Inappropriate Details About Errol Flynn, Old Hollywood’s Golden Boy

For better or worse, Errol Flynn defined what it meant to be a man for millions of lads in the 1930s and 1940s. He led a wild life full of drinking, partying, swashbuckling (on film and somewhat in real life), and womanizing. While definitely not the best role model, there’s no doubt Flynn achieved a level of fame few actors of his day reached. After all, we still know his name today. He’s probably most famous for his early films, where he played the suave hero, 1930s movies like Captain Blood and The Adventures of Robin Hood. (Those tights!)
▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:34 - Even His Mom Thought he Was a Devil Child
01:12 - Flynn Was the Epitome of a Bad Kid at School
02:03 - After Ditching School, He Lived the High Life
02:54 - Errol Flynn Participated in Colonial Atrocities in New Guinea
03:54 - Errol Flynn Careened Around the World With a Doctor Friend
04:58 - Errol Flynn Was Hit Over the Head by Bette Davis
05:51 - Errol Flynn Met His Second Wife at His Trial for Statutory Rape
06:46 - An Increasingly Drunk Errol Flynn Sailed the Mediterranean with Princes and Kings
07:39 - Errol Flynn Reportedly Regretted His Life Choices on His Deathbed
08:20 - Outro
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Not so many people know that Errol Flynn was actually born in Tasmania. His mother was a housewife, and his father was an accomplished marine biologist. Despite being sent to the best schools in Australia and Europe, Flynn was a high school dropout. He even ran with a notorious razor gang in Sydney. After flunking school, he headed over to New Guinea, where he worked various jobs for the Australian colonial government-everything from a boat caption to a gold prospector.
In the 1940s, Errol Flynn headed back to England. He worked on stage and screen before getting signed by Warner Brothers and making his debut in Hollywood. In America, Flynn would become notorious for his womanizing ways, even getting tried and acquitted for statutory rape in the late 1940s. He married three times-his second wife was a 17-year-old he met at the courthouse during his trial. In the 1950s, Flynn fell out of favor with the public and the movie studios. He retired to his yacht, spending his time sailing the Mediterranean with his third wife, new baby daughter, and people like Rita Hayworth and King Farouk of Egypt.
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Inappropriate Details About Errol Flynn, Old Hollywood’s Golden Boy

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[@patriciasnyder6915]

No wonder he was such a good actor. He wasn’t acting, he was just being himself. Just as much the charismatic, daring individual in life as on the screen. What a sad life.

[@raven_ous2585]

What ??!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@vernpascal1531]

An incredible life. People want to focus on the negative,but just think about today's stars Hanks, Pitt,cruise I like them all, but none have anywhere near the charisma,nor interest as a person. It's like comparing Barry Obama and Bubba Clinton to JFK.

[@FoxyPinkGirl]

Uh you don’t make any sense honey.

[@rick6582CNCMedicalParts]

Great Actor & In like flynn ..

[@blessed7fold]

Well said.

[@vernongrant3596]

Here in Australia we just love the fact that a Tasmanian was the King of Hollywood.

[@terryasheim9038]

Actually that would have been Clark Gable.

[@vernongrant3596]

@@terryasheim9038 there is an old saying in Australia. Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.

[@terryasheim9038]

@@vernongrant3596 😂😂😂

[@benburndred2226]

@@terryasheim9038 no flynn took the cake

[@vernpascal1531]

@@terryasheim9038 he was as much The King of Hollywood as Gable from Sea Hawk till The Rape Trial.

[@johnzeszut3170]

You don't see guys like Flynn too much no more. He packed at least three life-times into his short years!

[@FactsVerse]

Thanks for watching!

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

That's because he would be in jail.

[@billblaken2699]

3 lifetimes of sexual assault....hmmmm...fun actor to watch but was a horrible human being.

[@bernardcassidy6497]

@@billblaken2699 Believe the propaganda because it makes us feel good and smug and he's not here to defend himself so cut loose and believe what you will

[@bernardcassidy6497]

@@ingvarhallstrom2306 Really, you are so intelligent it's scary

[@JSB1882]

"My Wicked, Wicked Ways" was written as a joke by Flynn. He made up or exaggerated a lot of his life, though he did write two novels in his life that are just as entertaining. Part of the problem with Flynn was that he didn't see himself living long after he was diagnosed with a heart condition. That's the real reason he didn't participate in WWII, which Warners kept quiet about. He died at 50 and the coroner even made mention that this man died at 50 but has the internal organs of an eighty year old.

[@ElectrologyNow]

When I was in HS, his "tell-all" book was our Bible (well, the boys anyway).

[@mjsgambati]

@@ElectrologyNow what book is that?

