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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. John Flynn (March
14, 1932 – April 4, 2007) was an American film director and screenwriter
known for making efficient, no-nonsense crime-thrillers The Outfit and
Rolling Thunder. Flynn was raised in Hermosa Beach, California and
served in the Coast Guard, It was during this stint that he studied
journalism with Roots author Alex Haley. Flynn received a degree in
journalism from UCLA. He began his cinematic career as an apprentice to
director Robert Wise on Odds Against Tomorrow and worked as the script
supervisor on West Side Story. From there, Flynn worked as a second unit
director on Kid Galahad and The Great Escape. He made his debut as a
director with The Sergeant starring Rod Steiger. Flynn’s substantial
commercial success was with The Outfit starring Robert Duvall. The
filmmaker achieved a dedicated cult following with the gritty revenge
thriller, Rolling Thunder starring William Devane and Tommy Lee Jones.
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