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Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian 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.
Feb 18, 2022 · The Hollywood star died of a heart attack at 50 in 1959, but his autopsy found five serious medical issues, including cirrhosis and genital warts. He was also a heavy drinker and a womanizer who faced a statutory rape trial and a career decline.
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Apr 8, 2021 · The legendary screen actor died of a heart attack in Vancouver in 1959, while trying to sell his yacht to raise money. He was 50 years old and had a history of liver disease, malaria, and heroin use.
Apr 5, 2005 · Flynn was a womanizer who stood trial in 1942 for statutory rape, for which he was ultimately acquitted. He drank, shot morphine and began finding it difficult to remember lines. He was felled at...
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Jul 18, 2014 · The Hollywood star was broke, sick and surrounded by scandal when he arrived in Vancouver in 1959 to sell his yacht. He died of a heart attack after regaling guests with stories of his adventures, while Canadian pathologists examined his body.
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Oct 4, 2019 · But 60 years ago this month, in the bedroom of Apartment 201, a macabre piece of Vancouver history was made. It was October 14, 1959, and Hollywood star Errol Flynn was having a heart attack. It was his third, and he wouldn’t survive it.
May 13, 2024 · Errol Flynn (born June 20, 1909, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia—died October 14, 1959, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) was an Australian actor who was celebrated as the screen’s foremost swashbuckler. Flynn was the son of a prominent Australian marine biologist and zoologist.