[@vernpascal1531]

I don't think it's quite a joke,but he left a lot of interesting stuff out as well and not just affairs and trysts He punched out more than one person, in fact it was several that made the papers, but not in the book..In the excellent recent book Errol Flynn The Illustrated Life Chronology with over a 1000 photos, there are pictures of him with Howard Hughes, and one with FDR. In fact he was a guest of The Roosevelt's and won a horse race. As I recall, there's nothing in his Autobiography about either one, though I read it about 30 years ago. I believe in the paperback edition there are a few chapters that were cut because Jack Warner was still alive. If so...I'll have to pick it up. Some of the best pictures of him were on the Tennis Court, and on his boat. He apparently was quite good and seemed to be having a blast. Anyway between 1935 and The Rape Trial, (he was as much The King Of Hollywood as Gable, Grant, or Cooper.)which he was found innocent and 9 women on the Jury did not believe The young Ladies.

[@viktoriaironpride4977]

@@vernpascal1531 Did you hear this one? The bunch of rowdies who were Errol's friends said that "charging Errol Flynn with rape was like charging a man for eating at a banquet."

[@buyiphilip]

too much liquor will kill you

[@gbeachy2010]

Were he born a couple decades later, what a great James Bond. ....

[@TOCC50]

He was no homo

[@loranedrow9088]

It sounds like his mother ruined him. No child is born a devil child. What a shame, he was great on film.

[@FactsVerse]

Thanks for watching!

[@frantrictantric]

@J Palliser They usually become politicians haha

[@johndonson1603]

What are you talking about, evil ? He lived his life to the fullest, good on him.

[@normadesmond6017]

haha. easy to blame the mother for him beeing a pedo.

[@libertycowboy2495]

My dad was a friend of his in the 40s. Said he was a good friend but could be a bad enemy!

[@KarmicSalt]

did your dad talk about the extra Flynn raped?

[@2needey1]

Damn my boss used to tell me “Max you fit in like you’re a living Flynn.” Not sure how to feel about that??

[@peterfranks6243]

Hollywood was only a next step in his packed lifetime, he was an exceptionally handsome man and times being what they were then women would be throwing themselves at him. He lived his life on his terms and unfortunately died at a very young age, but you can't deny that over one hundred and twelve years since his birth he is still a legend of the golden age of Hollywood.

[@tj.espygil4544]

Too much drinking.

[@peterfranks6243]

@@tj.espygil4544 absolutely, he was only 50.... but looked 80

[@bryanpalmer9660]

Errol was a better actor than he was ever given credit for,but at times he was his own worst enemy-by behaving the way he did he lost the respect of his peers and the public such a shame

[@curtgomes]

Interestingly, he admitted to that during the waning years of his life. Too little too late.

[@bernardcassidy6497]

His peers were no better, just more discreet and probably much worse

[@bryanpalmer9660]

@@bernardcassidy6497 absolutely!-some of the big and lesser known stars of the era were even worse being frequently on trouble with the law for drug, alcohol abuse,assault(Lawrence Tierney, Barbara Payton,)but seem to be forgotten about because they weren't as big a name as Errol

[@hman2912]

And that's saying something if Hollywood doesn't respect you

[@MikeSmith-fs9wh]

Flynn was amazing in Robin Hood, my favorite movie of my youth !

[@deb-1558]

I love Errol Flynn. I'm 27 but he's one of my favourite actors and I loved watching him on screen when I was growing up ❤

[@FactsVerse]

We're happy to know that you're a fan of Errol. Which of his roles appealed to you the most?

[@deb-1558]

@@FactsVerse Favourite one will always be Robin Hood 😊

[@kannon965]

@@FactsVerseI’m just truly discovering him. (I have heard of him previously obviously lol I mean his work) What do you recommend?

[@bigbabysld]

Greatest Robin Hood ever!!!

[@lovewhitey2027]

He is stunning 😍

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Thanks for watching!

[@RFED2O]

💯

[@thesaintst1851]

For real

[@TrevorTrottier]

When he wasn't participating in the slave trade or raping victims.

[@corineusa1454]

Errol Flynn was the most beautiful manly man that ever graced the silver screen.♥️

[@arthurgearheard4701]

Brad Pitt fans may disagree with this statement although I think that Flynn was a better Actor!

[@metacosmos]

too manly

[@luishumbertovega3900]

Wrong !!! He never divorced Patrice Wymore, they remained legally married until his death at 50 in 1959. A very talented actress and singer, she continued living in their Jamaica farm and kept appearing in films like Ocean's Eleven, in which she surprised Frank Sinatra with an impromptu throwing of an ashtray at him (his reaction is priceless !)..

[@scotlandtheinsane3359]

Jesus, he was 50? He looks like a well preserved 75 year old in the thumbnail. That's what I call 'caning it'!

