Patrice Wymore's life began as a child performer in tent shows and vaudeville, with her mother being a pianist and singer on the circuit. Her father worked as a trucking line executive. Patrice's training in voice led her to take a chance in New York, which paid off when she made her Broadway debut in 1947's "Up in Central Park" and won the Theatre World Award for promising actress.
She continued her Broadway career in 1948's "Hold It!" and 1949's "All for Love," earning her a starlet contract with Warner Bros. and moving to California to pursue fame and fortune. Her film debut came in 1950's "Tea for Two" alongside Doris Day and Gordon MacRae.
Patrice's career was marked by her marriage to the aging Errol Flynn in 1950, with whom she had a daughter, Arnella, in 1953. The couple lived in Jamaica and traveled by yacht, but their marriage was marked by Flynn's severe decline physically and mentally due to his addiction issues.
Patrice continued to act in various Warner Bros. films, including "I'll See You in My Dreams" and "She's Working Her Way Through College." After Flynn's death in 1959, Patrice attempted a comeback, performing in nightclub acts and stock musicals, as well as appearing in the films "Ocean's Eleven" and "Chamber of Horrors."
In the late 1960s, Patrice retired again and returned to Jamaica with her daughter, where she operated a boutique and wicker furniture manufacturing plant. She remained active in her late husband's estate and attended tributes and dedications to him.
Tragedy struck when her daughter Arnella died of a drug overdose in 1998, and Patrice herself passed away on March 22, 2014, due to pulmonary complications.
