A chain smoker, in the last year of his life he underwent hospital tests to see whether he had throat cancer. Became seriously ill with liver failure in 1952 while filming The Story of William Tell (1953) in Rome.
Flynn bitterly believed himself a “phallic symbol,” notoriously equated with sex. He was also a braggart who constantly advertised his sexual prowess and peccadilloes. But in 1943, Flynn's predatory behavior caught up with him. He was charged with two counts of statutory rape involving two 17-year-old girls.
Although Flynn went along with the studio story he was Irish etc., he made almost no attempt to speak with anything other than his general Australian accent.
Although Errol Flynn had a pilot's license, he was expressly forbidden to fly in the production, under threat of suspension from Warner Bros. due to his "buzzing" the cast and crew of 1938's The Adventures of Robin Hood.
"I've had a hell of a lot of fun and I've enjoyed every minute of it." Errol Flynn apparently uttered those bittersweet words -- according to various media accounts - just before he died in 1959 from a heart attack. The fun-loving actor was also buried with six bottles of whiskey.
10 Worst Smokers in Hollywood History, here goes my vote..
Were Alan Hale and Errol Flynn friends?
Hale's best-known role is probably in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), one of several films he made with his friend Errol Flynn, in which he played Little John, a role he played in two other films: Robin Hood (1922) and Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950).
He was classified 4F because of numerous health issues. Hollywood executives kept his health issues a secret to protect his screen image. He never served and was criticized for this. As the years passed, Flynn's manly image diminished.
Sean was on assignment in Southeast Asia the day Viet Cong guerrillas reportedly abducted him and a fellow photojournalist; it would be the last time either man was seen alive. After Sean's perplexing disappearance, his mother, French American actress Lili Damita, declared him legally dead in 1984.
At the time of his passing in 1959, Errol Flynn's net worth was estimated to be around $2 million. Adjusted for inflation, this would be equivalent to approximately $18 million today.
Thrilling swashbuckling who launched then unknown Errol Flynn to fame at a great role in which he becomes pirate of the Caribbean . This classic story of romantic adventure by Michael Curtiz , filmed in Hollywood , comes to life enriched by brilliant photography and adapted rightly to the screen .
Against All Flags is a 1952 American pirate film directed by George Sherman, with uncredited assist from Douglas Sirk. It features Errol Flynn as Lt. Brian Hawke, Maureen O'Hara as Prudence "Spitfire" Stevens, and Anthony Quinn as Roc Brasiliano. The film is set in 1700, on the coast of Madagascar.
The actor had many health problems including chronic back pain, tuberculosis, malaria and verereal diseases, and was not eligible to join the armed services during World War II. Warner Brothers decided to conceal his health issues and Flynn was criticised for not serving, which caused his popularity to decline.
World War II service. Murphy had always wanted to be a soldier. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, he tried to enlist, but the Army, Navy and Marine Corps all turned him down for being underweight and underage.
Errol Flynn did become a U.S. citizen in 1942, four years after filling out his declaration of intention. He attempted to join the U.S. military to serve in World War II, but health problems rendered him ineligible. The National Archives at Riverside holds the naturalization paperwork for many Hollywood stars.
The Australian-born Flynn became a U.S. citizen in 1942 and tried to enlist in every branch of the service during World War II. He was rejected by all of them on medical grounds, including, reportedly, heart problems, recurrent bouts of malaria, chronic back pain, chronic tuberculosis, and various venereal diseases.
Flynn was a central figure on Old Hollywood's party scene. David Niven, John Barrymore, Peter O'Toole, Ava Gardner, Humphrey Bogart and Frank Sinatra were friends, while Marilyn Monroe was a guest of his. He drank with Hemingway and, in Jamaica, socialized extensively with Noel Coward and Ian Fleming.
Even his 1959 death was tinged with salaciousness, when he reportedly died in the arms of his teenage girlfriend, Beverly Aadland, a former chorus girl whom Flynn had allegedly begun dating when she was only 15.
Since inheriting the house in 1959, Errol's third wife, Patrice Wymore Flynn, has lived here. She keeps the 2,000-acre estate afloat with the help of her way-copacetic grandson, 27-year-old Luke, a full-time surfer, occasional Tommy Hilfiger model and sometime actor-filmmaker.
Errol Flynn supposedly was interested in the Rhett Butler role which went to Clark Gable. If Flynn had gotten the part, how different, if at all, do you think that Gone With The Wind might have been?
