Sean Flynn (photojournalist)
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Sean Leslie Flynn (May 31, 1941 – disappeared April 6, 1970; declared legally dead in 1984)[1] was an American actor and freelance photojournalist best known for his coverage of the Vietnam War.[2]
Sean Flynn | |
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Born | Sean Leslie Flynn (1941-05-31)May 31, 1941 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Disappeared | April 6, 1970 (aged 28) Highway One, Cambodia |
Status | Declared presumed dead, 1984 |
Alma mater | Duke University |
Occupation(s) | Photojournalist, actor |
Years active | 1956–1970 |
Parent(s) | Errol Flynn Lili Damita |
Flynn was the only child of Australian-American actor Errol Flynn and his first wife, French-American actress Lili Damita. After studying briefly at Duke University, he embarked on an acting career. He retired by the mid-1960s to become a freelance photojournalist under contract to Time magazine.
In search of exceptional images, Flynn traveled with U.S. Army Special Forces units and irregulars operating in remote areas. While on assignment in Cambodia in April 1970, Flynn and fellow photojournalist Dana Stone were captured by communist guerrillas. Neither man was seen or heard from again. In 1984, Flynn's mother had him declared dead in absentia.