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Alfred Percival Graves
Alfred Percival Graves 1846-1931, Irish poet. An inspector of schools, he was also twice president of the Irish literary society. He compiled several volumes of Irish music and folksongs. Included among his own writings are Irish Songs and Ballads (1880) and Father O'Flynn (1889). Bibliog... Read more
Manuel Tamayo y Baus
Manuel Tamayo y Baus , 1829-98, Spanish dramatist. Born into a family of actors, Tamayo became one of the most popular and versatile Spanish playwrights of the 19th cent. Among his many successful plays are the historical Locura de amor [the madness of love] (1855) and his tragic masterpiece, Un ... Read more
Samuel Richardson
Samuel Richardson 1689-1761, English novelist, b. Derbyshire. When he was 50 and established as a prosperous printer, Richardson was asked to compose a guide to letter writing. The idea of introducing a central theme occurred to him, and he interrupted his task to write and publish his novel of mor... Read more
John Davison Rockefeller
John Davison Rockefeller 1839-1937, American industrialist and philanthropist, b. Richford, N.Y. He moved (1853) with his family to a farm near Cleveland and at age 16 went to work as a bookkeeper. Frugal and industrious, Rockefeller became (1859) a partner in a produce business, and four years lat... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Errol Flynn"

Flynn, Errol
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Flynn, Errol (1909–59) US film actor, b. Tasmania. He made his name with Captain Blood (1935), and won worldwide fame playing...
Rupert Davies
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...began to take off. He had a small role in The Dark Avenger (1955), a swashbuckling adventure starring screen legend Errol Flynn and British actor Christopher Lee, with whom Davies would work on many subsequent pictures. After a brief stint on...
Battle of the Little Big Horn
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...assumes prominence during socially conservative periods; the wartime film epic They Died with Their Boots On (1941; Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland) exemplifies this. Here the doomed men fight bravely to the last man, in this case Custer himself...

Dictionary entries related to "Errol Flynn"

Flynn, Errol
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers FLYNN, Errol Nationality: American. Born: Errol...Warners contract; 1954—formed Errol Flynn Enterprises production company; 1956...58—host of TV series The Errol Flynn Theater (Goodyear Theater ); 1958...
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...designer: Milo Anderson. Cast: Errol Flynn (Robin Hood, or Sir Robin of...Without Makeup, New York, 1948. Flynn, Errol, My Wicked, Wicked Ways, New...Parish, James Robert, editor, Errol Flynn, New York, 1969. Thomas, Tony...
The Lady from Shanghai
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Francisco; the Walhalla Bar and Cafe, Sausalito; various locations in Acapulco; and aboard the yacht "Zaca" owned by Errol Flynn. Producers: Orson Welles with Richard Wilson and William Castle; screenplay: Orson Welles, from the novel Before...
Farmer, Frances
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...feature film debut in Too Many Parents ; 1937—on Lux Radio Theatre with Spencer Tracy in Men in White and with Errol Flynn in British Agent ; 1937—stage appearance in At Mrs. Beams, Westchester Playhouse; obtained release from...
foil
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...succeeding: a brave policewoman foiled the armed robbery. ∎  frustrate the efforts or plans of: Errol Flynn was a dashing Mountie foiling Nazi agents in Canada. ∎  Hunting (of a hunted animal) run over...
Miller, Seton I.
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...movies, G-Men, and a superior Edward G. Robinson vehicle, Bullets or Ballots, and, similarly, coauthored such Errol Flynn films as The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Dawn Patrol remake, and The Sea Hawk. Miller was plagued by the vagaries...
Gibson, Mel
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Australian-raised, Mel Gibson is a throwback to the chiseled-featured cinema gods of Hollywood's Golden Age. Like Errol Flynn, Tyrone Power, and Robert Taylor, he is comfortable time-traveling through any historical period to save the downtrodden...
Hershey, Barbara
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Glennis Yeager) 1984 The Natural (Levinson) (as Harriet Bird) 1985 My Wicked, Wicked Ways . . . The Legend of Errol Flynn (Taylor—for TV) (as Lili Damita); Passion Flower (Sargent—for TV) (as Julia Maitland...

