Born in Tasmania Australia Errol was actually a bit of a petty criminal before he became a big Hollywood star. He also loved ships and sailed the South Pacific on fishing trawlers looking for adventure.  Errol was the full package.  He was indeed the perfect specimin which , ironically, was the title of one of his earlier films . Flynn made his first Australian film  ‘Mutiny On The Bounty’ having been discovered by film makers while sailing through to New Guinea.  He followed this up by travelling to England and joining a repertory company where he gained his acting experience. Of course it wasn’t long before Hollywood took notice after a Hollywood producer caught one of his stage performances.  It was probably Errol’s well honed physic and chiselled good looks that made first impression rather than his acting talents which were still quite raw.  Flynn also had incredible charm, a cheeky sense of humour and a keen intellect.He was also a ladies man and usually managed to win over his leading ladies. Errols first big film for Hollywood was ‘Captain Blood’ with Olivia De-Havilland and this film made him a huge star immediately.  He was a sensation. He went on to star in …’They Died With Their Boots On’ ,which was the story of General Custer,

‘The Charge Of The Light Brigade’ and of course the film for which he’s probably most famous, ‘Robin Hood’

Errol was equally adept at Westerns and was wonderful in ‘Dodge City’ and in’San

Antonio’ with Alexis Smith.  He had many leading ladies along the way including ‘Anita Louise’ and even Bette Davis in ‘Elisabeth And Essex’ but the one with whom he made the most films was Olivia De-Havilland.They made a total of eight films together.

All down to chemistry.  She was soft, calm and demure while he was all energy.  They were apparently very attracted to each other but never acted upon it. Probably very wise of Olivia for Errol was not exactly the faithful type.  He married three times notably to Lili Damita and Patrice Wymore. Errol died in his 50s and had many different diseases. He drank, he partied and he slept around until the day he died.  Yep he certainly lived it up while he had the chance.  He was still beautiful in a wasted sort of way when he died.  Loved you Errol. There’ll never be another you.