South Hobart

Distinguished and Famous people from South Hobart

🎬 Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn lived in D'Arcy Street during a childhood spent across several Hobart addresses. He later became a Hollywood star through films such as Captain Blood and The Adventures of Robin Hood. His first feature-film appearance, however, was in the Australian production In the Wake of the Bounty, playing Fletcher Christian in 1933. The path from Hobart schooldays to screen swashbuckling included ventures in New Guinea and a move to California. South Hobart's connection is a documented childhood residence, one part of a peripatetic early life rather than the setting for all the adventures later attached to his name.

🎨 Haughton Forrest

Haughton Forrest lived at Heathville in South Hobart during a long painting career. Born in France and trained for military service, he came to Tasmania with his family in the 1870s and increasingly devoted himself to art. Marine subjects were a particular strength: his carefully rendered ships and translucent, foaming water found an appreciative audience. His output also included landscapes, ranging from small oils on board to large canvases. Contemporary critics did not always admire the almost photographic detail, although later collectors have valued it.