An assumption only or a theory?The reason for me to remember Vingåker,Paris and Nairobi

Big-game hunter Denys Finch Hatton
Haverholme Priory.Earl of Winchilsea.The family estate in Lincolnshire
Baroness Karen Blixen.The author of " Out of Africa ".

Lasse Nilsson. Kaisa Komulainen-Nilsson


Let me face you with a private assumption about why I and maybe you do remember some sites, cities, faces, persons and events for years. Three cities are mentioned above:
The Swedish city, Vingåker, the capital of France, Paris and Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. What do the cities have in common? Why do I recall them all too often? My statement is that if you move people who are dedicated in some or another field, they would let you know about their interests, dreams, ambitions wherever they go or settle- I think.If you had been my students I would ask you some questions connected to some words letting you explain to me the importance of the words. Let me make a test. Question one is: Kjesæter and Vingåker and the Second World War? Those Norwegians who left Norway to fight the German occupation of the country, do remember
the name Kjesæter because they all had to be questioned about why they left Norway in spring 1942. The castle Kjesæter is situated close to Vingåker in Sødermanland.Not
all of the refugees had a good reason for leaving the country and some of them were sent by the Germans to spy on the Norwegian soldiers. Many of the young men married the beautiful Swedish girls and many have only good memories from the stay in Vingåker during the war. Due to my age I was not among the refugees. The Norwegians
made Vingåker and the castle Kjesæter know to many in Norway. They came, they stayed
and left and made local history in Vingåker. My assumption might not be too bad. Let
me continue with my lecture about my settlement theory. Two friends of mine have recently also settled in Vingåker.They left the busy life in Stockholm and have decided make it in Nederhult, Vingåker. A splendid and bold decision, I think. Kaisa
Komulainen- Nilsson and Lasse Nilsson have decided to work for the community by being active in local politics representing the party, Venstrepartiet Vingåker.
Several public meetings have already been arranged.Two dedicated persons who have many interests like literature, cooking, gardening, reading, writing and they are not afraid of making mistakes or make it known in public about negative conditions
of the city of Vingåker. Norwegian refugees, Norwegian soldiers and two persons from Stockholm are making Vingåker an interesting site to go to. You are all welcome to Vingåker to study Norwegian military history or visit Nederhult and get splendid food made by the Swedish refugees from Stockholm or you may buy cheap cloths there.
Think about it - next stop Vingåker. Let me move to Paris to make you believe in my settlement theory. As being my student I ask you to connect the following sentences to a city in France: " La Generation perdue " or " The lost generation " or " A rose is a rose is a rose " famous expressions for those of you who do love reading.
Right -it is Paris after the First World War and the maker of the famous words is the American author Gertrude Stein. She was born in Pennsylvania, USA, in 1874 and died in 1946. She loved Paris -like many of us do. She settled in Paris too. Ernest
Hemingway, John Steinbeck, Dos Passos, F. Scott Fitzgerald,Ezra Pound,Sherwood Anderson, Waldo Pierce, Sylvia Beach and T.S. Eliot are writers who met Gertrude Stein in Paris to talk about the secret of writing. They all made Paris know to the world by writing about the city they all loved. Ernest Hemingway wrote a nice book about his memories in Paris:" A Moveable Feast "- or a love declaration to Paris.I
continue to make you believe in my assumption by moving to the city of Nairobi.
Kenya was a British colony and administrated by the British. Why Nairobi? What is so important about Nairobi? The answer is that I try to make you believe in moving educated and qualified people to a site and that they make the site famous for generations due to their activities and work. This time I will ask you about some persons who made Kenya and Nairobi well-known to the whole world. Denys Finch Hatton,Karen Blixen, Beryl Markham (my favorite)and Baron Bror von Blixen-Finecke.
Many books have been written about them all during the time they dominated the public life in Kenya before the Second World War. Movies have been made too about the mentioned persons: " Out of Africa " is the most famous. Karen Blixen published her famous book about her African farm after having left Nairobi and settled in Denmark. Her house in Nairobi is a museum.Beryl Markham was the first woman to earn an aviator's licence in British East Africa. She was the first woman to cross the Atlantic east-to-west solo by plane in 1936. Denys Finch Hatton - educated at Eton and Oxford- a famous hunter, was killed in 1931 in a plane crash. His grave is a tourist site to-day. Baron Bror
von Blixen-Finecke did hunting in Africa with Ernest Hemingway and assisted him in writing about hunting.He also set up a medical group to assist Norway in the fight against Germany and later moved back to Sweden.
My conclusion is that I have hoped to make you believe in moving people to far away sites to make the places well-known to the whole world or if you want to set up a plant anywhere, you need to make people aware of the work you have done.No excuse for being passive and not active, my friends. Good luck. Finally -some photos of
persons mentioned and sites.

THE FORGOTTEN WALKING STICK, THE FORGOTTEN ACTOR, AND THE FORGOTTEN MOVIE: ZORRO

ZORRO
Making new movies about the life and the fight of " ZORRO " is still going on. The late American actor, Sean Leslie Flynn (1941-70), has been forgotten a long time ago.
Sorry. The true story of the production and use of walking sticks concealed as weapons are also forgotton. About forty movies have been made about Zorro. The first film was released in 1920. Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939) was playing Zorro (fox).Zorro is a fictional character created in 1919 by writer Johnston McCulley.
Walking stick with a concealed swordstick for defensive reasons was discovered in a book for old equipments. The walking stick on the photo is decorated by the German eagle with a political symbol used by the National socialist party(1933-1945) in Norway before and during the Second world War.: The sun cross.( The walking stick was sold for about NOK 4800.-, EUR 480)
Walking stick gun or cane gun was a tool designed as a definsive weapon against street ruffians of Victoria era.

