"Blood"" (1935), Major Geoffrey Vickers in ""The Charge of the Light Brigade"" (1936), as well as a number of Westerns, such as ""Dodge City"" (1939), ""Santa Fe Trail"" (1940), and ""San Antonio"" (1945). Errol Leslie Flynn was born on 20 June 1909 in Battery Point, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. His father, Theodore Thomson Flynn, was a lecturer (1909) and later professor (1911) of biology at the University of Tasmania. His mother was born Lily Mary Young, but shortly after marrying Theodore at St John's Church of England, Birchgrove, Sydney, on 23 January 1909, she changed her first name"
"Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-born American actor during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Considered the natural successor to Douglas Fairbanks, he achieved worldwide fame for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films, as well as frequent partnerships with Olivia de Havilland. He was best known for his role as Robin Hood in ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"" (1938); his portrayal of the character was named by the American Film Institute as the 18th greatest hero in American film history. His other famous roles included the eponymous lead in ""Captain"
"and DVD several years later and sold widely around the world. In 2002 Pearce described the film as the worst he had made. Flynn (film) Flynn is an Australian film about the early life of Errol Flynn, focusing on his time in New Guinea starring Guy Pearce in the title role. A young Errol Flynn leaves Sydney and has various adventures in New Guinea. He returns to Australia and starts acting in movies. Frank Howson claimed he spent five years writing the script. ""It was the hardest script I've ever written,"" he said. ""He [Errol Flynn] was such an enigmatic"
"later that day. His nicknames at Barnards Green were ""Raymond"" or ""Ray"" (a reference to his middle name), ""Errol"" (as in Errol Flynn), but mainly ""Flynnbo"" (a contraction of his surname and the colloquism ""Bo"" which is a local slang word for friend). Daniel Flynn (cricketer) Daniel Raymond Flynn (born 16 April 1985 in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Northern Districts and has represented the New Zealand international side in the past. He has captained the New Zealand Under-19 side in Youth ODIs. He was educated at Tauranga Boys' College and was in"
"Flynn (film) Flynn is an Australian film about the early life of Errol Flynn, focusing on his time in New Guinea starring Guy Pearce in the title role. A young Errol Flynn leaves Sydney and has various adventures in New Guinea. He returns to Australia and starts acting in movies. Frank Howson claimed he spent five years writing the script. ""It was the hardest script I've ever written,"" he said. ""He [Errol Flynn] was such an enigmatic figure."" Howson gave the lead role to Guy Pearce, with whom he had previously made two films. Pearce felt he did not look"
"a handsome boy of nine with a fearless, somewhat haughty expression, already showing that sang-froid for which he was later to become famous throughout the civilized world"". She further noted: ""Unfortunately Errol at the age of nine did not yet possess that magic for extracting money from the public which so distinguished his career as an actor. Our cause gained no apparent advantage from his presence in my entourage; we gained only third place in a field of seven."" From 1923 to 1925, Flynn was educated at the South West London College, a private boarding school in Barnes, London. In"
"early in his career: Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-born American actor during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Considered the natural successor to Douglas Fairbanks, he achieved worldwide fame for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films, as well as frequent partnerships with Olivia de Havilland. He was best known for his role as Robin Hood in ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"" (1938); his portrayal of the character was named by the American Film Institute as the 18th greatest hero in American film history. His other famous roles included the"
"Greg Flynn Greg Flynn is an Australian novelist whose debut book The Berlin Cross (published by Random House Australia & NZ) received positive reviews nationally when released in December 2005. Flynn was born in Perth, Western Australia, and joined WA Newspapers' afternoon newspaper ""The Daily News"" as a cadet reporter. After a career in journalism in Australia and the UK, he began writing film scripts for the Yoram Gross Film Studio in Sydney. He then moved into public relations, before writing his first novel, ""The Berlin Cross"", in 2005. ""Flynn hardly puts a foot wrong in this exciting debut novel,"
