Errol Flynn to Marelle. Flynn described his mother's family as ""seafaring folk"" and this appears to be where his lifelong interest in boats and the sea originated. Both of his parents were Australian-born of Irish, English, and Scottish descent. Despite Flynn's claims, the evidence indicates that he was not descended from any of the Bounty mutineers. Flynn received his early schooling in Hobart. He made one of his first appearances as a performer in 1918, aged nine, when he served as a page boy to Enid Lyons in a queen carnival. In her memoirs, Lyons recalled Flynn as "a dashing figure –
Errol Flynn Warners, "The Master of Ballantrae" (1953). After that Warners ended their contract with him and their association that had lasted for 18 years and 35 films. Flynn relocated his career to Europe. He made a swashbuckler in Italy, "Crossed Swords" (1954). This inspired him to produce a similar movie in that country, "The Story of William Tell" (1954), directed by Jack Cardiff with Flynn in the title role. The movie fell apart during production and ruined Flynn financially. Desperate for money, he accepted an offer from Herbert Wilcox to support Anna Neagle in a British musical, "Lilacs in the Spring"