John Meehan | |
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Born |
Lindsey, Ontario, Canada |
May 8, 1890
Died | November 12, 1954 Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, USA |
(aged 64)
Years active | 1929-1948 |
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.