Thursday, August 21, 2008

The Son Also Rises


SEAN FLYNN ON THE SET OF THE SON OF CAPTAIN BLOOD (1962)

Sean Flynn (May 31, 1941 - 1970/71?) was, by all accounts, charismatic, glamorous and charming -- with Errol Flynn and Lilli Damita as his parents, he obviously had the benefit of terrific genes.





Sean's short life was certainly romantic, adventurous and, ultimately, tragic: after abandoning acting for a globetrotting career as a freelance photojournalist, he went missing while on assignment in Cambodia, allegedly taken prisoner and executed by the Khymer Rouge. Sean Flynn was declared legally dead in 1984; his remains were never found. Looking at the smiling, heart-stoppingly handsome young man in these photos, it seems all the sadder.





5 comments:

  1. Sad.
    I think it was in Men's Vogue?
    I read an article about him just recently.
    Or was it Vanity fair?
    Odd, but he's the same age as my father. Hard to imagine

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  2. I do believe it was Men's Vogue.

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  3. I just read it and it's heartbreaking. You can read it here:
    http://www.mensvogue.com/magazine/articles/2008/06/seanflynn

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