Exhibits: Irish American Hall of History

Errol Flynn

1909 - 1959

Film

After his title role in Captain Blood (1935) he shot to overnight stardom. His flamboyant charm and dashing magnetism quickly established him as the new swashbuckler in Hollywood as he effortlessly portrayed a legion of heroic characters. Flynn's off-screen life was, incredibly, even more colorful than his movies. He was notorious for his drinking and unabashed womanizing. Two famous quotes from Flynn were "I like my whisky old and women young" and "I intend to live the first half of my life. I don't care about the rest." The common American phrase "In Like Flynn" is a reference to Flynn's success with woman. He made over 60 films but in the 1950s his star status greatly declined.

Born in Tasmania he claimed to be Irish as he didn't think anyone would have heard of his country of birth.

External Links

• In Like Flynn - Official Web Site
• The Official Site of Errol Flynn
• Errol Flynn - Hollywood's Greatest Swashbuckler