Back in about 1980 my girlfriend at the time told me that she had heard stories about how Errol Flynn use to hang around the lot where they were shooting “The Wizard of Oz” trying to make it with the munchkin women. Is this true? I’ve read a couple of biographies of him, but there is no mention of such activities. They do however support the claim that he spent the duration of the Spanish Civil War in a whorehouse. Any light you can shed on this subject would be appreciated!
“Wizard of Oz” was filmed at MGM, and in 1938–39 Errol worked at Warner Brothers—so it’s highly unlikely that this took place. Not that I’d put it past him . . .
I never heard the Spanish Civil War claim, but I’ve never really done that much research on Errol (Hubba Hubba!) Flynn. I do know the charge that he was a Nazi sympathizer and spy was shot down a few years back. To paraphrase Fanny Brice on her own husband, Errol couldn’t have masterminded a light bulb into a socket.
My two bits of Flynn lore:
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He died in Vancouver, BC, Canada;
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The autopsy carried out by the Vancouver coroner revealed very large penile warts.
just thought you’d like to know.
Source is a book written c1985 by the ex-coroner, Judge Glen McDonald, titled “How Come I’m Dead?”
Swirly Thing alert!!
The bits of Flynn trivia I remember:
In one of his short stories, Truman Capote claims to have had a short sexual interlude with Mr. Flynn. He wrote “If it hadn’t been Errol Flynn, I wouldn’t even have remembered.”
Also I’ve read (urban legend?) that the expression “in like Flynn” originated after Errol Flynn was acquitted on a statutory rape charge, and the expression was used to describe your chances of “scoring” with a young girl and getting away with it.
“Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!” - the White Queen
Rood—you mean he was “ribbed for her pleasure?”
I was thinking about the Spanish Civil War rumor (yeah, I also do SOME work!). Wasn’t that war the last few years of the 1930s? Errol was VERY busy then, making film after film for WB. Maybe what was meant was that ANYplace Errol Flynn lived was by definition a whorehouse.
By the way, Errol was really a delightful light comedian—rather Cary Grant-ish. Not much of a dramatic actor, though.
An obvious imposter posting under the Arnold Winkelried name wrote… Also I’ve read (urban legend?) that the expression “in like Flynn” originated after Errol Flynn was acquitted on a statutory rape charge, and the expression was used to describe your chances of “scoring” with a young girl and getting away with it. because I’m sure the real one would have immediately remembered that it was Unca Cece himself who wrote about this in:
Does ‘in like Flynn’ refer to actor Errol Flynn?. Cecil returned to the topic in Triumph of the Straight Dope, and reported that he still couldn’t find anyone to verify Boss Flynn theory, so it looked like Errol Flynn was in fact the source.
By the way, for some heart-stopping photos of the delectable Mr. Flynn, click here—
http://www.movieactors.com/30stars/flynn2.htm
whitetho: Words cannot express my humiliation and shame. :o
I’m off to flagellate now.
Eve, you call that delectable?
Give me Janeane Garofalo any day.
I guess we would make perfect roomies, Arnold—you in your room with Janeane and me off in mine with Errol.
He looks really creepy with that pencil mustache. If I had to come up with a caption for that picture it would be : “My name is Errol Flynn. I have been convicted of a sex offense. My address is …”
I know I’m new here and all, but ** are you crazed** - Errol Flynn creepy???
Oh my heavens . . . I just viewed those photos and now I need a cold shower and a lie down.
or maybe I need to get out more 
merneith
Not all the pictures. Just the one with the pencil mustache. That look is creepy on anybody.
Neutron, you mean you don’t get all hot ‘n’ bothered over John Waters or Little Richard?
I’m with Merneith, Errol is babelicious. And we can all be assured that he’d have had sex with us, as Errol Flynn would have sex with anyone or anything within reach.
No, I can honestly say I don’t get all hot and bothered over those people.
neutron star = heterosexual male
I don’t know who John Waters is, but the look doesn’t look quite as creepy on Little Richard since his face is a little chubby. Thin mustache + thin face = creepy.
Well said bubba. Spooky, it must be a DBA thing.