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Flavin, Martin (Archer)
Flavin, Martin [Archer] (1883–1967), California playwright and novelist, whose first Broadway play, Children of the Moon (1923), was followed by many others, the more successful including The Criminal Code (1929) and Broken Dishes (1929). His novels include Mr. Littlejohn (1940), a humorous account of a businessman who abandons conventional life for travel and adventure; Corporal Cat (1941), the story of a German parachute soldier who comes down by mistake in his own country, and is killed by the people; Journey in the Dark (1943, Pulitzer Prize), the story of Sam Braden, a small‐town boy who attains wealth as a Chicago businessman but fails to achieve personal maturity; The Enchanted (1947), about children seeking a world away from adults; and Cameron Hill (1957), a fictional study of a murderer.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Flavin, Martin (Archer)." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Flavin, Martin (Archer)." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-FlavinMartinArcher.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Flavin, Martin (Archer)." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-FlavinMartinArcher.html |
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Flavin , Martin
Flavin , Martin. See Criminal Code, The.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Flavin , Martin." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Flavin , Martin." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-FlavinMartin.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Flavin , Martin." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-FlavinMartin.html |
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