Martin Flavin

For the Irish Member of Parliament, see Martin Flavin (politician).
Martin Flavin
Flavin in 1923
Born
Martin Archer Flavin

(1883-11-02)November 2, 1883
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedDecember 2, 1967(1967-12-02) (aged 84)
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Chicago
Occupation(s)playwright and novelist
Spouse(s)Daphne Springer (1914)
Sarah Keese Arnold (1919)
Cornelia Clampett (1949)

Martin Archer Flavin (November 2, 1883 – December 27, 1967) was an American playwright and novelist. His novel Journey in the Dark received both the Harper Prize for 1943 and a Pulitzer Prize for 1944. His play The Criminal Code was produced on Broadway in 1929, and it was the basis for the movie The Criminal Code.[1] In all, he had eleven plays on Broadway between 1923 and 1937.

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