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successful
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...USAGE NOTES   in like Flynn This phrase, meaning “...War II as an allusion to the actor Errol Flynn's legendary prowess in seducing...sentences such as those just quoted. Errol Flynn is reported to have resented the...

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Biographical Risk: Linking Sean and Errol Flynn. (Book Review).(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Video Age International; 11/1/2002; 700+ words ; ...cast by his film star father, Errol Flynn. But Jeffrey Meyers' Inherited Risk: Errol and Sean Flynn in Hollywood and Vietnam...a more perfect example of 'Flynn' recklessness than Errol was himself. Unfortunately...
Errol Flynn, Cuba, and film noir: revisioning 'The Big Boodle.'(Retrospectives)(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: Journal of Popular Film and Television; 9/22/2003; ; 700+ words ; Abstract: Errol Flynn, the Hollywood swashbuckler, reinvents...French New Wave. Key words: Cuba; Flynn, Errol; film noir; New Wave...overthrew the Cuban dictator Batista, Errol Flynn, the great Hollywood swashbuckler...
``Errol Flynn: The Signature Collection'' -- Five DVD Debuts Plus a Brand-New Feature Length Documentary Available Only With the Collection April 19 from Warner Home Video.
Business Wire; 3/9/2005; 651 words ; ...the DVD debut of five films from Errol Flynn -- whose combination of natural...stars of the '30s and '40s. "Errol Flynn: The Signature Collection" includes...documentary "The Adventures of Errol Flynn." The DVDs include the extra...
The acorn falls . . . Errol and Sean Flynn, poster boys for danger
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 6/23/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...the brave, charismatic son of Errol Flynn--rode his motorcycle into a...have to be over 50 to know who Errol Flynn was, and, no matter what your...a biography--of the actor Errol Flynn, sandwiched between two relatively...
ERROL FLYNN DASHING AS EVER IN DVD COLLECTION.(CNY)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 4/18/2005; 690 words ; ...Hood," there has been little Errol Flynn on DVD to swash or buckle about...with the release of its stunning "Errol Flynn: The Signature Collection...bonus disc, "The Adventures of Errol Flynn," is a new warts-and-all...
Errol Flynn: The Life and Career
Magazine article from: Film & History; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; Thomas McNulty. Errol Flynn: The Life and Career McFarland...The first time I remember seeing an Errol Flynn film was a theatrical re-release...only the endurance of the legend of Errol Flynn, but also his importance to Warner...
Tas: Tasmania, exit stage left, for Errol Flynn
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 6/19/2009; 700+ words ; ...Tasmania, exit stage left, for Errol Flynn By Paul Carter HOBART, June 19 AAP - Errol Flynn couldn't get out of Tasmania...the council to name a dog park Errol Flynn Reserve, saying it had declined...
`The Adventures of Errol Flynn,' premiering Tuesday on TCM.
Newspaper article from: The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 4/1/2005; 700+ words ; ...Hal Bodeker Swashbuckling titan Errol Flynn longed for acclaim as an actor...documentary. "The Adventures of Errol Flynn," premiering Tuesday on TCM...esteem. "The Adventures of Errol Flynn" repeatedly comes to its subject...
The Swashbuckling Life of Errol Flynn
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/5/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...screen in Hollywood's golden age, Errol Flynn has to have been the dashingest...documentary, "The Adventures of Errol Flynn," premiering at 8 with an encore...Even the simplest details of Errol Flynn's life seem exotic: He was born...
Errol Flynn's Widow Remembers
News Wire article from: AP Online; 7/13/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...Writer AP Online 07-13-2000 Errol Flynn's Widow Remembers PORT ANTONIO...Four decades after the death of Errol Flynn, his memory and legend are still...remained -- the 2,000-acre ``Errol Flynn Estates'' cattle farm east of...