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Errol Flynn

1909 - 1959

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Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian and American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Olivia de Havilland, and reputation for his womanising and hedonistic personal life. His most notable roles include Robin Hood in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), which was later named by the American Film Institute as the 18th-greatest hero in American film history, the lead role in Captain Blood (1935), Major Geoffrey Vickers in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), and the hero in a number of Westerns such as Dodge City (1939), Santa Fe Trail, Virginia City (both 1940) and San Antonio (1945). Flynn was posthumously awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion picture and television industries in 1960. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Errol Flynn is the 404th most popular actor (up from 475th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Australia (up from 21st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Australian Actor.

Errol Flynn was a famous actor from the 1930s to the 1950s. He was known for his roles in Robin Hood, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Captain Blood, and The Sea Hawk.

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Among actors, Errol Flynn ranks 404 out of 13,578. Before him are Emil Jannings, Richard Dean Anderson, Tim Robbins, Bill Murray, Daniel Craig, and Don Johnson. After him are Jack Palance, Trevor Howard, Juliette Binoche, Bob Hoskins, Raquel Welch, and Jennifer Aniston.

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Among people born in 1909, Errol Flynn ranks 24. Before him are Mohammed V of Morocco, Li Xiannian, Elia Kazan, Isaiah Berlin, Talal of Jordan, and Souphanouvong. After him are Ernst Gombrich, Benny Goodman, Magda Schneider, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Carmen Miranda, and Aleksandar Ranković. Among people deceased in 1959, Errol Flynn ranks 21. Before him are Boris Vian, D. F. Malan, William Halsey Jr., Shirō Ishii, Camilo Cienfuegos, and George Grosz. After him are Ettore Majorana, Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal, Buddy Holly, Alfred Schütz, Ritchie Valens, and William D. Leahy.

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Among people born in Australia, Errol Flynn ranks 18 out of 1,143. Before him are Cate Blanchett (1969), Rod Laver (1938), Rupert Murdoch (1931), Truganini (1812), George Lazenby (1939), and Jack Brabham (1926). After him are Scott Morrison (1968), Alexander Prokhorov (1916), John Eccles (1903), Chris Hemsworth (1983), Margaret Court (1942), and Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark (1972).

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Among actors born in Australia, Errol Flynn ranks 4. Before him are Geoffrey Rush (1951), Cate Blanchett (1969), and George Lazenby (1939). After him are Chris Hemsworth (1983), Heath Ledger (1979), Hugh Jackman (1968), Margot Robbie (1990), Lionel Logue (1880), Jason Clarke (1969), Rod Taylor (1930), and Simon Baker (1969).

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