"1931-1948. After the Belfast Blitz Flynn was the Chief Casualty Officer for the city. He was the father of film actor Errol Flynn, and named one new species that he discovered – Gibbonsia erroli – after his son. Theodore Flynn died in Liss, Hampshire, England. Theodore Thomson Flynn Theodore Thomson Flynn (11 October 1883 - 23 October 1968) was an Australian marine biologist and a professor in both Tasmania and the United Kingdom. Flynn was born in Coraki, New South Wales, Australia, the son of Jessie B. (née Thomson) and John Flynn. He became a biology lecturer at the University"
"Bobby Flynn Robert Andrew ""Bobby"" Flynn (born 22 January 1981) is an Australian singer-songwriter. The band made a nationwide tour through Australia in 2007, appearing in many regional centres including Burnie, Wagga Wagga, Townsville and Lismore. Bobby's first album ""Out Front"" Was released on 2 February 2008. Flynn born on 22 January 1981 in Brisbane, Queensland. The second child of 42-year-old Josephine and to 52-year-old Kevin, an accountant. Flynn and his elder sister Sarah were raised in Coorparoo in Brisbane's east in a middle-class Catholic family with eclectic musical influences. Flynn was educated at St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace in"
"John Warwick John Warwick (4 January 1905 – 10 January 1972) was an Australian actor, and television dramatist. He was born John McIntosh Beattie (many sources give ""Beattle"") at Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia. He took the name Warwick from his secondary school. Warwick had an extensive career over 40 years, beginning in Australian cinema in the early 1930s (he is attributed with introducing Errol Flynn, a personal friend in Sydney, to acting by bringing him along to a casting session when ""In the Wake of the Bounty"" was being filmed). After relocating to England he was trained as an"
"anything like Errol Flynn but his hair was cut and he wore brown contact lenses. ""He was a very mixed up-person,"" Pearce said of Flynn. ""Most of the things he did were out of desperation, trying to find himself. He was more like a kid who never grew up."" The movie was originally directed by Brian Kavanagh in 1989 on a budget of $3.5 million. Shooting took place in Melbourne, Cairns and New Guinea and was completed in September, despite the Cairns shoot being delayed by the 1989 Australian pilots' dispute. At the 1990 Cannes Film Festival, marketing group J"
"Eric Flynn Eric William Flynn (13 December 1939 – 4 March 2002) was a British actor and singer. Flynn was born on 13 December 1939 on Hainan, where his father was a Customs officer for the Hong Kong government. After the outbreak of war and the Japanese invasion of China, his family spent several years interned in a Japanese prisoner of war camp (50 years later he would play a British prisoner in the film ""Empire of The Sun"", set in a Japanese prison of war camp in China). He returned to Britain at the age of 13, and was"
"between New Guinea and Sydney. In January 1931, Flynn became engaged to Naomi Campbell-Dibbs, the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs R Campbell-Dibbs of Temora and Bowral NSW. They did not marry. Australian filmmaker Charles Chauvel was making a film about the Mutiny on the Bounty, ""In the Wake of the Bounty"" (1933), a combination of dramatic re-enactments of the mutiny and a documentary on present-day Pitcairn Island. Chauvel was looking for someone to play the role of Fletcher Christian. There are different stories how Errol Flynn was cast. According to one, Chauvel saw his picture in an article about"
"Bill Flynn (Australian politician) William Bond Ingpen ""Bill"" Flynn (9 October 1951 – 23 April 2011) was an Australian politician. Born in Dorset in the United Kingdom, he served as a police officer in the UK for six years before becoming an Australian citizen in 1984. He remained a policeman, serving in Brisbane, Beenleigh, Woodridge, Oxley and Beaudesert. In 2000 he was presented with a National Medal. In 2001, Flynn was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Lockyer, representing Pauline Hanson's One Nation. He was elected leader of the parliamentary party in March 2001, shortly"
"Daniel Flynn (cricketer) Daniel Raymond Flynn (born 16 April 1985 in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Northern Districts and has represented the New Zealand international side in the past. He has captained the New Zealand Under-19 side in Youth ODIs. He was educated at Tauranga Boys' College and was in the 1st XI from 1999 to 2002, being captain in his last two years. Daniel is a resident of Tauranga, which is in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. This falls into the catchment area of the Northern Districts Cricket Association. He has"
"a three-year acting degree at The Central School of Speech and Drama in 2007 and his son, Johnny, is also an actor and singer. Eric Flynn Eric William Flynn (13 December 1939 – 4 March 2002) was a British actor and singer. Flynn was born on 13 December 1939 on Hainan, where his father was a Customs officer for the Hong Kong government. After the outbreak of war and the Japanese invasion of China, his family spent several years interned in a Japanese prisoner of war camp (50 years later he would play a British prisoner in the film ""Empire"
