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Errol Leslie Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-born American actor. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films and his flamboyant lifestyle.
Errol Flynn was born in Hobart, Tasmania, where his father, Theodore Thomson Flynn, was a lecturer (1909) and later professor (1911) of biology at the University of Tasmania. Flynn was born at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Battery Point. His mother was born Lily Mary Young, but dropped the first names Lily Mary shortly after she was married and changed her name to Marelle. Flynn described his mother's family as "seafaring folk" and this appears to be where his life-long interest in boats and the sea originated. Despite Flynn's claims, the evidence indicates that he was not descended from any of the Bounty mutineers. Married at St John's Church of England, Balmain North, Sydney, New South Wales, on 23 January 1909, both of his parents were native-born Australians of Irish, English, and Scottish descent, with convict links to Tasmania long before Flynn's birth. Flynn, living at Mclean Avenue Chatswood, Sydney in 1926, attended Sydney Church of England Grammar School (Shore School) where he was the classmate of future Australian Prime Minister, John Gorton. He was expelled for fighting and, allegedly, having sex with a school laundress. He was also expelled from several other schools he had attended in Tasmania. At the age of 20 he moved to New Guinea where he bought a tobacco plantation, a business which failed. A copper mining venture in the hills near the Laloki Valley, behind the present national capital, Port Moresby, also failed.
Actors: Martin Seifert (actor), Carol A. Compton (miscellaneous crew), Larry Gilbert (miscellaneous crew), Dakota Fanning (actress), Christine Vachon (producer), Peter J. Silbermann (miscellaneous crew), Susan Sarandon (actress), Kevin Kline (actor), Michael C. Smith (miscellaneous crew), Ric Reitz (actor), Wash Westmoreland (writer), Wash Westmoreland (director), Max Casella (actor), Andrew R. Kaplan (actor), Pamela Koffler (producer),
Plot: The Last of Robin Hood is the true story of Beverly Aadland, a teen starlet who became the last girlfriend of legendary swashbuckler Errol Flynn. In 1957, Beverly was working at Warner Brothers studios with a fake birth certificate saying she was 18 -- she was in fact, only 15 -- when she encountered the former matinée idol. After a bumpy start, the two undertook a relationship that was ultimately embraced by Beverly's Hollywood mother Florence, who became a willing third wheel. The affair took them from L.A. to New York to Africa, then to Cuba where Flynn pitched in with the rebels to make a pro-Castro propaganda movie starring Beverly. It all came crashing to an end in Vancouver, however, when Flynn died in Beverly's arms, causing an avalanche of publicity; Florence finally achieved the attention she sought in the form of tabloid notoriety but the chaos drove Beverly to the edge of sanity. The Last of Robin Hood is a poignant yet darkly comic coming-of-age tale about the desire for fame and the price it exacts.
Genres: Biography, Drama,Actors: Ray Wise (actor), Sally Kirkland (actress), Rhoda Pell (actress), Olivia Martynchenko (producer), Christina Birdsall (miscellaneous crew), Michael Valentino (producer), Jason Stuart (actor), Rahul Nath (miscellaneous crew), Michael London (actor), Thaine H. Allison Jr. (actor), Frank Bettag (actor), Yeena Fisher (actress), Kimberly Estrada (producer), Mara New (actress), Christopher Pennock (actor),
Plot: POSEY is the story of Linda Flemming, who must make the heartbreaking decision to take her grandmother, Posey (Oscar nominee and Golden Globe Winner Sally Kirkland), to an assisted care facility. Posey suffers from the beginning stages of Alzheimer's Disease, and in a desperate move to avoid the inevitable, she escapes. While her loved ones desperately search for her, Posey finds herself in the middle of a unique situation...one that will change her outlook on life and her future in a profound way. The film seeks to examine the seeming hopelessness of the disease and the fear from both the victim and their families, while at the same time finding hope and humor.
