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Most Recent Role: Dr. Boatwright on Alcoa Theatre
Alias Name(s): Leslie Flynn
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Birthday: 6-20-1909
Birth Name: Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn
Date of Death: 10-14-1959
Cause of Death: Heart attack (Vancouver, British Columbia)
The handsome, devil-may-care hero of Hollywood's most exciting swashbucklers, Flynn shot to overnight stardom when brought on as a last-minute replacement for Robert Donat to play the title role in Warner Bros.' pirate epic Captain Blood (1935). His flamboyant charm and dashing magnetism quickly established Flynn as the sound era's claimant to the Douglas Fairbanks swashbuckling crown as he...

Most Recent Appearance

 
Alcoa Theatre
The Golden Shanty
Monday 9 November 1959 on NBC

Traveling snake oil salesman Doc Boatwright is on his return to Nuggett City where he is spotted by Adie Walker, who has been conned by him into buying his money losing saloon.

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Errol attended Sydney Church of England Grammar School, but was expelled for being romantically involved with the laundress' daughter. (edit)
Errol has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for his contributions in motion pictures at 6654 Hollywood Blvd. and one for his contributions in television at 7008 Hollywood Blvd. (edit)
Errol was buried in a coffee space with six bottles of whiskey. (edit)
Errol received American citizenship in 1942. (edit)
Errol considered Fidel Castro to be a friend. (edit)

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Errol: Women won't let me stay single, and I won't let myself stay married. (edit)
Errol: I intend to live the first half of my life. I don't care about the rest. (edit)
Errol: (his last words) I've had a hell of a lot of fun. I've loved it, every minute of it (edit)
Errol: I do what I like. (edit)
Errol: I've got great respect for the dead in Hollywood but none for the living. (edit)
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