delivers footnotes to film history that are hard to come by." "A document on Hollywood life far beyond its fan magazine fascination…. This restored version of the 1959 original contains numerous passages deleted from earlier editions for fear of lawsuits-he was equally brutal in his portrayal of many Hollywood big shots-plus eight pages of photos and a new introduction by biographer Jeffrey Meyers." "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."
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 known for its depictions of major figures from the Classic Hollywood period including Jack L. 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 early death. Jeffrey Meyers' introduction in the Aurum edition of My Wicked, Wicked Ways claims that Flynn dictated the book to Conrad from August to October 1958, and that he was a "literary stand in". Aadland also claims that she and Flynn had difficulty removing him: "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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