Genres: Drama, Musical, Short,Actors: Edward Herrmann (actor), Danny Huston (actor), Arthur Holden (actor), Alan Fawcett (actor), Leonardo DiCaprio (actor), Ian Holm (actor), James Bradford (actor), Alan Alda (actor), Alec Baldwin (actor), Jason Cavalier (actor), Willem Dafoe (actor), Joe Chrest (actor), Joe Cobden (actor), Jude Law (actor), Yves Jacques (actor),
Plot: The script begins as a young Hughes directs one of Scorsese's favorite films, Hell's Angels. Hughes was so obsessed with perfection in the aerial sequences that he waits forever for perfect conditions, right down to cloud formations. The Aviator ends in 1946, when Hughes was still a dashing young man and romancing actresses like Ava Gardner and Katharine Hepburn.
Keywords: 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, actress, aeronautical-engineering, aeronautics, airfield, airline-industry, airplaneActors: Erick Desmarestz (actor), Line Renaud (actress), Bernard Stora (director), Antoine Duléry (actor), Bruno Coulais (composer), Christian Charret (producer), Bernard Stora (writer), Andrée Damant (actress), Jean-Claude Frissung (actor), Gérard Séty (actor), Élisabeth Vitali (actress), Véronique Genest (actress), Scott Stevenson (editor), Alain Moussay (actor), Matthew Géczy (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Guy Pearce (actor), Alan Smithee (actor), John Savage (actor), Anthony Marinelli (composer), John Fox (miscellaneous crew), Claudia Karvan (actress), Steven Berkoff (actor), Aash Aaron (actor), Frank Howson (director), Frank Howson (writer), Frank Howson (actor), Frank Howson (producer), Michael Carman (actor), James M. Vernon (producer), John Brumpton (actor),
Genres: Biography, Drama,Actors: Colin Firth (actor), Christopher Lloyd (actor), Dennis Franz (actor), Paul Dixon (editor), Joseph Campanella (actor), Jac Venza (producer), F. Scott Fitzgerald (writer), Molly Hagan (actress), John Finnegan (actor), Al Mancini (actor), Al Mancini (actor), Wendy Schaal (actress), Pierrino Mascarino (actor), Joseph V. Perry (actor), David Hart (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Bill Young (actor), Bill Gooley (miscellaneous crew), Graeme Blundell (actor), Bert Newton (actor), Pamela Stephenson (actress), Fran Burke (miscellaneous crew), Drew Forsythe (actor), Richard Meikle (actor), Bill McCluskey (actor), Maurice Murphy (writer), Maurice Murphy (director), Andrew McFarlane (actor), Rebecca Rigg (actress), Simone Buchanan (actress), Sarah Lambert (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Family,Actors: Kylie Minogue (actress), Gary Sweet (actor), John Waters (actor), Charles 'Bud' Tingwell (actor), Chris Haywood (actor), Charles 'Bud' Tingwell (director), Sam Neill (actor), Jeremy Kewley (actor), Damon Herriman (actor), Mel Gibson (actor), Vincent Ball (actor), Wallas Eaton (actor), Don Bridges (actor), Sigrid Thornton (actress), Dannii Minogue (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Ralph Brooks (actor), Jack Carson (actor), Wheaton Chambers (actor), Chester Clute (actor), Joe Devlin (actor), Tom Dugan (actor), Errol Flynn (actor), Creighton Hale (actor), Sam Harris (actor), Robert Hutton (actor), Charles Jordan (actor), Cecil Kellaway (actor), Douglas Kennedy (actor), Donald Kerr (actor), Humphrey Bogart (actor),
Plot: Millionaire Turner, on his deathbed, leaves a million to Jane Barker. A movie addict who believes life is like the movies, marries Donn without telling him about the bequest. Turner gets better and wants his money back, opening conflict for the newlyweds. Throughout the movie Jane imagines her own experiences as if they were taking place in movies with real movie stars in them.
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Eddie Cantor (actor), Jack Carson (actor), Harry A. Bailey (actor), David Butler (actor), Henry Armetta (actor), Eddie Cantor (actor), William 'Billy' Benedict (actor), Willie Best (actor), Ted Billings (actor), Monte Blue (actor), Don Barclay (actor), Humphrey Bogart (actor), Benny Bartlett (actor), James Burke (actor), Stanley Clements (actor),
Plot: Two producers are putting together a Calvacade of Stars for a wartime charity show. Along with a list of well-knowns they promote the work of an unknown singer and songwriter.
Keywords: agent, all-star-show, aspiring-singer, autograph, barber, bartender, bellboy, bogus-reporter, boxer, charity-event