Errol Flynn: A Life in Photos
Today is Errol Flynn's 117th birthday. Renowned for his charisma, good looks and adventurous screen presence, he established himself as one of the most celebrated stars of Hollywood's Golden Age. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, on June 20, 1909, he spent his early years travelling and working various jobs, before pursuing a career in acting. His breakthrough came with Captain Blood (1935), a role that established as a leading man and launched a successful partnership with Olivia de Havilland. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Flynn became synonymous with swashbuckling adventures films, starring in a series of popular classics, including The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), The Sea Hawk (1940) and Adventures of Don Juan (1948). Known for his athleticism, charm and screen presence, he embodied the romantic hero and became one of the era's biggest box-office attractions. Off-screen, Flynn was equally famous for his adventurous lifestyle and reputation as a playboy. His personal life was often the subject of public attention and controversy, sometimes overshadowing his professional achievements. Despite facing career and health challenges in his later years, he continued acting and remained a popular public figure. He died in 1959 at the young age of 50, but his legacy endures through his memorable performances and lasting influence on the adventure genre. He is widely regarded as one of cinema's greatest swashbuckling stars and a defining icon of classic Hollywood. This is his life in photo.
Photo by Sasha dated July 25, 1933.
With Olivia de Havilland in Captain Blood (1935).
At home circa 1935.
During the making of The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936).
With his first wife, actress Lili Damita, attending the Southwest Pacific Coast Tennis Championships at the Los Angeles Tennis Club, on September 19, 1937.
Still from The Perfect Specimen (1937).
With his longtime stand-in, Don Turner, on the set of The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938).
Still from The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938).
With Bette Davis in a publicity photo for The Sisters (1938).
With David Niven and Basil Rathbone in a still from The Dawn Patrol (1938).
Photo by George Hurrell, 1938.
With President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (seated left) and Eleanor Roosevelt (seated right), attending a
horse show at the Fort Myer Cavalry Post, in Virginia, on January 25, 1939. Flynn rode
one of the White House horses. The proceeds of the horse show were used in the campaign against infantile paralysis.
With Olivia de Havilland in Dodge City (1939).
With Bette Davis in a publicity still for The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939).
With Henry Daniell in The Sea Hawk (1940).
With Barbara Stanwyck, recording a script at the CBS studios in Los Angeles in 1940. Photo by William Grimes.
Still from They Died with Their Boots On (1941).
With Ronald Reagan and Arthur Kennedy in Desperate Journey (1942).
Circa 1944.
Still from San Antonio (1945).
Still from Adventures of Don Juan (1948).
With Greer Garson (left), meeting Queen Elizabeth I on November 17, 1949.
In 1950.
With his son, Sean, on a fishing trip on Lake Mead, near Las Vegas, Nevada, in July 1951.
At the wheel of his schooner, The Zaca, in a publicity still issued for the documentary Cruise of the Zaca (1952), which he directed and starred in.
During the making of The Master of Ballantrae (1953).
With his daughter, Rory, circa 1953.
At an event in Los Angeles on February 25, 1956. Photo by Earl Leaf.
With Ava Gardner in The Sun Also Rises (1957).
With his daughters, Rory (left) and Deirdre, circa 1957.
With Juliette Gréco, John Huston (in the back) and a group of African dancers during the filming of The Roots of Heaven (1958) in French Equatorial Africa.
Still from The Roots of Heaven (1958).
With his third wife, Patrice Wymore, and their daughter, Arnella, in 1958.
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