[@judyannlemay618]

Errol Flynn is a MOVIE STAR!! He Entertained us all with a Swashbuckling Smile. His Private Life is His Alone. We Should all be Grreatful for the Fabulous Movies he made for us all…We Need Movies Like that More than ever. It’s Good for Kids…I remember seeing My First Errol Flynn movie he starred with Olivia de Havilland in a Pirate Movie..I Forget the named of it. I was 7 1/2 yrs. old at the time it was raining outside on a Saturday& the Movie was on T.V. It was Fantastic!! All us Popcorn eaters Salute Ya Errol Flynn!! GOD BLESS YOU

[@kathleenclark5877]

Judy. The pirate movie was likely Captain Blood. I believe it was his first starring role in a film. Olivia and Errol were In a few films together, Robin Hood being one. I had a huge crush on him when I was a kid.

[@brightwhitelight9445]

Wow, I too remember loving his movies when I was little & he was such a good actor. I was too poor for the Saturday afternoon popcorn but thank goodness we had a TV to watch the BBC 2 movies instead of football on the other 2 channels. Yes children we only had 3channels & they made us pay for it, what a cruel world. He was my first crush too.

[@KarmicSalt]

except for the extra he raped.

[@bernicegaze3354]

He was self destructive, I read My Wicked Wicked Ways and saw a man just trying to find the meaning of life and direction to his. The ladies were his achilles heel, as was alchohol.

[@MovieJon]

Bette didn't really dislike Errol. She considered him beautiful to look at. She just resented the fact that he was higher paid AND she felt he wasn't up to her level as a costar. She considered him a featherweight adventure movie hero, not an actor. (She always admired costars like Claude Rains, Paul Henreid, Henry Fonda, etc...) This outlook cost her GWTW/Scarlett. Years later, many years later and too late, she caught "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex" and realized that she'd been wrong about his talent. She had to acknowledge that he was good and his performance held up over time.

[@grahamhowes6904]

Amongst the many factual distortions - he did actually get Bette back - smacking her ass in another scene so hard she was sent flying.

[@ontheroadhome4796]

To bad I don't think that he ever knew that Bette Davis did in fact take back what she originally thought of his acting and him. By the time she finally acknowledged that he was probably gone already. He felt she hated him.

[@davidanderson3684]

Charlie sheen has nothing on Flynn on being the ultimate bad boy in Hollywood!

[@tj.espygil4544]

And Errol Flynn never got HIV.

[@sweetiehogg7249]

Charlie sheen a pissant..he cant hold a candle to errol flynn..

[@lishamarlar4597]

Yet Charlie sheen lived past 50. And he said he doesn't have HIV anymore

[@HairHoFla]

In David Niven's autobiography..he talks about the malibu beach house he shared with Eroll in the mid 30's called it Cirrhosis By The Sea

[@therestingrancor8259]

🎵Oh Errol, I would give anything, just to be like him🎶. Aussie 80's band, Australian Crawl👍✌️

[@colincharlton9339]

Everyone likes a bad boy...we need people like him..no mamby pappy softy ..Am missing the likes of Richard Harris,Richard Burton,Peter o toole, George best ,Oliver Reed..

[@annofcleavers5791]

Keith Moon

[@clmjohn]

Life isn’t a rehearsal he lived it to the full .

[@johndonson1603]

Spot on.

[@billblaken2699]

Full of sexual assault on underaged women, but not a big issue for you I guess

[@denniswhite9721]

According to his last wife Patrice Wymore, very shortly before his death Errol told her he regretted nothing with his life choices and if he could live his life again he would change nothing!

[@robertsmith6068]

He did say , "I've had a hell of a lot of fun" at the end or near the end.

[@davidbreazeale7257]

As a Huge fan of Errol, I think that his off-screen lifestyle did 2 things, first, he acted in that same style which we all loved to watch, second, it shortened his life and gave us less for us to enjoy, But wow do we enjoy the movies he did give us. Side note, the movie, My Favorite Year, is loosely based on Errol, with an actor that seemed to walk in Errol's footsteps, Peter O'Toole

[@blandgren9620]

When I was in Vietnam with the 1st Marine Division, watched an old Flynn movie named Cuban Rebel Girls or something to that effect. Not a cinematic masterpiece, but My Favorite Year is a great movie.

[@big_boi823]

I’m actually related to him because my great grandma was his cousin

[@user-jf7xp8fk1b]

Did you get to meet his son Sean,who was acwar correspondent there,and was captured by the Khymer Rouge.​@blandgren9620

[@kslinaz5668]

How could you not say anything about Olivia de Havilland? Omg!

[@tj.espygil4544]

True. Unless this was released before her death, because then she would sue them for mentioning her.

[@lilybond6485]

What about Olivia de Havilland ?

[@lamicoharris7998]

Great actor.. Sad upbringing.. Parents don't realize the effects their words can have on a child... So sad

[@MichelleJohnson-tg5lx]

Very true

[@FactsVerse]

Thanks for watching!

