Nora Eddington

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Nora Eddington
Born Nora Eddington
February 25, 1924 (1924-02-25)
Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died April 10, 2001 (aged 77)
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Occupation actress
Spouse(s) Errol Flynn (1943-1949)
Dick Haymes (1949-1953)
Richard Black

Nora Eddington (25 February 1924 – 10 April 2001) is best known as the second wife of the actor Errol Flynn. She was an American. She also featured as an actress in a number of minor roles in a small number of films.

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[edit] Personal life

[edit] Background & early life

Nora Eddington was the daughter of Jack Eddington of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's office.[1]

[edit] Private life

She was only eighteen years old when she first met Errol Flynn in February 1943[2] – at the time, she was working at the courthouse where Flynn's notorious 1943 trial for statutory rape took place. Flynn was acquited (found Not Guilty) and they were married in 1944 in Mexico.[3] Their daughter, Deirdre, was born 10 January 1945.[3] By the time that their last child and second daughter, Rory, was born in March 1947, their marriage was already essentially already over.[4] The couple were divorced in 1949, but parted on fairly amicable terms.[4][5] Shortly afterwards, she married Dick Haymes,[5] on 17 July 1949. She wrote a book about her life with Flynn, titled Errol and Me, published in 1960. Her second marriage to Dick Haymes, lasted four years. After divorcing Haymes, she subsequently married Richard Black, a marriage that lasted for the rest of her life – they had a son named Kevin, who died from Leukemia aged 10 years.

[edit] Death

Nora Eddington Flynn died died in 2001, after a long battle with kidney disease, at Cedars Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles. She was interred in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, next to her son Kevin.

[edit] Acting career

[edit] Filmography

This is a partial list only. She starred in a few films only, roles mostly arising through her connection with Errol Flynn.

[edit] References & footnotes

  1. ^ Flynn, My Wicked, Wicked Ways, p. 330.
  2. ^ Flynn, My Wicked, Wicked Ways, p. 328-329.
  3. ^ a b Flynn, My Wicked, Wicked Ways, p. 344.
  4. ^ a b Flynn, My Wicked, Wicked Ways, p. 359.
  5. ^ a b Flynn, My Wicked, Wicked Ways, p. 370.

[edit] Bibliography

  • Flynn, Errol. My Wicked, Wicked Ways: the Autobiography of Errol Flynn. Intro. by Jeffrey Meyers. New York: Cooper Square Press, 2003. Rpt. of My Wicked, Wicked Ways. New York: G.P. Putnam's sons, 1959. ISBN 0-8154-1250-9.

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Persondata
NAME Eddington, Nora
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION American film actress
DATE OF BIRTH 25 February 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH 10 April 2001
PLACE OF DEATH Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, U.S.