George Benjamin Meehan Jr. (1891–1947) was the cinematographer of more than 150 American films.

Life

Meehan was born on July 19, 1891, in

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, New York. During

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he was a cinematographer in the

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. He married Louise Harriett Mahoney. Meehan was the cinematographer for ''

Mary of the Movies ''Mary of the Movies'' is a 1923 American silent semi-autobiographical comedy film based on the career of Marion Mack. It was written by Mack and her husband Louis Lewyn, and stars Mack and Creighton Hale. Hale and director John McDermott play ...

'' (1923), '' Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ'' (1925), '' The Ghost Talks'' (1929), '' Back to the Woods'' (1937), '' The Big Chance'' (1933), ''

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'' (1934), '' Tarzan’s Revenge'' (1938), ''Riders of Black River'' (1939), ''

The Wildcat of Tucson The Wildcat of Tucson is a 1940 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Bill Elliott as "Wild Bill" Hickok and Evelyn Young as Vivian Barlow. The film was produced and released by Columbia Pictures. A feature film A ...

'' (1940), ''Beyond the Sacramento'' (1940), and ''Voice of the Whistler'' (1945).

Death

Meehan was working on ''King of the Wild Horses'' when he became ill and was replaced on the project by

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. Meehan died on February 10, 1947, in

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Selected filmography

* ''

Battling Buddy ''Battling Buddy'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Violet La Plante and William Lowery. Cast * Buddy Roosevelt as Buddy West * Violet La Plante as Dorothy Parker * William Lower ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Great Sensation ''The Great Sensation'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Jay Marchant and starring William Fairbanks, Pauline Garon and Lloyd Whitlock.Munden p.313 The son of a wealthy family masquerades as a chauffeur, and thwarts the plans of ...

'' (1925) * ''

The New Champion ''The New Champion'' is a 1925 American silent sports action film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring William Fairbanks, Edith Roberts and Lotus Thompson. Cast * William Fairbanks as Bob * Edith Roberts as Polly Brand * Lotus Thompson ...

'' (1925) * ''

Fighting Youth ''Fighting Youth'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and written by Henry Johnson, Hamilton MacFadden and newspaper reporter Florabel Muir. The film stars Charles Farrell, June Martel, Andy Devine, J. Farrell MacDonald ...

'' (1925) * ''

Ship of Wanted Men ''Ship of Wanted Men'' is a 1933 American pre-Code crime film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Dorothy Sebastian, Fred Kohler and Leon Ames.Pitts p.334 The film's sets were designed by the art director Fred Preble. Synopsis A gang of fu ...

'' (1933) * ''

Code of the Range ''Code of the Range'' is a 1936 American western film directed by Charles C. Coleman and starring Charles Starrett, Mary Blake and Edward Coxen. Synopsis A feud breaks out between cattle ranchers and sheepherders who dispute each other's graz ...

'' (1936) * '' Two Gun Law'' (1937) * '' The Taming of the West'' (1939) * '' The Return of Wild Bill'' (1940) * ''

Bullets for Bandits ''Bullets for Bandits'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Wallace W. Fox, starring Wild Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter, and Frank Mitchell. Plot Queen Katey is the owner of a large ranch. There is the beginning of a movement among the ...

'' (1942) * '' Terror Trail'' (1946)

References

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