Years active 1929-1948 Name John Meehan | Role Screenwriter Spouse Kay Francis | |
Born May 8, 1890 ( 1890-05-08 ) Lindsey, Ontario, Canada Died November 12, 1954, Woodland Hills, California, United States Nominations Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay Movies The Divorcee, Boys Town, The Miracle Woman, A Free Soul, Sadie McKee Similar People Zelda Sears, Dore Schary, Nick Grinde, Willard Mack, Oliver T Marsh | ||
John Meehan (May 8, 1890 – November 12, 1954) was a Canadian screenwriter.
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. He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.
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