| The Big Love | |
| Author: | Tedd Thomey, Florence Aadland (as told by) |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Biography |
| Publisher: | Lancer Books/Warner Books Edition (1986)/Spurl Editions (2018) |
| Release Date: | 1961 |
| Media Type: | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages: | 192 pp |
| Isbn: | 0-446-30159-0 |
| Oclc: | 14409362 |
The Big Love, is a non-fiction scandalous biographical account of an alleged love affair between actor Errol Flynn and then fifteen-year-old actress Beverly Aadland, as told by her mother, Florence Aadland.
The original 1961 edition was first published by Lancer Books. A Warner Books Edition was released in 1986. This edition contained an epilogue by co-author Tedd Thomey, commenting on Florence Aadland's life and death, and her imprisonment. The Big Love was republished, along with supplemental materials, in 2018 by Spurl Editions.[1]
The book was reviewed by William Styron, a reprint of which appears in This Quiet Dust, and Other Writings.
In 1991, actress Tracey Ullman played the part of Florence in a one-woman show by Brooke Allen based on the book.[2] [3]