John Flynn (director)

John Flynn
Born	March 14, 1932 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died	April 4, 2007 (aged 75) Pacific Palisades, California, United States
Occupation	Film director and screenwriter
Years active	1961–2001

John Flynn (March 14, 1932 – April 4, 2007) was an American film director and screenwriter known for films such as The Outfit and Rolling Thunder.

Flynn was born in Chicago and raised in Hermosa Beach, California. He served in the Coast Guard, and studied journalism with Roots author Alex Haley. Flynn received a degree in journalism from UCLA.

Flynn entered the film industry when Robert Wise hired him to do some research for a biopic of Robert Capa. The film was never made but he got along with Wise who hired Flynn to work as his assistant on Odds Against Tomorrow.

Flynn subsequently worked as the script supervisor on West Side Story and as a second assistant director on Kid Galahad and Two for the Seesaw. He then worked as first assistant director on The Great Escape and second unit director on Kings of the Sun ("a bullshit script, a popcorn script," according to Flynn). This was directed by J. Lee Thompson who used Flynn again as an assistant director on What a Way to Go! and John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!.

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