[@barbaravendro913]

I saw him in person at the Beverly Crest. The alcohol destroyed his liver and his face was swollen but when he smiled he was beautiful to kook at. I hope he's having a great time wherever he his. .RIP

[@brianwalsh1401]

It's because the parents brought him up the way they were brought up. You can't give away what you don't have. If you don't love yourself you cant love anybody else. From other places I get that his parents weren't real invested in him. They left for Europe and left him alone when he was pretty young for a extended period of time. What kind of parent does that?

[@whahappened8398]

@@brianwalsh1401 Brian, I spent a great deal of time with Errol's closest boyhood friend in Hobart ' Don Norman'. There was strong discipline in Errol's home. He was often grounded for his mischief. And that speaks of parental care. Don once told me " if you could have harnessed Errol's energy, you could have powered the city for a year ". Errol's father Professor Theodore was in fact a real life 'Indiana Jones' and Errol was only too happy to go along for the ride. And indeed Errol did travel with his father by sailing ship to Sydney, and often. Theodore grew up in Coraki, northern NSW and then the family moved to Moruya, southern NSW. His academic prowess was becoming evident and his family moved to Newtown to ensure his scholarship education was realised. These are not the hallmarks of negligence. The very real problem Errol faced was his beauty. As a little boy he was so pretty he was mistaken as a girl. His young cousins in Sydney nick named him 'Girlie' Another problem was teasing in Hobart. Over lunch one day, Don was regaling the early Errol years, " he took up boxing because he had dark olive skin and the kids at school would taunt him, calling him " darkie". As for Errol being " left behind" you have to factor in the travel times between Australia and England. 2 months each way by sailing ship. The school curriculum did not innervate Errols mind. He spent a lot of time with his father on field trips in Tasmania encountering a real time learning experience. School was a laborious prospect after spending time around a luminary intellect like his father. Errol's genius was one of 'Living' and that he did. And boy, didnt he power the city ! (?) Errols youth was not conventional, granted, but he entertained the entire world. And rather than pull him apart, perhaps we should just be grateful that we had him at all.

[@PickleRick65]

So Before he was an actor, he was an ACTUAL Adventurer in the traditional sense. Awesome.

[@frantrictantric]

He was a man's man and that is all that needs to be said. I read his autobiography and it was spot on. He never slagged anyone off that was not in a position to answer back, unlike many of the current look at me famous sorts of today.

[@catherinebishop4062]

Men's men are insecure little boys acting tough

[@FactsVerse]

Thanks for watching!

[@leesashriber5097]

I totally agree. Society is so quick to judge and think the worst.

[@frantrictantric]

@@catherinebishop4062 You must be a lesbian!

[@frantrictantric]

@@catherinebishop4062 If you take the time to read up on him you will find that some of the near fatal scrapes he got himself into and accounted for himself very well, then you realise he was no Saint nor was he a meek and mild mouse that was prepared to bend over.

[@DENAANN1000]

He's my all time favorite. My wicked wicked ways is a great book.

[@robertfong-mow7235]

Flynn was a wildman the original Badboy. Blessed with good looks he lived life to the full. Alcohol not old age ultimately destroyed his looks. He lived up to an image he could not sustain.

[@raven_ous2585]

Destroyed his looks ??!!

[@robertfong-mow7235]

@@raven_ous2585 Yes. His face got puffier and eyes got smaller. They had to use makeup to hide the flaws.

[@raven_ous2585]

@@robertfong-mow7235 It does happen as people age , you know 🤪🤪. Nothing could rid him of those GORGEOUS features

[@doofdoofparanormal]

I love Errol, he was a true adventurer, and a chaser of adventure. He was handsome, naughty, funny and a typical Aussie really. If Olivia thought he was lovely, she had good taste, then her opinion is good enough for me.

[@davidcaledonia5187]

so you love Errol, he died over 60 years ago, real life is better than the fictionous crap that came out of hollywood, Errol just took advantage of the hard of thinking , people like yourself, as a famous american showman once said, there's one born every minute

[@vernpascal1531]

@@davidcaledonia5187 Yeah as if you knew him or walked in his shoes...

[@metacosmos]

very typical Aussie gigolo and surfer.

[@kennethfordjr4214]

Omg !!!! Growing up my dad raised me on all his movies !!!! Captain Blood was our favorite !!!!

[@FactsVerse]

You're a true fan, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. We loved Captain Blood too 💗

[@JD-bn2ch]

Yes, my favourite too!

