This is the most comprehensive piece on this subject that I have seen so far. Meticulous and don't miss the follow-up article at the bottom Clearing the Air for Missing Photojournalist Sean Flynn's Family - Tim King Salem-News.com
The son of the actor Errol Flynn was a combat photojournalist in Vietnam who believed getting the truth was worth a high price.
Most people who remember the album "Combat Rock" by The Clash might remember a song called Sean Flynn, but they probably don't know exactly who the early punkers were talking about.
The son of Hollywood movie actor Errol Flynn, he could have lived his life a thousand different ways.
Sean Flynn had a semi-successful acting career and all
the money, looks, fame and fortune that any man of his day could have
wanted, but instead he spent years covering the war in Vietnam.
During that time period, war photographers were a rare
and important type of person, and their lives were imperiled as a result
of their chosen profession. A risk that war reporters continue to face
today.
I have always been captivated by the story of Sean
Flynn and totally impressed with the things he was willing to do. In
fact, I thought of him often while covering the war in Afghanistan in
2006 and 2007. He and fellow photojournalist Dana Stone were captured by
Communist forces in 1970 and nobody who knew them ever saw the two
Americans again.
The story isn't that simple though; research reveals
that Sean Flynn and Dana Stone probably survived a year in captivity in
Cambodia before finally being killed.
It is not likely that anyone will ever verify what
happened, but one friend of Sean Flynn's, a photojournalist named Tim
Page, may have a more clear idea of what took place. After the war, Page
was portrayed in the movie Apocalypse Now as a somewhat frazzled
international war photographer, a memorable character. In reality, Page
took it upon himself to investigate the disappearance of Flynn and
Stone, and his findings are some of the best information on the subject.
Another friend of Sean Flynn's who survived the Vietnam
War was John Steinbeck IV, the son of the famous California author of
Cannery Row, East of Eden, the Grapes of Wrath, and many other American
classics. Unfortunately, John Steinbeck IV unexpectedly died during
routine surgery in 1991. Nobody in his family was ready for that.
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