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Denny Martin Flinn (December 21, 1947- August 24, 2007) was an American screenwriter who co-wrote the screenplay for ''Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country'' (1991). ==Biography== Flinn grew up in California, spending his early life in the cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco. He attended the San Francisco State University, his academic major being theatre. While still in college, Flinn performed as a dancer in North Beach, San Francisco. He later moved to New York City, where he found employment as an actor, dancer, and choreographer. His Broadway theatre credits include the original musical ''Sugar'' (1972), and revivals of ''Hello, Dolly!'' (1975) and ''Pal Joey'' (1976).〔 His Off-Broadway credits include the choreography of ''Six'' (1971) by Charles Strouse.〔 Flinn later wrote and directed his own Off-Broadway musical: ''Groucho'' (1979), starring Lewis J. Stadlen.〔 He choreographed musical sequences for the films ''The Deceivers'' (1988) and ''Ghost'' (1990), and the television series ''Another World'' and ''Search for Tomorrow''. He and Nicholas Meyer co-wrote the script of ''Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country'' (1991).〔 Flinn was also a writer. His first work was ''What They Did for Love: The Untold Story Behind the Making of A Chorus Line'' (1989), covering the story behind the production of the 1970s musical ''A Chorus Line''. He next turned to mystery fiction, writing the novels ''San Francisco Kills'' (1990) and ''Killer Finish'' (1991). His only other novel was (The Fearful Summons ) (1995), a Star Trek novel.〔 His research work ''Musical! A Grand Tour - the Rise, Glory and Fall of an American Institution'' (1997) won an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award. His later output consisted of non-fiction books such as ''How Not To Write a Screenplay: 101 Common Mistakes Most Screenwriters Make'' (1999) and ''How Not To Audition: Avoiding the Common Mistakes Most Actors Make'' (2003).〔 Flinn died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles due to "complications from cancer". He was survived by a wife and two children.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Denny Martin Flinn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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