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Errol Flynn

Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian and American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Olivia de Havilland and reputation for his womanising and hedonistic personal life. Flynn's roles include Robin Hood in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), which was later 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 as the hero in a number of Westerns such as Dodge City (1939), Santa Fe Trail, Virginia City (both 1940) and San Antonio (1945). Flynn was posthumously awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion picture and television industries in 1960.

Infobox

Born
Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn(1909-06-20)20 June 1909Battery Point, Tasmania, Australia
Died
14 October 1959(1959-10-14) (aged 50)Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Resting place
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, US
Citizenship
mw- Australian (1909–1942) United States (1942–1959)
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1932–1959
Spouses
mw- Lili Damita (m. 1935; div. 1942) Nora Eddington (m. 1943; div. 1949) Patrice Wymore (m. 1950)
Children
4, including Sean Flynn
Father
Theodore Thomson Flynn
Relatives
Sean Flynn (grandson)
Awards
Hollywood Walk of Fame

Tables

· Select radio performances
1937
Role(s)
Lux Radio Theatre
Notes
22 February
Role(s)
Lux Radio Theatre
Notes
7 June
Role(s)
Lux Radio Theatre
Notes
6 December
1938
Role(s)
Lux Radio Theatre
Notes
31 January
1939
Role(s)
Lux Radio Theatre
Notes
2 January
Role(s)
Lux Radio Theatre
Notes
10 April
1940
Role(s)
Lux Radio Theatre
Notes
4 March
1941
Role(s)
Lux Radio Theatre
Notes
26 May
Role(s)
Cavalcade of America
Notes
17 November
1944
Role(s)
Armed Forces Radio Network
Notes
30 July
1946
Role(s)
Theatre of Romance
Notes
5 February
1952
Kim
Role(s)
Lux Radio Theatre
Notes
18 February
Role(s)
Mutual radio series
Notes
39 episodes
Year
Title
Venue
Dates performed
1937
Captain Blood
Lux Radio Theatre
22 February
1937
British Agent
Lux Radio Theatre
7 June
1937
These Three
Lux Radio Theatre
6 December
1938
Green Light
Lux Radio Theatre
31 January
1939
The Perfect Specimen
Lux Radio Theatre
2 January
1939
Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Lux Radio Theatre
10 April
1940
Trade Winds
Lux Radio Theatre
4 March
1941
Virginia City
Lux Radio Theatre
26 May
1941
They Died With Their Boots On
Cavalcade of America
17 November
1944
Command Performance
Armed Forces Radio Network
30 July
1946
Gentleman Jim
Theatre of Romance
5 February
1952
Kim
Lux Radio Theatre
18 February
1952
The Modern Adventures of Casanova
Mutual radio series
39 episodes

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  158. "The Perfect Specimen" Lux Radio Theatre at Internet Archive
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  167. Not to be confused with his son with the same name.
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