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Errol Flynn Slept Here: The Flynns, the Hamblens, Rick Nelson, and the Most Notorious House in Hollywood
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Errol Flynn Slept Here spans the life and death of Mulholland Farm, the elegant and infamous mountaintop showplace built by film star Errol Flynn at the height of his fame. Its story spans five continents and includes Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, Fidel Castro, Humphrey Bogart, Shirley Temple, Clark Gable, Billy Graham, Johnny Cash, Roy Rogers, the Rolling Stones, and of course, the three owners of Mulholland Farm: wicked Errol Flynn; Christian singer, songwriter, and radio star Stuart Hamblen; and rock n roll legend Rick Nelson.
On the 100th anniversary of the birth of Errol Flynn, authors Robert Matzen and Michael Mazzone tell this remarkable story for the first time, revealing the peep holes, two-way mirrors, secret passageways, and wild parties...not to mention a bodysnatching. Errol Flynn lived in this house during his most prosperous years at Warner Brothers and through the course of the rape trial that would eventually ruin him.
Errol Flynn Slept Here also documents the haunting of Mulholland Farm as described by the people who lived in this, the most notorious house in Hollywood.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.43028092
EAN: 9780971168572
ISBN: 0971168571
Label: GoodKnight Books
Manufacturer: GoodKnight Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 200
Publication Date: 2009-02-02
Publisher: GoodKnight Books
Studio: GoodKnight Books
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:
another side of Errol -
A wonderful book with a side of Errol never been told. His home now sadly gone, was apparently very unrestful after his death as you will read accounts by Ricky Nelsons sons and family who had ghostly encounters with the paranromal while living there. It is a must have & great addition to your library for any movie buff or person who likes reading about unxplained paranormal experiences. I give this book and A+
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Amazing chronicle of a movie star & his beloved home -
This book is fascinating. It tells a different tale of the star Errol Flynn. Detail in the planning, building, height of its glory, scandal and final demise of Errol's home that he loved so much. including some ghost stories, of which I wish i could have heard even more of. The home sadly is gone now, Justin Timberlake now owns a new house built on the original sight. The photos alone of the house Errol built that were torn down sadly not so many years ago, are worth it alone. This is an amazing book, wonderful writing with mostly never before seen pictures. If you are a fan of Errol Flynn. this is a must to have
TRULY A BOOK ABOUT THE HOUSE - 
If you are truly interested in the house where Errol Flynn sought refuge during his darkest days, and partied relentlessly with his celebrity friends, then buy this coffeetable-style book. It's beautifully done, with quality photos on glossy pages. A lot of Flynn's life is touched on, and there are quite a few family photos that I, being an avid Errol Flynn fan, had never seen before. There is however, more than I ever wanted or needed to know about this rambling, mishmash of a house, whioh is basically what the authors call it. Needless to say, I didn't even finish reading it -- I sold it.
Just Off Mulholland -
This is the story of a house and its residents, but the main attraction here is its most famous resident and the builder of the home, Errol Flynn.
An FYI for those of you who don't like old movies and don't watch TCM: Errol Flynn was an extremely popular film actors in the 1930's and 1940's and probably one of the best looking males to have ever graced the silver screen. His actual talent is a point of contention for some people. I am not one of them. Errol was wonderful, but he had a lifestyle which eventually caught up with him. He liked drink, drugs, and women (and alledgedly per some of his biographers an occasional man). By the late '40's, Errol's career started a gradual freefall. High profile roles became fewer and he was relegated to minor parts more frequently and his income shrunk proportionately. During the peak of his fame, he was the subject of a stuatory rape case of which he was acquitted. Ironically, instead of being a career killer, Flynn was more popular than ever.
In the early '40's after his first marriage to an actress named Lily Damita was kaput, he had a home built in a remote location off of Mulholland Drive to his specifications. It was an elegant lodge style home, but featured two way mirrors, hidden stairways, sliding wall panels, and peep holes. His racy parties and his regular friends were the stuff of legend. Much of the legend revolved around his home. By the mid-1950's, Flynn's career was somewhat in a decline, he was into a third marriage, and deeply in debt to many people including his ex-wife Lily Damita. Flynn lost the house and moved on, but the house remained and became home to Stuart Hamblen and then singer/actor Rick Nelson.
The house itself had become legend by its very nature. I remember checking it out once in the early '80's from a respectful distance. Ricky Nelson was in residence then. By the late '80's I returned to get a picture of a grave adjacent to the property and the house had been razed.
This book is a wonderful account of the history of a unique home and its celebrated residents. The author did a marvelous job researching and assembling pictures, blue prints, and stories about the home and its residents. If you have an interest in Hollywood, architecture, Errol Flynn or any of its celebrated residents or guests you will probably enjoy this book as much as I have.
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I was there...... -
For many years I wished that I had made the trip back to California to see Mulholland Farm. Being a steadfast Flynn fan, having read all that I could get my hands on, this was one thing that had escaped me. Torn down before I could get there, all that was left was an occasional picture, an authors remembrance. This book TAKES YOU THERE!! What a read. Everything I had thought and more, including copies of the original blueprints. The most interesting new information yet about Flynn, his home, and his life there! Bravo to the authors for this treasure trove of information. A well desereved, easily read and delightful tome to the Baron of Mulholland!!
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