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My Take
Errol Flynn was the swashbuckling fantasy made flesh — the guy who made every sword fight look effortless and every love scene feel inevitable. Born in Tasmania of all places, he somehow became the defining image of Hollywood adventure in the 1930s and 40s, swinging through Captain Blood and The Adventures of Robin Hood with a grin that suggested he was having more fun than anyone else on the planet. His chemistry with Olivia de Havilland was genuine magic, and honestly those films hold up. Off screen he was a spectacular mess — the womanizing, the drinking, the scandals — but there's something almost mythological about how completely he lived, burning out at just 50. The phrase "in like Flynn" exists because of this man. That's a legacy.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Errol Flynn
- Name (Japanese)
- エロール・フリン
- Reading
- えろーる・ふりん
- Born
- June 20, 1909 – October 14, 1959
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rooster
- Origin
- Battery Point, Tasmania, Australia
- Height
- 186 cm
- Occupation
- actor / character actor / screenwriter / film actor / film director
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.errolflynn.net
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3
Frequently asked questions
When was Errol Flynn born?
June 20, 1909 – October 14, 1959.
Where is Errol Flynn from?
Errol Flynn is from Battery Point, Tasmania, Australia.
What does Errol Flynn do?
Errol Flynn works as actor, character actor, screenwriter, film actor, film director.
How tall is Errol Flynn?
Errol Flynn is 186 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.