This week, Josie tells Mel all about Errol Flynn, who left Tassie for the bright lights of Hollywood and ended up becoming a huge (and problematic) movie star in the 1940s. We also filmed the episode for Patreon supporters! Become a supporter at https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistory

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CREDITS:

Vanity Fair by Julie Miller, 2013

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/09/errol-flynn-toronto-film-festival

Diffords Guide for Discerning Drinkers by Theodora Sutcliffe

https://www.diffordsguide.com/en-au/people/51745/celebrity-drinker/errol-flynn

High Times by Harry Wasserman, 1979

https://hightimes.com/culture/high-times-greats-errol-flynn/

Vintage News by Katie Vernon

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/08/20/errol-flynn/ 

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Errol_Flynn 

Australian Dictionary of Biography by William Bryden

http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/flynn-errol-leslie-6364

 

 

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