Errol Flynn: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn
Born	June 20, 1909 • Hobart • Australia
Died	October 14, 1959 (aged 50) • Vancouver • Canada
Married To	Patrice Wymore (married 1950) • Nora Eddington (1943–1949) • Lili Damita (1935–1942)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex" (1939) • "Green Light" (1937) • "Istanbul" (1957) • "Rocky Mountain" (1950) • "Adventures of Don Juan" (1948) • "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938) • "Santa Fe Trail" (1940) • "Don't Bet on Blondes" (1935) • "Hello God" (1951) • "Uncertain Glory" (1944) • "King's Rhapsody" (1955) • "Murder at Monte Carlo" (1935) • "Playhouse 90" (1957) • "Too Much, Too Soon" (1958) • "The Perfect Specimen" (1937) • "Captain Blood" (1935) • "The Case of the Curious Bride" (1935) • "The Sun Also Rises" (1957) • "The Errol Flynn Theatre" (1956–1957) • "Four's a Crowd" (1938) • "Footsteps in the Dark" (1941) • "Desperate Journey" (1942) • "Adventures of Captain Fabian" (1951) • "Goodyear Theatre" (1959) • "Il maestro di Don Giovanni" (1954) • "Virginia City" (1940) • "In the Wake of the Bounty" (1933) • "They Died with Their Boots On" (1941) • "That Forsyte Woman" (1949) • "The Dark Avenger" (1955) • "Lilacs in the Spring" (1954) • "Mara Maru" (1952) • "Dodge City" (1939) • "Never Say Goodbye" (1946) • "The Big Boodle" (1957) • "Thank Your Lucky Stars" (1943) • "Screen Directors Playhouse" (1956) • "Northern Pursuit" (1943) • "Gentleman Jim" (1942) • "The Prince and the Pauper" (1937) • "The Sisters" (1938) • "Edge of Darkness" (1943) • "Cuban Rebel Girls" (1959) • "Cry Wolf" (1947) • "The Dawn Patrol" (1938) • "Montana" (1950) • "The Roots of Heaven" (1958) • "San Antonio" (1945) • "The Sea Hawk" (1940) • "Silver River" (1948) • "Objective, Burma!" (1945) • "Dive Bomber" (1941) • "Kim" (1950) • "Against All Flags" (1952) • "The Master of Ballantrae" (1953) • "Another Dawn" (1937) • "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1936) • "The Red Skelton Show" (1959) • "Escape Me Never" (1947)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator)	"Adventures of Captain Fabian" (1951) • "In Like Flynn" (2018) • "Cuban Rebel Girls" (1959)

Top Questions

Is Errol Flynn married?

Lili Damita (1935–1942), Patrice Wymore (married 1950), Nora Eddington (1943–1949)

When was Errol Flynn born?

Errol Flynn was born on June 20, 1909.

Where was Errol Flynn born?

Errol Flynn was born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

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Errol Flynn as Robin Hood stands outdoors on rocky ground, dressed in green and brown costume, aiming a drawn bow and arrow in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938).

Olivia de Havilland as Elsa Campbell sits facing Errol Flynn as Major Geoffrey Vickers in a dramatic outdoor scene from the 1936 film The Charge of the Light Brigade.

Errol Flynn as Robin Hood and Olivia De Havilland as Maid Marian stand together in medieval costumes in a scene from the 1938 film The Adventures of Robin Hood.

Errol Flynn as Robin Hood in green and brown costume, aiming a bow and arrow while standing on rocky terrain in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938).

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