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Errol Flynn
Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-American actor famous for his romantic swashbuckler roles during Hollywood's Golden Age. Known for his partnerships with actress Olivia de Havilland, he was recognized for his dashing and womanising personal life. Notable roles include Robin Hood in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), 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 a number of Westerns such as Dodge City (1939), Santa Fe Trail and Virginia City (both 1940), and San Antonio (1945).
Flynn was born on 20 June 1909 at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Battery Point, Tasmania. He received early education in Hobart, and after being dismissed from different schools, he attended South West London College, a private boarding school. Flynn's initial breakthrough came from starring in a film about the mutiny on the Bounty, In the Wake of the Bounty (1933), leading him to pursue a career in acting. He later managed to secure a job with the Northampton Repertory Company at the town's Royal Theatre, where he worked and received his training as a professional actor. Flynn was dismissed for reportedly throwing a female stage manager down a stairwell, but he later returned to the stage and made a significant impression in Hollywood.
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Given Name: Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn
Born: Battery Point, Tasmania, Australia
Citizenship: Australian, American
Birthday: June 20, 1909
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1932-1959
Children: 4
Spouses: Lili Damita, Nora Eddington, Patrice Wymore
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Movies Featuring Errol Flynn
Captain Blood
They Died with Their Boots On
Objective, Burma!
The Adventures of Robin Hood (re-release)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood’s Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Footsteps in the Dark
The Extraordinary Seaman
Adventures of Don Juan
Dive Bomber
The Dark Avenger
Cruise of the Zaca
Adventures of Captain Fabian
The Master of Ballantrae
King’s Rhapsody
Rocky Mountain
Escape Me Never
Against All Flags
In the Wake of the Bounty
Lilacs in the Spring
Breakdowns of 1937
Show-Business at War
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
A Dream Comes True
Breakdowns of 1942
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Montana
The Dawn Patrol
Northern Pursuit
San Antonio
The Case of the Curious Bride
Four’s a Crowd
Virginia City
Another Dawn
Istanbul
Dodge City
The Sea Hawk
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Breakdowns of 1944
Edge of Darkness
Don’t Bet on Blondes
1939: Hollywood’s Greatest Year
The Prince and the Pauper
Santa Fe Trail
Uncertain Glory
The Perfect Specimen
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Roots of Heaven
Green Light
Gentleman Jim
The Sisters
Out Where the Stars Begin
It’s a Great Feeling
Rabbit Hood
Desperate Journey
That Forsyte Woman
The Sun Also Rises
Too Much, Too Soon
Crossed Swords
Blow-Ups of 1946
Breakdowns of 1938
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
Kim
Career Timeline
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1949
It’s a Great Feeling
Jeffrey Bushdinkle, the Groom (uncredited)
Rabbit Hood
Robin Hood (archive footage) (uncredited)
That Forsyte Woman
Soames Forsyte
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Self
Show-Business at War
Self
Northern Pursuit
Corporal Steve Wagner
Edge of Darkness
Gunnar Brogge
1942
They Died with Their Boots On
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
Gentleman Jim
James J. Corbett
Desperate Journey
Flight Lt. Terry Forbes
1941
Footsteps in the Dark
Francis Monroe Warren II, alias F.X. Pettijohn
Dive Bomber
Douglas S. Lee
1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Robin Hood
The Dawn Patrol
Capt. Courtney
Four’s a Crowd
Robert Kensington 'Bob' Lansford
The Sisters
Frank Medlin
Out Where the Stars Begin
Robin Hood (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1938
Robin Hood (archive footage) (uncredited)
1937
Breakdowns of 1937
Self
Another Dawn
Captain Denny Roark
The Prince and the Pauper
Miles Hendon
The Perfect Specimen
Gerald Beresford Wicks
Green Light
Dr. Newell Paige
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