Flynn developed a reputation for womanizing, hard drinking, chain smoking and narcotics abuse. He was linked romantically with Lupe Vélez, Marlene Dietrich and Dolores del Río, among many others. He was a regular of William Randolph Hearst's equally lavish affairs at Hearst Castle, though he was once asked to leave after becoming excessively intoxicated. Flynn was married three times: to actress Lili Damita 1935 to 1942 (one ...