'Flynn set the record straight and is brutally honest in his posthumously published self-portrait. 'This is a major autobiography in the tradition of Cellini, Casanova, and Frank Harris.' – The Guardian Flynn also writes of falling in love with co-star Olivia de Havilland. Warner, John Barrymore, Bruce Cabot, Flynn's first wife Lili Damita and director Michael Curtiz. The book is noteworthy for its depictions of major Hollywood players from the Classic Hollywood period including Jack L. When she complained to Errol that he was paying all his attention to the book and little to her Errol reportedly responded to her complaint, 'That's right! I'm paying a helluva lot of attention to my book! Twenty-four hours a day and I'm going to keep on!' Controversies Jeffrey Meyers' introduction in the Aurum edition of My Wicked, Wicked Ways claims that Errol dictated the book to Conrad from August to October 1958, and that he was a 'literary stand in'.Ĭonrad would eventually publish his own book, Errol Flynn: A Memoir in 1979 depicting Flynn's final year, their literary collaboration, and hearing the news of the actor's untimely death.īeverly Aadland's remarks concerning Earl Conrad were rumored to be due to her jealousy of Mr. Aadland also claims that she and Flynn had difficulty removing him, saying 'He was basically a doorstop with paid vacation'. According to Beverly Aadland, Flynn's teenage girlfriend, Conrad was usually drunk and spent most of his time chasing Jamaican women. Ghostwriter Earl Conrad was sent to Flynn's home in Jamaica to collaborate with the actor throughout the writing period. The original publisher, Putnam paid an advance of $9,000 to Flynn for the rights of his autobiography.

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