Editing Errol Flynn (section)

==Other cultural references==
* In the 1950 ''[[Warner Bros.]]'' [[Looney Tunes]] short ''[[The Scarlet Pumpernickel]]'', the character [[Daffy Duck]] repeatedly references Errol Flynn, "Funny, that never happens to Errol Flynn."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Liebenson|first=Donald|date=17 April 2020|title=90 Classic Looney Tunes Cartoons You Can Watch Right Now|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-looney-tunes-shorts-cartoons.html|access-date=2 January 2021|website=Vulture|language=en-us}}</ref>
* The 1965 [[Marvel Comics]] character [[Fandral]], a companion of the Norse God [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] and a member of the [[Warriors Three]], was based on the likeness of Flynn by co-creator [[Stan Lee]].<ref name="Errol">Cooke, Jon B. (Editor); [[Thomas, Roy]] (Interviewer). [http://twomorrows.com/comicbookartist/articles/02stanroy.html "Stan the Man & Roy the Boy: A Conversation Between Stan Lee and Roy Thomas"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218033757/http://www.twomorrows.com/comicbookartist/articles/02stanroy.html|date=18 February 2009}}, TwoMorrows.com. reprinted from ''Comic Book Artist'' No. 2. Retrieved 8 May 2011.</ref> Actor [[Joshua Dallas]], who played the character in ''[[Thor (film)|Thor]]'', based his portrayal on Flynn.<ref name="weintraub">{{cite news|url=https://www.collider.com/2010/12/10/ray-stevenson-joshua-dallas-interview-thor|title=Ray Stevenson (Volstag) and Joshua Dallas (Fandril) On Set Interview THOR|first=Steve|last=Weintraub|work=Collider|date=10 December 2010|access-date=10 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212072934/http://www.collider.com/2010/12/10/ray-stevenson-joshua-dallas-interview-thor/|archive-date=12 December 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Errol Flynn's life was the subject of the opera ''Flynn'' (1977–78) by British composer [[Judith Bingham]]. The score is titled: ''Music-theatre on the life and times of Errol Flynn, in three scenes, three solos, four duets, a mad song and an interlude''.<ref>{{cite news|title='Judith Bingham in Interview', ''Tempo'', No.58 (2004), pp. 20–36}}</ref>
* [[Roman Polanski]]'s 1986 film ''[[Pirates (1986 film)|Pirates]]'' was intended to pay homage to the beloved Errol Flynn swashbucklers of his childhood.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19860718/REVIEWS/607180304|title=''Pirates'' review|first=Roger|last=Ebert|date=18 July 1986|access-date=7 August 2011|archive-date=11 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111160758/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19860718/REVIEWS/607180304|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* In 2005, a small waterfront reserve in [[Sandy Bay, Tasmania|Sandy Bay]], a suburb of Flynn's hometown of [[Hobart]], was renamed from Short Beach to the "Errol Flynn Reserve".<ref>{{cite web|title=Errol Flynn Reserve wins the duel|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=15 April 2005|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-04-15/errol-flynn-reserve-wins-the-duel/1551906|access-date=19 April 2013}}</ref>
* ''The Pirate's Daughter'', a 2008 novel by [[Margaret Cezair-Thompson]], is a fictionalised account of Flynn's later life. The novel's plot plays extensively on Flynn's purported attraction to under-aged girls.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23878298-5003900,00.html|title=Jamaica beguiles as fact inspires fiction|work=The Australian|access-date=13 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007212401/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23878298-5003900,00.html|archive-date=7 October 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* In June 2009 the Errol Flynn Society of Tasmania Inc. organised the Errol Flynn Centenary Celebration, a 10-day series of events designed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth.<ref name="centenary">{{cite web|url=http://www.flynncentenarycelebration.com.au|title=Errol Flynn Centenary|access-date=19 June 2009|date=June 2009|publisher=Errol Flynn Society of Tasmania Inc.}} ''Be 'in like Flynn' to 10&nbsp;days of events!''</ref> On the actual centenary, 20 June 2009, his daughter Rory Flynn unveiled a star with his name on the footpath outside Hobart's heritage State Cinema.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cuddihy|first=Martin|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/21/2603946.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621234206/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/21/2603946.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 June 2009|title=ABC News|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=21 June 2009|access-date=14 February 2010}}</ref>
* In 2009, the mega-yacht marina in the Jamaican north-eastern coastal town of [[Port Antonio]], where Flynn once owned the 64 acre [[Navy Island, Jamaica|Navy Island]] and a 2,000 acre coconut plantation and cattle ranch he bequeathed to his widow, [[Patrice Wymore]], underwent a name change to the ''Errol Flynn Marina''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Gareth|last=Davis|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120107/news/news3.html|title=Welcome To The Errol Flynn Marina|access-date=9 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20111225/out/out4.html|title=Celebrating With Patrice Wymore Flynn|work=Jamaica Gleaner|access-date=9 November 2015}}</ref>
* The 2010 novel ''Errol, Fidel and the Cuban Rebel Girls'' by Boyd Anderson is a fictionalised account of the last year of Flynn's life in Cuba.<ref>Anderson, Boyd (2010). ''Errol, Fidel and the Cuban Rebel Girls''. University of Queensland Press; {{ISBN|978-0-7022-3856-7}}.</ref>
* The character of [[Flynn Rider]] from [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]]' animated film ''[[Tangled]]'' (2010) was named after Flynn as an homage and was based on him and [[Gene Kelly]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Sandra |date=7 January 2011 |title=Tangled |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/tangled-20110107-19i46.html |access-date=16 March 2025 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref>