Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn
Flynn c. 1940
Born
Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn

(1909-06-20)20 June 1909
Died14 October 1959(1959-10-14) (aged 50)
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, U.S.
Nationality
  • Australian
  • American
OccupationActor
Years active1932–1959
Spouses
(m. 1935; div. 1942)
(m. 1943; div. 1949)
(m. 1950)
Children4, including Sean Flynn
Parent

Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Olivia de Havilland, and reputation for his womanising and hedonistic personal life. His most notable roles include Robin Hood in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), which was later named by the American Film Institute as the 18th greatest hero in American film history, the lead role in Captain Blood (1935), Major Geoffrey Vickers in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), and the hero in a number of Westerns such as Dodge City (1939), Santa Fe Trail, Virginia City (both 1940), and San Antonio (1945).