynn Movies
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Gout. An early starring role for Flynn - and a fine swashbuckling movie with Flynn as doctor-turned pirate. Early teaming with Olivia DeHavilland.
| Flynn often appeared with Alan Hale (Senior) and Guinn ("Big Boy")Williams in his movies. Which of them appeared in "The Adventures of Robin Hood"? | Errol Flynn Movies
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Hale. Hale played Little John, but Williams didn't make it into this one. A great adventure classic.
| Flynn usually got the girl, but his character didn't win out in "The Charge of the Light Brigade". Who did? | Errol Flynn Movies
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Flynn's brother. Thus, Flynn was able to die heroically in the valiant charge without leaving behind any "loose ends".
John Brown. Set in the days before the civil war, abolitionist John Brown (as played by fine actor Raymond Massey) is stirring things up. Good western.
| In "The Sea Hawk", Flynn was not teamed with frequent leading lady Olivia de Havilland. Who was his co-star? | Errol Flynn Movies
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Brenda Marshall. It just doesn't seem the same without Olivia there. Not his best, but not bad.
George Armstrong Custer. Flynn played George Custer - from West Point to Little Big Horn.
Jim Corbett. The movie was "Gentleman Jim" (as Corbett was known); Flynn played the title role.
| Flynn starred in "The Master of Ballantrae". The movie was based on a novel by what author? | Errol Flynn Movies
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Robert Louis Stevenson. Flynn starred in other movies that were based on famous novels, such as Kim" (Kipling) and "The Prince and The Pauper" (Twain).
In Like Me. Errol Leslie Thompson Flynn's posthumously published 1959 autobiography was, "My Wicked Wicked Ways!" He was born on 20th June in 1909 in Hobart, Tasmania and died on 14th October 1959 in Vancouver, Canada, from a heart attack.
| Which of Errol Flynn's parents was descended from a midshipman on the infamous 'Bounty' - his mother or his father? | Aussie Actors - Errol Flynn
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Mother . Errol's mother was born Lily Mary Young (she later changed her name to Marrelle), a direct descendant of Edward Young. Ironically, Errol's first movie role was that of Fletcher Christian in the Australian film "In The Wake of The Bounty", which was made in 1933!
| Who was generally considered to have been Errol Flynn's predecessor as the most 'swashbuckling' actor in Hollywood? | Aussie Actors - Errol Flynn
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Douglas Fairbanks. Errol was the movie sound era's king of swashbuckling films, a title he inherited from Douglas Fairbanks. The title remains Flynn's to this day, with his portrayal of a raft of heroic characters!
3. Errol was thrice married. Firstly, to Lili Damita whom he divorced in 1942; secondly, to Nora Eddington whom he married in 1943 and divorced in 1948; and, finally, to Patrice Wymore whom he married in 1950 and who survived him upon his death in 1959.
4. From his three marriages, Errol fathered three daughters, Deirdre, Rory and Arnella and one son, Sean.
The Case of The Curious Bride. Flynn debuted as Fletcher Christian in the Australian film "In the Wake of the Bounty", and after appearing in "Murder at Monte Carlo", he went to Hollywood, where he played the role of a corpse and achieved 13th billing in "The Case of the Curious Bride". In his next film "Don't Bet on Blondes", he portrayed a playboy! Both of these films were in 1935.
John Barrymore. Errol, a renowned womaniser and notorious hard drinker portrayed alcoholics to perfection in his later films, when his health had deteriorated from years of abuse, and it showed! In "Too Much, Too Soon", he portrayed his fellow boozy actor, John Barrymore.
Zaca. During his final years, Errol spent a lot of time aboard the yacht, Zaca, anchored in Jamaica, an island paradise that he said reminded him of New Guinea. Another yacht Flynn was associated with was the Sirocco, remembered in music by the Aussie band Australian Crawl.
They Died With Their Boots On. A fictional retelling of the events that preceded the battle of Little Big Horn, this sweeping western had Errol in the role of the cavalry General, George Armstrong Custer, in " They Died With Their Boots On".
Olivia de Havilland. Perhaps Errol's best-remembered role was as the loveable rogue of Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood, in "The Adventures of Robin Hood". Errol teamed up with Olivia de Havilland as he also did in 1938 in "Four's A Crowd". The other eight films they starred opposite each other in were: "Captain Blood" in 1935. "The Charge of the Light Brigade" in 1936, "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex" and "Dodge City" in 1939, "Santa Fe Trail" in 1940, "They Died with Their Boots On" in 1941, plus "Show Business at War" and Thank Your Lucky Stars in 1943.
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