[@da_blade5040]

One day when I was younger in the early 70s, I found a picture of my Dad dinking this huge Stein of beer, so when questioning my Mother, she pulled out these old pictures of when they went to Germany on vacation. Well one of those pictures my Dad was drinking with this very handsome man...well it was Erroll Flynn!! I was an Immediate Fan!!! My Dad told me he was such a Great Guy!! My Dad's favorite Actor!! RIP Mr Flynn!! You were an Amazing Actor and our Families Favorite Actor! Sadly 😭 lost my Father in 2017 😭 the Saddest Day in My Life!! 💔😭😭

[@kimdenyse]

Errol is my cousin removed a few generations, so I know his family background a little bit. His maternal, great grandfather was an Irishman, a Hennessy, who was very swashbuckling in his own way as well as a rebel, (great story) his grandfather was an Australian/Irish patriot who protested a lot and his uncles were all sea Captains. My take on him is that he grew up on the stories of his great grandfather and craved a life that was full because the majority of his family, male and female, died young of heart conditions. I don't condone his treatment of women but I see, understand and admire his lust for life. ❤

[@2needey1]

People used to call me Flynn because I reminded older guys of him. “Your in like Flynn “. Is what I didn’t get till recently.. ha

[@atw98]

He was expelled from our school for sleeping with the matrons. His name was removed from the records. But there was still documents about him. Funnily he wasnt the only legend expelled for the same thing. He wasn't expelled for fighting at all. That was something he made up.

[@connor25]

Which school?

[@whahappened8398]

@@connor25 Errol was a boarder at Church of England Grammar school in Sydney His room mate was 'John Gorton' a future Prime Minister of Australia

[@gerimitchell5066]

Wow never would have guessed he was a Hellraiser. He was an awesome actor though.

[@johnfarina6155]

Flynn was considered for the part of Rhett Butler. Imagine how much better that already great film ( GWTW ) would have been.

[@danicegewiss862]

They felt he was too good looking for Scarlett to not be 100% attracted to.

[@debbiereed8241]

Rhett Butler definitely could have worked with Erroll. I think they both were gorgeous.

[@arthurgearheard4701]

Bette Davis didn't want to co-star opposite him as Scarlett O'Hara! At least, that's what Jack Warner was trying to arrange!

[@cheryllee81]

I've always felt Flynn would have been the best Rhett Butler.

[@metacosmos]

Errol Flynn tried to shot Lolita with Kubrick... playing himself.

[@AladdinSaneNYC]

My fave Flynn movies: The Adventures of Don Juan and The Sun Also Rises!

[@Thespian821]

In many ways I think Flynn was self aware of his bad boy image and used it to his advantage career-wise. In his book “My Wicked, Wicked, Ways” he confesses to the awareness of his contradictory nature as a person & attributed it to his skill as an actor; while also arguing that it’s almost inherent in the Darwinian condition of humanity, but something that most people try to conceal with shame.

[@user-br3bw7wr2l]

That was ghost written by Earl Conrad.

[@metacosmos]

no wonder as his father was a darwinist biologist.

[@thomasmclarnon5844]

He was a great actor RIP Errol

[@normadesmond6017]

no, he wasn't. He was an alcoholic, a paedophile, and a pretty much despicable human beeing who never cared about anything or anyone but himself.

[@amandaterrio4823]

Imagine meeting your spouse at a rape trial

[@Jarhead-te8id]

One of my favorites actors besides James Cagney. You guys gotta do a segment on James Cagney.

[@FactsVerse]

Thanks for watching!

[@jimlassiter749]

And the Bowery Boys too!

[@Jerseybytes2]

I love them both

[@jimlassiter749]

@@Jerseybytes2 1,2,3.... Damn funny movie! How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying is great, Hello Dolly, There Was A Crooked Man, His Girl Friday & Daddy Long Legs also come to mind....

[@drtonyhaworth6287]

Give me a Flynn film any day superb

[@janetdear6429]

😱 shockingly interesting story, may he rest in peace, 🙏 great video thanks 🖤

[@laf43777]

Have no firsthand knowledge of his bad boy reputation, but he is one of my favorite actors

[@errol-ih4jy]

yeah completely wrong mate about Errol, his last words were ive had a great time, and i believe he would do it all again the same way, thats how he was, i do believe he had Demons within him, but there will never be anybody like him ever again, so there is a beauty in that, just living from day to day not having a care, there is a tremendous freedom in that, and Errol had that freedom, that many of us are scared to show.

[@geezergeezer1]

Flynn's original title for his autobiography was, "In Like Me". A brilliant title, but the publisher wouldn't go for it. I think Flynn's finest acting was his portrayal of John Barrymore in "Too Much Too Soon". Barrymore died half-way through the flick, and that's when I walked out. Saw the first half twice more, though. Brilliant. Flynn died in Vancouver, BC. He had come here with Beverly Aadland to sell his yacht. He died at the Georgian Towers hotel, half a block from my apartment. That's the closest I ever got to him. sad to say. Some years later the coroner divulged that there was evidence of several bouts of VD on his, um, body.

[@anthonyvandyk5150]

Followed his life all over the world from N.G. to Tasmania and else where. His autobiography dismissed by all who new him. Was considered all B.S. An amazing character.

[@Arthur_McGowan]

A classic case of the peril of extremely good looks.

