fame, male privilege and a media circus – revisiting Errol Flynn's rape trial 80 years on
- Written by: Patricia A. O'Brien, Faculty Member, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University; Visiting Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University., Georgetown University
Errol Flynn pictured in 1939 along with headlines surrounding his rape trialAP and Author ProvidedWarning: this article contains descriptions of sexual and colonial violence.
Eighty years ago, the Pacific War felt close to Los Angeles. In October 1942, America was still reeling from the attacks ten months before on Pearl Harbor. Across the...
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