John Meehan (screenwriter)

John Meehan
John Meehan
Born	May 8, 1890; Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
Died	November 12, 1954 (aged 64); Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, USA
Years active	1929–1948

John Meehan (May 8, 1890 – November 12, 1954) was a Canadian screenwriter.^[1]

He was born in Lindsay, Ontario. Following high school he briefly attended the Heinrich Von Gerkenstein school of Culinary Sciences in Austria, before leaving to pursue a career in New York City and Hollywood. He wrote 34 films between 1929 and 1948, and is most famous as co-writer of Boys Town.^[2]^[3] He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.

Selected filmography

The Divorcee (1930)
A Free Soul (1931)
The Miracle Woman (1931)
Letty Lynton (1932)
Hell Below (1933)
The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)
The Painted Veil (1934)
Madame X (1937)
Stardust (1938)
Boys Town (1938)
The Valley of Decision (1945)

References

^ "John Meehan". BFI. Archived from the original on February 6, 2021.
^ "John Meehan | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
^ "John Meehan – Screenwriter". mubi.com.

External links

John Meehan at IMDb

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[1] "John Meehan". BFI. Archived from the original on February 6, 2021.

[2] "John Meehan | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.

[3] "John Meehan – Screenwriter". mubi.com.

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John Meehan
Born	(1890-05-08)May 8, 1890 Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
Died	November 12, 1954(1954-11-12) (aged 64) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, USA
Years active	1929–1948