[@shawneedalegrimm9728]

Yes - I definitely think Mr. Flynn earned his bad-boy reputation. Made me smile!

[@vidimur1977]

You not show the reason for the rebellious behavior of Flynn: her mother was an adulterer and had several sexual adventures in the familiar house; the little Errol was a witness of some of these encounters, but both, mother and father were unfaithful (his father for travel several times by his profession: zoologist and his mother for cause of these absences).

[@moorparkgirl]

No stability , never knew stability at home `

[@claudeechols1569]

Yep he was a bad boy ,but I would like to have been bad with him. He knew what he was doing, live fast love hard, die young with a happy memory. Was great.

[@leesashriber5097]

Amazing actor with such a short life.

[@johndonson1603]

What a life that man had , they really don't make em like that anymore.

[@pjgrl2]

captain blood is a fave of mine

[@FactsVerse]

Thanks for watching!

[@maureentuohy9423]

Man, he was gorgeous!

[@Rondondemarco]

Errol Flynn almost seemed like as much of a psychopath as his Doppleganger the real Tommy D from Goodfellas. In real life the real Tommy actually looked identical to Errol Flynn. My uncle went to school with him, They called him junior Flynn.

[@willkirkoff1333]

In like Flynn baby!

[@lynnwood7205]

A larger than life personality.

[@faithmapstone9982]

My wonderful ♥ Dad, loved Erroll Flynn films. I hope you finally got to meet him, up there Dad! With all my love Faithy ♥️⭐⭐🍾

[@stevendavis1940]

The details are not inappropriate. They are details about inappropriate behavior.

[@ahall1459]

He was of his day... There is a lot here that I haven't heard before either, so good work...

[@FactsVerse]

Thanks for watching!

[@peterfranks6243]

I share my birthday with Errol except for exactly 60 years. In another time and another place he would have been perfect as James Bond

[@5ivestring]

Back in 1980's or there about I took a tour of Bidwell Park in Chico California. That was where they filmed parts of Robin Hood, as it had a forest like atmosphere. As told by the park guides, the studios painted the leaves on the trees as they started turning brown before the filming was completed. As for Earl Flynn, according to the tourist guides, he talked some local farmers into going hunt. Geese or ducks I think it was. Anyway, the got caught by the Game Warden and given fines. Earl offered to pay everyone's fine, which was nice, but the farmers refused because that was like saying they were poor broke farmers and they would pay their own fines. (I love going to small town museums as you learn so much about local history)

[@lindacorwin9066]

I heard he took flying lessons from local cropdusters when he was "off".

[@kiaramcghee5501]

Fun fact the guy that plays chase in Zoey 101 Sean Flynn is actually errol flynns grandson

[@buckroo8424]

Errol Flynn’s son Sean was a reporter with a friend in Vietnam during the Vietnam War and Cambodia and they disappeared never to be found again. Most authorities believe they met foul play.

[@kiaramcghee5501]

@@buckroo8424 no look it up Sean Flynn is indeed his grandson

[@anthonyvandyk5150]

My info was that Sean was Errol's son. He died in Vietnam when on a motor bike driven into noman's land between soldiers shooting at each other. He was sitting in reverse position as pillion passenger using a movie camera. A dare devil act that his dad might have done in his youth.

[@kiaramcghee5501]

@Djuma Webb yes he was

[@Ramillies1000]

There's a lot more in his autobiography which I'd highly recommend. He said he was a slaver and a murderer but he wasn't a Nazi spy - that was his mate. Whether, any of it is true or not though is really up to you.

[@deniseroe5891]

No matter his faults, he was gorgeous. I bet he enjoyed his life.

[@anthonyvandyk5150]

I'll bet he did not enjoy the primitive treatment he received for V.D.

[@rebeccalerch3134]

Robin Hood was my favorite

[@FactsVerse]

Thanks for watching!

[@rebeccalerch3134]

Bring back old Memories your sadness there’s happiness think about his good times have a great night

[@rebeccalerch3134]

@@FactsVerse thank for sharing.

[@rebeccalerch3134]

It’s time to make new memories yes I have plans to have new memories new people new love new places just knew everything let you go and getting a hold of and then join it

[@angiearbogast5424]

I was watching a show about Packard cars, and they were showing one that was owned by Clark Gable. The 1930's convertible had running boards, and Gable was having trouble with female fans jumping on his car. It was said he sold the car to Flynn who encouraged the young ladies to jump on his car, lol

[@johnfrancis2215]

A life well lived I'd say, and apart from breaking a few hearts and numerous affairs he had a lot of good friends, especially David Niven who mentioned Errol in his autobiography, The Moons a Balloon

[@fav23552]

There is always a dichotomy of human souls: it’s the people we are deep down inside filled with insecurity and the ones that we project that we would like people to believe we are. Actors exploit this for a living. For acting is basically “lying“. Film live this human dichotomy to superb ‘ nth’ degree.

