Martin Archer Flavin (1883 - 1967)

Born 2 Nov 1883 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

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Died 27 Dec 1967 at age 84 in Monterey, California, United States

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Biography

Martin Flavin served for the United States of America in World War I
Service started: 1918
Unit(s): US Army
Service ended: Nov 1918

Martin was born in 1883. He was the son of Martin Flavin and Louise Archer.

He served with the US Army during WWI. ^[1]

Martin was a novelist and playwright. He was the winner of the Harper (1943) and Pulitzer (1944) prizes for his novel Journey in the Dark ^[2]

Several of his works were adapted into films ^[3] and stage plays ^[4]

The Martin Flavin Papers are held in the archives of the University of Chicago Library. He was a student at University of Chicago from 1903-1905. ^[5] The Abstract for his collection: "Martin Archer Flavin, author and playwright. Flavin wrote short stories, novels, screenplays, essays, and several plays that were produced on Broadway. Flavin won the Pulitzer Prize in 1944 for his novel, Journey in the Dark. The Martin Flavin Papers contain manuscripts, plays, memoirs, travel journals, essays, novels, short stories, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks. These papers document Flavin's writing career, family, and personal life."

He passed away in 1967 and was cremated. ^{[6] [7]}

Sources

1. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP2Z-XZCB : 22 October 2019), Martin Archer Flavin, Nov 1918; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Flavin
3. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0281331/
4. ↑ https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/martin-flavin-7572
5. ↑ https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/findingaids/view.php?eadid=ICU.SPCL.MFLAVIN
6. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPJQ-S25 : 26 November 2014), Martin A Flavin, 27 Dec 1967; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 March 2021), memorial page for Martin Archer Flavin (2 Nov 1883–27 Dec 1967), Find A Grave: Memorial #205261834, ; Maintained by Dan Stevenson (contributor 47015440) Cremated.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSQD-R1Q : accessed 29 March 2021), Martin A Flavin in household of Frank J Kelly, Precinct 17 Lake View Chicago city Ward 25, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 756, sheet 14A, family 257, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,275.

• in 1917 he registered for the draft. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K685-WBS : 23 February 2021), Martin Archer Flavin, 1917-1918.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCF2-LN6 : accessed 29 March 2021), Martin Flavin, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 821, sheet 2B, line 100, family 51, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 124; FHL microfilm 2,339,859.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K94Q-V8Y : 6 January 2021), Martin Flavin, Monterey Judicial Township, Monterey, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 27-39, sheet 3B, line 57, family 92, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 268.