Full of incidents that occurred during a long and dangerous voyage by errol flynn and some friends before the actor ever began his career. Fine clean copy with the giltstamping still gleaming in a bright lightly used dust jacket with some tiny tears and a couple of tiny chips. Video about errol flynn and mulholland farm, his famous home in the hollywood hills that was later owned by gospel singer, songwriter, and radio star stuart hamblen, and by recording star rick nelson. Its a treat for the errol flynn fan because you can. If youre a flynn fan, or just love a good tale, this book wont disappoint. I always loved errol flynn and i wanted to read his books to learn what kind of writer he was. There are several stories how errol acquired the sirocco, one says his mother purchased her, one says his father purchased her and errol says, he won her in a card game.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Beam ends tells the autobiographical tale of a voyage up the coast of australia from doney to new guinea in a ship manifestly unsuited to the task. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more. Hard cover, the beam ends by errol flynn, first edition. It is an entertaining book full of humour and understated adventure and hijinks. A couple of the photo pages have a water stain at the top, see photos. On the back of jacket is a photograph of errol flynn in full costume sitting on the set of his film the prince and the pauper, reading a copy of the american edition. The dust jacket has a wonderful color painting of the sailing yacht, sirocco, at sea under full sail. Beam ends has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace.
Flynn wrote this book when he was about 28 years old. Solid with a light spine roll and a few thin creases on the front cover 1st printing. A young errol flynn embraces adventure and breaks hearts in this biopic, living the swashbuckling life hed one day portray on the silver screen. In beam ends, the first of three books he wrote, errol flynn recounted that in his early days, before he started acting, he was a policeman. Beam ends by errol flynn, 97808488154, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Longmans, green and company, 1937 australia 239 pages. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Its been a pretty mixed bag of readingwatching recently, starting with two books by errol flynn, beam ends 1937 and showdown 1946 both quite well done and easily enjoyable. Beam ends 1937, showdown 1946 y my wicked, wicked ways 1959. Meanwhile, flynn published his first book, beam ends 1937, an autobiographical account of his experiences sailing around australia as a youth. Errol flynn was born on june 20, 1909, in hobart, tasmania, australia, to theodore thomson flynn and marrelle young. Condition a very good copy with some light spotting to the cloth, in a decent jacket with some significant chipping to the extremities of edition first edition.
Young flynn was a rambunctious child who could be counted on to find trouble. Very attractive copy of a book usually encountered worn. Errol flynn was an exceptional writer and what a wonderful command of the english language he had. Beam ends by errol flynn1937 first edition vintage. He also travelled to spain, in 1937, as a war correspondent during the spanish civil war. Originally published in february of 1937, then reprinted in march and mayt of same year. Errol flynn proves that he was a talented writer, making the reader feel that they are a part of his voyage. Indeed, errol flynn lives to tell this and other miraculous stories, but the one he had save d twice is not so lucky the third time, when a crocodile or more put an end to a life that was short. It has a few small tears on a few pages from age, but it is in otherwise good shape.
He was englands representative in the 1928 olympic games at amsterdam. He was that kind of actor before he ever looked at a camera, and he would be that kind of an actor had he never got into the movies. It was his first novel although he had written non fiction for many years. The beam ends sirocco or errols first sirocco in 1929. Over time i read everything i could by and about errol flynn, including his underrated novel beam ends, published in 1937. Three adventurers set sail up the east coast of australia in a sail boat errol flynn acquires rather accidentally. The reason i say this is because by the way that beam ends is written,descriptions mainly,it is clear that errol flynn had a true writing talent. Errol flynn is an actor who always tries to act his role, that of a handsome man dashing around in search of adventure. There are over 30,000 ratings on his film adventures of robin hood yet his two lone works of fiction showdown and beam ends cannot even garner 30 ratings on goodreads and amazon combined. In his book, beam ends, errol flynn, the film star, wrote that, while in sydney, he found himself the owner of a yacht, the sirocco, after a.
A great read, replete with sailing jargon that could only have. Its a treat for the errol flynn fan because you can really hear him speaking throughout the book. Errol flynn was an adventure before he was a movie star. Errol flynn was born to parents theodore flynn, a respected biologist, and marrelle young, an adventurous young woman.
In like flynn movie of errol flynn in png just doesnt. The beam ends sirocco or errol s first sirocco in 1929. The beam ends by errol flynn first edition 1937 hardcover. What makes errol flynn so continually fascinating is that he lived a life. Beam ends book by errol flynn 2 available editions. Beams end is full of wit, action packed and full of youthful bravado. Improvements in shipbuilding, by securing the ends of the beams of. Errol flynn, in full errol leslie thomson flynn, born june 20, 1909, hobart, tasmania, australiadied october 14, 1959, vancouver, british columbia, canada, australian actor who was celebrated as the screens foremost swashbuckler flynn was the son of a prominent australian marine biologist and zoologist. Errol managed to have himself thrown out of every school he was enrolled in. Errol flynn biography childhood, life achievements. Errol flynn appeared in some 60 films from 1933 to the late 1950s and gained the reputation of being the quintessential hollywood swashbuckling swordwielding adventure hero. Flynn was a talented writer and the voyage on the original sirocco is detailed in his 1937 book beam ends.
Originally published in february of 1937, then reprinted in march and mayt of. The book is in fair condition and is a little worn from age. Beam ends gives us a glimpse of what might have been, a brief look at. There is nothing inadequate about errol flynn the writer. Marc furmie, corey large, steve albert, luke flynn, based on the book beam ends by errol flynn. Fascinating debut, which took only less than ten minutes of screen time, indicative of a life that was more than full. The rest of the pages are good for the age of book.