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 (song) Errol (song) "Errol" is the second single by iconic Australian surf rock band Australian Crawl taken from their 1981 album "Sirocco". The song was written by James Reyne and Guy McDonough, and is a lyrical biography about Australian-born actor Errol Flynn. It was produced by Peter Dawkins. "Errol" was released in September, 1981 and reached #18 on the Australian Singles Charts in October, 1981. It was voted their third most popular song by listeners of Triple M in 2007. B-side, "Easy on Your Own" was written by Simon Binks and Brad Robinson of The Crawl together with Australian actress Kerry