Errol Flynn (1909-1959) starred in 53 films including The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Sea Hawk, and The Sun Also Rises. Jeffrey Meyers, author of Inherited Risk: Errol Flynn and Sean Flynn in Hollywood and Vietnam , lives in Berkeley, California.
This is a major autobiography in the tradition of Cellini,
Casanova, and Frank Harris.
*Guardian*
Flynn set the record straight and is brutally honest in his
posthumously published self-portrait. This restored version of the
1959 original contains numerous passages deletec from earlier
editions for fear of lawsuits—he was equally brutal in his
portrayal of many Hollywood big shots—plus eight pages of photos
and a new introduction by biographer Jeffrey Meyers.
*Library Journal*
A document on Hollywood life far beyond its fan magazine
fascination… . [Flynn] delivers footnotes to film history that are
hard to come by.
*San Francisco Chronicle*
The Tasmanian-actor portrays himself not as a debonair swashbuckler
but as a chronically unhappy soul whose luck talent and high
spirits vaulted him to fame, even as he remained unfulfilled until
the end.
*Indiana Gazette*
This restored version of the 1959 original contains numerous
passages deleted from earlier editions for fear of lawsuits- he was
equally brutal in his portrayal of many Hollywood big shots- plus
eight pages of photos and a new introduction by biographer Jeffery
Meyers.
*Library Journal*
In the book, Flynn writes in a loose style, sometimes reminiscent
of someone writing in a journal, sometimes as though he is talking
to a friend.
*Clifton Record*
"the confessions of a rake, unsparing of himself or anyone
else..."
*Newsweek*
William Macy isn't a fan of horses, althoughn he understands the
power of aniamals on the human spirit. But there's something about
telling stories about animals that allows us to epathize ever more
than we can with people.
*The Scoop*
Incredibly absorbing… . Just as in life, Flynn spares himself
nothing-and from his book emerges the same roguish charm that
endeared his celluloid incarnation to millions.
*Saturday Review*
Flynn writes cleverly, as he talked. He has left us a good
book.
*The New York Times*
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