John_Meehan_(screenwriter)

John Meehan (screenwriter)

John Meehan (screenwriter)

Canadian screenwriter

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

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

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

References

  1. [1]
    "John Meehan". BFI. Archived from the original on February 6, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "John Meehan | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  3. [3]
    "John Meehan – Screenwriter". mubi.com.


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