T. T. Flynn
| T. T. Flynn | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Theodore Thomas Flynn August 8, 1902 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
| Died | January 8, 1979 (aged 76) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States |
| Years active | 1942–1967 |
| Spouse(s) | Unknown (1924–1929; her death) Unknown (1930–????; divorced) Helen Brown (????–1979; his death) |
| Children | Two sons with his third wife |
T. T. Flynn (August 8, 1902 – January 8, 1979) was an American writer of pulp fiction in multiple genres. Later in life he concentrated on Westerns. As an author, he is most famous for writing The Man from Laramie which was adapted to film starring actor James Stewart.
Flynn was born Theodore Thomas Flynn in Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated from Indianapolis Technical High School, and at the age of fourteen joined the merchant navy to work his way across the world. He worked various jobs like fireman, oiler, mess boy, steersman, and ship’s carpenter.
In 1924 he married for the first time and settled back in the United States working for a railroad, first as a brakeman, then in a roundhouse. At this time he also began writing fiction for pulp magazines under the name T.T. Flynn. Initially he wrote sea stories based on his own experiences and other stories he had heard.
After being fired in Flynn began writing full-time, becoming a client of Luke Short's literary agent, Marguerite E. Harper in 1925, selling twelve of his first fourteen stories to Flynn's, a detective magazine edited by William J. Flynn, former director of the Bureau of Investigation. Flynn’s wife suffered from tuberculosis so they moved first to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1928 to take advantage of the cleaner air. Six months later they took up residence in a trailer in Santa Fe. Flynn felt the need to travel and experience new things to keep his stories fresh.
After Lindbergh’s 1927 flight across the Atlantic spurred new interest in aviation. Flynn decided to take flying lessons at the Franklin-Speakman airfield near Albuquerque to lend authenticity to his tales for Air Stories, the premier aviation pulp of the day.
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