Errol Flynn

Handsome and charismatic, Errol Flynn was one of the first great screen idols. He mesmerised millions around the world with his swordsmanship, swagger and smouldering sexuality. He portrayed an array of heroes in the Golden Age of Hollywood, and his life off screen was no less colourful. This groundbreaking biography is the first complete account of Errol Flynn’s life, from his unusual childhood in Tasmania and damaging family secrets, to his time in the brutal plantations of New Guinea, and his discovery by a Warner talent spotter. He quickly found fame in lead roles in blockbuster films like Captain Blood and The Adventures of Robin Hood . He was the man who had it all, who every man wanted to be, who every woman wanted. But he soon became embroiled in a highly publicised rape trial that exposed the trafficking of underage girls in Hollywood in 1942, and he tragically died aged only fifty, the result of a life lived to excess.