Emmett John Flynn (1882 – June 4, 1937) was an American director, screenwriter, actor, and producer.
Early life Emmett John Flynn was born in Denver, Colorado, in 1882. He graduated from Sacred Heart College of Denver.
Career
In 1907, Flynn came to Hollywood. He had a short stage career.
Flynn was assistant director to Mary Pickford. He directed Rudolph Valentino and Norman Kerry.
Personal life Flynn lived on Carlton Way in Los Angeles. Flynn married Genevieve in 1914. They had a daughter Mary Gene. They divorced in 1930. He was arrested on May 7, 1930, on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. On March 16, 1932, he was imprisoned for failure to pay child support. In June 1932, he was sentenced to a road camp for excessive drinking while on probation.
Flynn was sentenced to 150 days in prison at Riverside Jail for drunkenness. He escaped jail on November 10, 1933. He married Nita Baker, a nurse, on December 20, 1933, in Miami, Florida. He was arrested a few hours after his wedding on a fugitive warrant from Riverside. For leaving Riverside early, he was subsequently sentenced to five years at San Quentin Prison. He served one year of that term.
Flynn married Margaret Shelby, sister of actress Mary Miles Minter, of Laguna Beach on March 16, 1937, in Yuma, Arizona. They were arrested in Glendale a few days later on March 19 for drunkenness. Within a couple weeks, his new wife filed for annulment citing he was still married to his second wife. The annulment was granted in April 1937. He was arrested again for drunkenness on May 4, 1937, in Beverly Hills.
Flynn was found unconscious in his apartment by his landlady on June 4, 1937. According to the paper, he had reportedly fallen and an officer relayed he had been taking "sleeping potions". He died later that day at the Hollywood Receiving Hospital. His death was later attributed to alcoholism.
Filmography As director 1917 : Alimony 1918 : The Racing Strain 1919 : Eastward Ho! 1919 : The Bondage of Barbara 1919 : Virtuous Sinners 1919 : A Bachelor's Wife 1919 : Yvonne from Paris 1919 : The Lincoln Highwayman 1920 : The Valley of Tomorrow 1920 : Shod with Fire 1920 : Leave It to Me 1920 : The Untamed 1920 : The Man Who Dared 1921 : A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 1921 : Shame 1921 : The Last Trail 1922 : A Fool There Was 1922 : Monte Cristo 1922 : Without Compromise 1923 : Hell's Hole 1923 : In the Palace of the King 1924 : Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model 1924 : The Man Who Came Back 1924 : Gerald Cranston's Lady 1925 : The Dancers 1925 : Wings of Youth 1925 : East Lynne 1926 : The Yankee Señor 1926 : The Palace of Pleasure 1926 : Yellow Fingers 1927 : Married Alive 1928 : Early to Bed 1929 : The Veiled Woman 1929 : Hold Your Man 1929 : The Shannons of Broadway
As writer 1915 : Big Jim's Heart 1919 : The Lincoln Highwayman 1925 : East Lynne
As actor 1914 : The Pursuit of the Phantom : le fils de Van Zandt
As producer 1924 : The Man Who Came Back
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