My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Autobiography of Errol Flynn
Known to millions as the preeminent swashbuckler of the silver screen, Errol Flynn was a complex man who lived a life far more adventurous than any of his films. In My Wicked, Wicked Ways, Flynn reveals himself to be a self-aware and cosmopolitan devotee of excitement and pleasure. With gusto, he recalls his years as a soldier of fortune in the South Seas, his trip to war-torn Spain, his battles in Hollywood with studio honchos (Jack Warner was a particular nemesis) and ex-wives (esp. Lili...
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This book, illustrated for the first time with two dozen photos, reveals an introspective and enigmatic personality previously hidden behind a hedonistic facade.
\ GuardianThis is a major autobiography in the tradition of Cellini, Casanova, and Frank Harris.\ \ \ \ \ Newsweek"the confessions of a rake, unsparing of himself or anyone else..."\ \ \ Saturday ReviewIncredibly absorbing… . Just as in life, Flynn spares himself nothing-and from his book emerges the same roguish charm that endeared his celluloid incarnation to millions.\ \ \ \ \ The New York TimesFlynn writes cleverly, as he talked. He has left us a good book.\ \ \ \ \ San Francisco ChronicleA document on Hollywood life far beyond its fan magazine fascination… . [Flynn] delivers footnotes to film history that are hard to come by.\ \ \ \ \ The ScoopWilliam Macy isn't a fan of horses, althoughn he understands the power of aniamals on the human spirit. But there's something about telling stories about animals that allows us to epathize ever more than we can with people.\ \ \ \ \ Raleigh News and Observer Indiana GazetteThe Tasmanian-actor portrays himself not as a debonair swashbuckler but as a chronically unhappy soul whose luck talent and high spirits vaulted him to fame, even as he remained unfulfilled until the end.\ \ \ \ \ Clifton RecordIn the book, Flynn writes in a loose style, sometimes reminiscent of someone writing in a journal, sometimes as though he is talking to a friend.\ \
