Aussie Actors - Errol Flynn Trivia Quiz

Answer: In Like Me

Errol Leslie Thompson Flynn's posthumously published 1959 autobiography was, "My Wicked Wicked Ways!" He was born on 20th June in 1909 in Hobart, Tasmania and died on 14th October 1959 in Vancouver, Canada, from a heart attack.

Answer: Mother

Errol's mother was born Lily Mary Young (she later changed her name to Marrelle), a direct descendant of Edward Young. Ironically, Errol's first movie role was that of Fletcher Christian in the Australian film "In The Wake of The Bounty", which was made in 1933!

Answer: Douglas Fairbanks

Errol was the movie sound era's king of swashbuckling films, a title he inherited from Douglas Fairbanks. The title remains Flynn's to this day, with his portrayal of a raft of heroic characters!

Answer: 3

Errol was thrice married. Firstly, to Lili Damita whom he divorced in 1942; secondly, to Nora Eddington whom he married in 1943 and divorced in 1948; and, finally, to Patrice Wymore whom he married in 1950 and who survived him upon his death in 1959.

Answer: 4

From his three marriages, Errol fathered three daughters, Deirdre, Rory and Arnella and one son, Sean.

Answer: The Case of The Curious Bride

Flynn debuted as Fletcher Christian in the Australian film "In the Wake of the Bounty", and after appearing in "Murder at Monte Carlo", he went to Hollywood, where he played the role of a corpse and achieved 13th billing in "The Case of the Curious Bride". In his next film "Don't Bet on Blondes", he portrayed a playboy! Both of these films were in 1935.

Answer: John Barrymore

Errol, a renowned womaniser and notorious hard drinker portrayed alcoholics to perfection in his later films, when his health had deteriorated from years of abuse, and it showed! In "Too Much, Too Soon", he portrayed his fellow boozy actor, John Barrymore.

Answer: Zaca

During his final years, Errol spent a lot of time aboard the yacht, Zaca, anchored in Jamaica, an island paradise that he said reminded him of New Guinea. Another yacht Flynn was associated with was the Sirocco, remembered in music by the Aussie band Australian Crawl.

Answer: They Died With Their Boots On

A fictional retelling of the events that preceded the battle of Little Big Horn, this sweeping western had Errol in the role of George Armstrong Custer, in "They Died With Their Boots On".

Answer: Olivia de Havilland

Perhaps Errol's best-remembered role was as the loveable rogue of Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood, in "The Adventures of Robin Hood". Errol teamed up with Olivia de Havilland as he also did in 1938 in "Four's A Crowd". The other eight films they starred opposite each other in were: "Captain Blood" in 1935. "The Charge of the Light Brigade" in 1936, "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex" and "Dodge City" in 1939, "Santa Fe Trail" in 1940, "They Died with Their Boots On" in 1941, plus "Show Business at War" and "Thank Your Lucky Stars" in 1943.