Errol Flynn
b.06/20/1909 Tasmania, Australia
d.10/14/1959
Son of Australian zoologist Drops out of high school to join a deep sea fishing crew Buys his own boat for voyage to New Guinea where he purchases tobacco plantation Sells plantation in 1933 and moves to England to perform in the Northampton Repertory Company Settles in Hollywood in 1935 Marries actress Lili Dimita (their son Sean Flynn later disappears in Vietnam as a journalist covering the Southeast Asian war and is never found) First cinematic movie: “In the Wake of the Bounty”
Filmography:
In the Wake of the Bounty, Captain Blood, Charge of the Light Brigade, The Prince and the Pauper, Adventures of Robin Hood, Dawn Patrol, The Sea Hawk, Dive Bomber, They Died With Their Boots On, That Forsyte Woman, Adventures of Don Juan, Gentleman Jim, Objective Burma, More More, William Tell, Istanbul, The Sun Also Rises, Too Much Too Soon