Maurice Bennett Flynn (May 26, 1892 â€" March 4, 1959) was an American
football player and actor. He was also known as "Lefty" Flynn because
in football, he kicked with his left foot.Flynn was born in Greenwich,
Connecticut on May 26, 1892. He later attended Yale University
starting in 1910. He was expelled from Yale in January 1913 after he
married Irene Leary, a chorus girl. They separated after 11 days, and
their divorce became final in 1914. In 1916 he married Blanche Shove
Palmer and they had two children, including basketball player and
broadcaster Bud Palmer.Between 1919 and 1927, Flynn appeared in 40
feature films, often as the lead actor, and sometimes as a sports hero
or daring adventurer.He moved to Tryon, North Carolina and was married
for the third time to Nora Langhorne Phipps. She was the youngest
sister of Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor and of Irene Langhorne, who
was married to the artist Charles Dana Gibson. Flynn was married to
actress Viola Dana from 1925 to 1929.
football player and actor. He was also known as "Lefty" Flynn because
in football, he kicked with his left foot.Flynn was born in Greenwich,
Connecticut on May 26, 1892. He later attended Yale University
starting in 1910. He was expelled from Yale in January 1913 after he
married Irene Leary, a chorus girl. They separated after 11 days, and
their divorce became final in 1914. In 1916 he married Blanche Shove
Palmer and they had two children, including basketball player and
broadcaster Bud Palmer.Between 1919 and 1927, Flynn appeared in 40
feature films, often as the lead actor, and sometimes as a sports hero
or daring adventurer.He moved to Tryon, North Carolina and was married
for the third time to Nora Langhorne Phipps. She was the youngest
sister of Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor and of Irene Langhorne, who
was married to the artist Charles Dana Gibson. Flynn was married to
actress Viola Dana from 1925 to 1929.
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