Beam Ends Explained

Beam Ends
Author:	Errol Flynn
Language:	English
Genre:	Adventure novel
Release Date:	1937
Media Type:	Print (Hardback & Paperback)

Beam Ends is a 1937 semi-autobiographical novel by Australian actor Errol Flynn.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Upon publication, reviews positioned the book variously as fiction and non-fiction. It was understood as "a graphic account of an adventurous and almost fatal trip that [Flynn] made in a small schooner from Australia to New Guinea." Another reviewer purported that it "deals at length on [Flynn's] Sydney days, and his subsequent voyage up the east coast of Australia."

Beam Ends was Flynn's first novel, although he had written nonfiction for many years.^[5]

Film Adaptation

In 2018, the book was adapted by Australian director Russell Mulcahy. It was released under the title In Like Flynn.

External links

• Review of book at Kirkus

Notes and References

1. The Bulletin. Frank. Clunes. The Debunking of Errol Flynn. 59. 50. 13 August 1938.
2. News: Flynn's Life Story . . Queensland, Australia . 16 May 1936 . 1 November 2019 . 13 (SPORTS FINAL) . National Library of Australia.
3. News: ERROL FLYNN WRITES A BOOK . . XIX . 6 . New South Wales, Australia . 10 April 1937 . 1 November 2019 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: ERROL FLYNN'S Tale Of ADVENTURE . . 5 . 16 . Australia . 25 September 1937 . 1 November 2019 . 4 (MOVIE WORLD) . National Library of Australia.
5. Stephen. Vagg. Filmink. The Films of Errol Flynn: Part 2 The Golden Years . November 10, 2019.