[@ESUSAMEX]

Everyone seems to forget in order for a man to be able to have so many relationships there must be many women willing to jump into bed with him. We must stop blaming men for the decisions taken by women. Every relationship needs at least two people. Each person involved is responsible for their own actions.

[@Les445]

That's the absolute truth.

[@travelseatsyellowlab]

Women are naturally attracted to popular, successful, wealthy men, so while the women were responsible in their own way, Flynn lacked any self control and no one held him accountable for his behavior.

[@viktoriaironpride4977]

@@travelseatsyellowlab One of Errol's famous bon mots was, "I have trouble reconciling my net income with my gross habits."

[@angiearbogast5424]

I thought one of the issues was how young alot of his women were

[@travelseatsyellowlab]

@@angiearbogast5424 yes, because he intentionally preyed on young, sometimes underaged females.

[@carlthornton3076]

Very Good!..

[@curtgomes]

I read his biography. In reality, his behavior was much worse than portrayed here. One episode describes his fighting ability and his habit of picking fights at parties and other gatherings. He enjoyed beating up other actors, etc. On one occasion, he picked a fight with actor Victor Jory. Flynn didn't know it, but Jory was an accomplished boxer. According to the biography, Jory beat the hell out of Flynn. It was said that Flynn didn't pick any more fights after that episode. Flynn was really an ugly individual in many ways....

[@Ramillies1000]

That must've been on the set of Dodge City. He had a famous fight with John Huston when they both beat the crap out of each other on the lawn. Flynn used to spar with an ex-boxer called Mushy Callaghan so he was pretty handy. To be fair, the stuntmen on Charge Of The Light Brigade tried to pick on Flynn by shoving a lance up his horse's bum. Flynn took the stuntman to the cleaners. You can find the details in The Moon's A Balloon by Niven.

[@brianwalsh1401]

I'm sure Flynn was probably a bully from a young age and never grew out of it. Bully's love to dominate people and pick on people they think they can take. Apparently he picked the wrong person this time. Good!

[@curtgomes]

@@brianwalsh1401 Errol Flynn died at age 50 pretty much a physical and emotional wreck. His friend, David Niven, relates a contact with him just prior to Flynn's death. Niven said that Flynn told him he found a wonderful new book that he was reading. When Niven asked him for the title, Flynn made Niven promise not to laugh. He then told Niven it was the Bible. Flynn died some time shortly after that encounter.

[@amandadassonville4043]

Yip, nothing there to admire. 🐝

[@amandadassonville4043]

@@curtgomes too late the phalinthrope.....

[@ronhamilton5423]

If you condemn Errol, then you would have to condemn all the rock stars that followed.

[@samspencer582]

Flynn was a great actor and biggest star in Hollywood in those days and he was a charming man man liked by millions of fans and he will never be forgotten. There is so many jealous people even today who make up lies about Flynn. Flynn is the greatest of all of the Hollywood stars. This is a fact!

[@R08Tam]

Yes he was a hellraiser. He was also bloody gorgeous

[@larshansson9442]

I have read My wicked wicke ways and a lot about Errol. What can you say. He was rough, tough extremely good looking but had a sad way of planning in his life. He just let things happen and they did.

[@skipthompson2290]

I've always been a fan of Errol Flynn. If one of his movies comes on. I watch it..

[@FactsVerse]

We're very happy to know that you're a fan of Errol! In your opinion, which of his films is his finest?

[@timages]

From what I read, his tragic and traumatic relationship with his mother resulted in the rather tragic life he led as an adult. He hated the typecasting of Hollywood and wanted to be more than just an action hero, but he made too much money for the studios to change the formula. He had a troubled relationship with women, most likely from the memories of his mother, which led to his eventual undoing as a movie star. He was immensely talented, charismatic , and handsome, all to no avail, dead at 50.

[@moorparkgirl]

His mother took Rosemary and left for Europe `

[@Xentradi97]

How lucky for him he was born and got famous during 50's and 60's. He'd be in jail along with Harvey today.

[@misssiany121]

He was famous in the 30s 40s and 50s not the 60s he died in 1959

[@timothykozlowski2945]

Errol Flynn was the best.

[@FactsVerse]

Thanks for watching!

[@iveyivey1298]

I think he was a very lonely person being that he was basically shipped away when he was a kid I don't think he got the nurturing he needed from his mother or father children need security they can't be just floated here and there and alcohol kept those emotional feelings down but it destroyed his health in the end

[@westtaylor1020]

Flynn has been vilified for his lifestyle, in 1942 he was rejected for service in WWII because of an athletic heart and was told he had two years to live. He is quoted as saying that if that was the case he would live a lifetime in those two years. This life altering diagnosis started him on the path of self destruction that led to his early demise at the age of fifty in 1959. We will never know how Flynn might have turned out if the rejection had not occurred but regardless people are still talking about him sixty some years following his death. There will never be another Errol Flynn.