"In Like Flynn (film) In Like Flynn is an Australian biographical film about the early life of actor Errol Flynn. Based on the story of former Australian war-veteran and actor Errol Flynn, the plot follows the early days of his life, before reaching fame as a celebrity between the 1940s and the 1950s. Before reaching fame, Flynn was an adventurous Australian bloke who gambled and explored the outback, before going off to fight in the Pacific War in the early 1940s. After retrieving a map from a dead gold prospector, Errol Flynn believes it will lead him to gold in"
"Flynn, Australian Capital Territory Flynn (postcode: 2615) is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after John Flynn, who was a Presbyterian Minister and Missionary who was mainly responsible for the formation of the Australian Inland Mission Aerial Medical service in 1928. Flynn was the forerunner of the Flying Doctor Service in Australia. Streets in Flynn are named after workers in the flying doctor service and the suburb name 'Flynn' was gazetted on 9 September 1971. Flynn is located between Tillyard Drive, Kingsford Smith Drive and Ginninderra Drive"
"April 1970, Flynn and fellow photojournalist Dana Stone were captured by communist guerrillas. Neither man was seen or heard from again. In 1984, Flynn's mother had him declared dead ""in absentia"". Flynn's parents separated when he was young. He was raised by his mother, Lili Damita. He graduated from The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, N.J., in 1960 (Source: Lawrenceville Olla Podrida, school yearbook.) Flynn first appeared in front of the cameras at the age of fifteen, when he appeared in an episode of his father's television show, ""The Errol Flynn Theatre"". The episode, ""Strange Auction,"" was broadcast in the U.K. in"
"Errol Flynn. He began his chess career at the age of 16, and he soon decided to become a full-time chess writer and player. Initially an over-the-board (OTB) player, he soon began to mix OTB play with correspondence play. He was a four-time winner of the Australian Chess Championship, in 1935, 1937, 1949, and 1951. He won the first two Australian Correspondence Chess Championships, in 1938 and 1945. He also won the New Zealand Chess Championship in 1924/25. In Auckland of 1952, Purdy drew a hard-fought match with Ortvin Sarapu, at the time by far the best player in New"
"Frank Flynn Francis Stanislaus ""Frank"" Flynn AC FRACO (6 December 1906, Sydney – 29 July 2000) was a Northern Territory-based Australian doctor (ophthalmologist), author and missionary priest. He is notable for his contributions to religion, medicine and Aboriginal welfare. He was born and educated in Sydney, receiving MB BS with 1st class honours in 1930. In 1931 he sailed to England and in 1931 and 1933–1934 studied and worked at the Royal Ophthalmic Hospital (Moorfields) in London. Prior to World War II he had made several important contributions to the study of eye disease, including the introduction of a new"
"Bill Flynn William ""Bill"" Flynn (13 December 1948 – 11 July 2007) was a South African actor and comedian, perhaps best known for playing Tjokkie. Flynn was born William Flynn in Cape Town and matriculated from Plumstead High School. He went to the UCT drama school and was a founder member of the Space theatre in Cape Town. Flynn was perhaps best known for his portrayal of Tjokkie, a character that he portrayed as a wise-cracking, beer drinking rugby union fan. Flynn had won 13 best actor awards, including the ""Dublin Critics"" and ""Golden Entertainer Awards"". Among these were: His"
"Paul Flynn (politician) Paul Philip Flynn (born 9 February 1935) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newport West since the 1987 general election. He was born in Cardiff of Welsh and Irish parentage. In 2016, he briefly served as Shadow Secretary of State for Wales and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons. Aged 81, he became the oldest MP in over a century to hold a shadow cabinet position. A native of Cardiff, Flynn was educated at the local Catholic grammar school St Illtyd's College and at University College, Cardiff."
"(hc) (Syd), DSc (hc) (NTC), which led to a young friend writing, ""Mum is worried about the number of letters after your name"". Frank Flynn Francis Stanislaus ""Frank"" Flynn AC FRACO (6 December 1906, Sydney – 29 July 2000) was a Northern Territory-based Australian doctor (ophthalmologist), author and missionary priest. He is notable for his contributions to religion, medicine and Aboriginal welfare. He was born and educated in Sydney, receiving MB BS with 1st class honours in 1930. In 1931 he sailed to England and in 1931 and 1933–1934 studied and worked at the Royal Ophthalmic Hospital (Moorfields) in London."