SEAN LESLIE FLYNN ( 1941-70)
In year 1984 the mother of Sean Flynn, Lili Damita (1904-94), had to declare him legally dead after having searched for him for years. Sean Flynn was the only son of Errol Flynn(1909-59) and the French actress Lili Damita. Sean Flynn was lost during his time in Cambodia working as a combat photojournalist. He was known as actor, singer, photojounalist, safari guide and big game hunter in Africa.
ZORRO: Der Mann mit den zwei Gesichtern.IL SIGNE DI ZORRO.
The film was released in 1963. The forgotten movie was bought by me in Kiel, Germany. Foreign movies are dubbed in Germany. The result is that American actors like John Wayne and Errol Flynn are speaking German in movies made in USA.I dislike
the dubbing business. The original product is changed too much making American actors Germans. Due to this policy of communications, Sean Flynn is speaking German fluently in the film: Il signe di Zorro.
MEXICO
Mexico is supposed to be the country where the plot takes place. It is a Mexican story.
But the shots are not taken in Mexico.The reason for me approaching the movie was my love for the country Mexico where I have been five times already. A fascinating country with nice people. A sentimental reason you may say. I agree.
ERROL FLYNN
Another reason for me viewing and buying the old and forgotten movie was my interest
for Sean Flynn's father: The tragic Australian - American actor Errol Flynn. The life
of Errol Flynn has always fascinated me. He was of the opinion that he himself was not a good actor. The American actor Kirk Douglas disagree with Mr. Flynn. On the contrary, he was good - too good. Let me quote from his book called: The Ragman's Son
An autobiography. Published in 1988. " ...Errol Flynn was shooting a picture in Albuquerque at the same time. He invited Irene and me to dine with him and Pat Wymore. I was flattered. I was a young star; he was a legend. He selected the most elegant restaurant, ordered the most expensive wines, and was extremely charming. I was quite impressed, and a little gaga, envious of his poise, his great savoir faire.
At the end of the meal, when the check arrived, he graciously handed it to me and said, " Kirk I wouldn't deprive you of the honor of being the host of the evening " and I, with my mouth open, just paid it. Nevertheless, I admired him. He had flair. Some people didn't consider him much of an actor, but J did. I think he had great personal style that you don't see anymore. There are very few actors who could carry off Robin Hood the way he did ". So far the father of Sean Flynn, Errol Flynn: The actor, the master and lover of practical jokes, a womanizer, a sailor, and even a friend of Kirk Douglas after having dined with him - an expensive business.
ZORRO AND THE WALING STICK
After having viewed the film twice, I think Sean Flynn was a good actor too. What about the mentioned walking stick? Sean Flynn is using his walking stick as a weapon. Walking sticks concealed as a weapon has interested me for some years. If you study the use of weapons, you also get an impression of the society as well. I have not seen many films where the actors are using the concealed weapon in action like in this film. During my travellings in Europe, I have tried to buy one myself. Too expensive for my budget, sorry. In 2001 I paid a visit to Malaysia where I bought a walking stick concealed as a weapon. After an unpleasant event with some unfriendly people from the customs of Singapore, the walking stick was forwarded to Norway as a special delivery. Walking sticks concealed as weapon were used in Norway for personal protection for centuries. The Norwegian writer Per Terje Norheim has written about the history of walking sticks in Norway in his book: Våpen i Norge. Fra spyd og luntelåsmuskett, til Krag-Jørgensen og bajonett. 2000. Even before the first world war, small weapons could be bought in Norway. The walking stick as weapon was brought to my attention reading the book about Sir Richard Burton. The title of the book is: "Burton: Snow Upon the Desert. 1990 ". The book is written by
Frank McLynn. Sir Richard Burton was a British explorer, writer, expert in foreign languages speaking about forty languages. " ... it was Burton's invariable practice to go for walks using a long pointed stick as as a walking stick...the custom of Burton's saved his life one morning near the Alexandria slaughterhouse. He has always been wary of packs of semi-savage dogs after having seeing how Montenegrin
mongrels would sneak up to a stranger and suddenly bite him viciously...for five minutes he had conduct a fighting retreat...but for the pointed stick he would undoubtedly have been torn to pieces...".
SOME FINAL WORDS ONLY
Sean Flynn has disappeared in Cambodia. If he is still alive ,he is about 68 years of age?He was only 29 years of age when he was reported lost. His father who also lived a hard life, became about 50 years of age. His mother, Lili Damita was 89 when she passed away. Due to new technology, old and forgotten films are restored and new copies are made for public use. Television programmes, books, radio programmes and music are all an object for the new preservation tool or technology called digitalization. It is important that those who are interested in making use of the mentioned productions for their Master's degree in different fields get access to the audiovisual archives. It is also thrilling to study old films searching for lost and forgotten cars, weapons, books and so on.