[@FactsVerse]

Thank you for your beautiful message for Errol. Which of his films appealed to you the most?

[@mallorygraf8574]

Well, it must be said that his mother treated him horribly and when he was at the boarding school she never visited him. He was left alone at school during the holidays...I could see why he became a jerk. If his own mother didn't care about him, why should he care about other people. Still, Ioved most of his movies and my favorite was and is "Captain Blood".💫💫💫💫💫

[@bobbydazzler1780]

The light that burns twice as bright lives half as long. And man did he burn up.

[@harry9392]

He earned his bad boy reputation, Well he was Irish decent liked the drink, His son Sean Flynn was a hell of photographer unfortunately was killed as a war photographer in Vietnam

[@FactsVerse]

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[@mariannesouthward5676]

I thought he went missing while in Cambodia with another journalist and nobody to this day knows what happened to them . Sad really .

[@harry9392]

@@mariannesouthward5676 should have put during the Vietnam war was missing presumed dead , he was in pnom pen in Cambodia and went to a press meeting in Sigon went to follow a lead never seen again,

[@vivianmartinez5028]

When Flynn was young, there was no one more handsome...well maybe Tyrone Power.

[@terrycourt123]

I’m not gay but bloody hell he was one of the most handsome men there’s ever been no wonder women couldn’t resist him

[@lexiconcapacitor586]

One can't help to love such Charisma.... With a little guidance at the middle of his life he could have gone on to do great things truly great things

[@tamaramorton8812]

Sounds like his abusive mother was the source of his problems. Who knows what happened in the privacy of their home? Sad.

[@christhompson3750]

His daughter, Rory said his mother left him with his father. She moved taking his younger sister with her. Serious abandonment issues.

[@XxTheAwokenOnexX]

He deserved his bad boy reputation, as he did nothing to redeem himself, or to makeup for his mistakes lolz

[@travelseatsyellowlab]

Flynn was a great performer who is still remembered today, that might be his sole redeeming quality.

[@anthonyvandyk5150]

Judge not for ye may judged and found wanting.

[@robjones2408]

Olivia De Haviland said she saw this shabby man staring at her with empty eyes, and realized with horror it was Errol. The decades of abuse from alcohol and heroin had ruined his looks, and he was utterly broke through poor investments. They spoke for a while, then he walked away. She wept with sorrow over his physical decline. He was dead a month later. His close friend David Niven also mentions Errol's self-inflicted ruin in "The Moon's A Balloon". At the peak of his powers, Errol was fabulous. "The Adventures Of Robin Hood" and "Objective Burma!" are magnificent films.

[@annofcleavers5791]

Great book The moons a balloon 👍

[@frankthewriter5937]

There is a song entitled Errol Flynn by Billy Bob Thorton‘s group, The Boxmasters that is quite moving… It is written by Amanda McBroom, who also wrote the famous classic The Rose

[@wendyponsford7428]

Just because he could act, we should still see him as the drunken, womanizer he really was.

[@williamwalsh962]

He used to say sex was his occupation And his occupation was sex

[@jadwigawoszczyna3383]

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[@tgsiii2179]

I'd be interested in a scholarly analysis of Flynn's medical/mental state. Could he have been suffering from ADHD, Bi-Polar Disorder, or some other explanation for his seemingly "manic" behavior? I know that many of the kids I grew up with who were considered "troublemakers" would today be diagnosed with conditions and given medications to help.

[@FactsVerse]

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[@mallorygraf8574]

That is an excellent point. It always seemed odd to me that his mom was so cruel to him. Perhaps she was also bi-polar (not to insinuate that all people who are bi-polar are cruel to their children).

[@ontheroadhome4796]

Those are not issues from those days. Those issues began because of shots that are given to kids when their little and the PTSD condition because of shots given to the military. (That isn't to say that people don't get affected in someway when fighting in wars. But, take a good look at those that fought in the WW1 and WW2 the other times as well. Never ever heard of any of those soldiers coming back losing and utterly losing their minds. I believe that being because of the situation that Errol went through because of his mom and the abuse that he suffered at her hands shaped the way he became throughout his life. Neither parent was really there for him when he's getting shipped off to a boarding school. That's only going to increase the bad behavior. As they have said throughout the decades. Kids act out to get attention. And he was seeing just how far he could push the envelope.

[@markdellacqua1038]

@@ontheroadhome4796 Maybe he was just a drunk who thought the world owed him a living.

[@larryo6874]

He certainly led an interesting life…

[@jjbalsalm955]

He had no real friends, just colleagues and hangers on.

[@jackma152]

Errol had a lot of close friends and they all wrote books about their time with Flynn. I knew a few of them and one is still alive and he tears up when he talks of Errol Flynn and he is 90 now