"Division of Flynn The Division of Flynn is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 2006, following a redistribution of seats in the state. It was first contested at the 2007 federal election. The electorate generally extends west from the port city of Gladstone, as far as the Central Highlands town of Emerald. It was named after John Flynn, founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. In June 2006, the Australian Electoral Commission announced that the new federal electorate in Queensland to be created for the 2007 election would be named Wright in honour of Judith"
"character Dook Adams. In July 2017, Isabel Lucas joined the cast, playing the role of Rose. The film was released to Australian and New Zealand cinemas on 11 October 2018. In Like Flynn (film) In Like Flynn is an Australian biographical film about the early life of actor Errol Flynn. Based on the story of former Australian war-veteran and actor Errol Flynn, the plot follows the early days of his life, before reaching fame as a celebrity between the 1940s and the 1950s. Before reaching fame, Flynn was an adventurous Australian bloke who gambled and explored the outback, before going"
"Showdown (Flynn novel) Showdown is a romantic adventure novel written by famous Tasmanian-born actor Errol Flynn (1909–1959). It was first published in 1946 by Invincible Press (Australia) and subsequently in the UK in 1952 and in paperback in 1961. Flynn draws on his experiences working in and around New Guinea when young to provide the background. Accounts of his sailing in New Guinea waters appear in his autobiographies, ""Beam Ends"" (1937) and ""My Wicked, Wicked Ways"" (1959). The novel is dedicated to German-American artist John Decker, who painted Flynn's portrait, translated in the same year to Spanish as ""Un drama"
"Jimmy Flynn (rugby union) James P. Flynn (23 June 1894 – 1965) was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative centre and half-back. His representative career lasted from 1912 to 1914 and he captained the national side on one occasion in 1913, the youngest player to ever do so. He was later a Queensland state selector. Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Flynn was schooled at St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace. His first grade career was played with the Brothers Old Boys club in Brisbane. He was a prodigious talent and was first selected to represent at Queensland state"
"Johnny Flynn (musician) Johnny Flynn (born 14 March 1983) is a South African-born British musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He is the lead singer and songwriter of the band Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit. Flynn has starred as Dylan Witter in the Channel 4 and Netflix television sitcom ""Lovesick"" (previously known as ""Scrotal Recall""), and portrayed a young Albert Einstein in the American period drama ""Genius"". Flynn was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the son of Eric Flynn, a British actor and singer, and Caroline Forbes. From his father's first marriage he has two older half-brothers, actors Jerome Flynn"
"of the Aerial Medical Service was in 1928 from Cloncurry, Queensland. A museum commemorating the founding of the Royal Flying Doctor Service is located at John Flynn Place in Cloncurry. Flynn married the secretary of the AIM, Jean Blanch Baird, on 7 May 1932 at the Presbyterian Church in Ashfield, Sydney. He was 51 years old and the marriage reportedly came as a surprise even to his close friends. He retired and died in Sydney on 5 May 1951. He was 70 years old. He was cremated and his remains were placed under a large boulder from the Devils Marbles."
"advertisements. In 1890, Flynn and Edwards moved to Australia. Flynn died in Broken Hill, New South Wales on 5 October 1898, just a day before his 34th birthday. Francis Joseph Flynn Francis Joseph Flynn (6 October 1864 – 5 October 1898), better known as General Mite, was an American dwarf who performed as a showman at various competitions around the world. Flynn was born on 6 October 1864 in Greene, New York, the son of Edward Finnion Flynn and Mary Ann Flynn and brother to Alice Flynn. They were of average height. In 1884, Flynn married English dwarf, Millie Edwards,"
"Leon Errol Leon Errol (born Leonce Errol Sims, July 3, 1881 - October 12, 1951), was an Australian-born American comedian and actor, popular in the first half of the 20th century for his appearances in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in films. Born in Sydney to Joseph and Elizabeth Sims, Errol had toured Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain and Ireland in a variety of theatrical settings, including circuses, operettas, and Shakespeare. According to his petition for naturalization (1914), he first came to the United States in 1898, having arrived at the Port of San Francisco. By 1905, in Portland, Oregon"