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
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. 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.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Divorcee'' (1930)
* ''
A Free Soul
''A Free Soul'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film that tells the story of an alcoholic San Francisco defense attorney who must defend his daughter's ex-boyfriend on a charge of murdering the mobster she had started a relationship with, who ...
'' (1931)
* ''
The Miracle Woman'' (1931)
* ''
Letty Lynton'' (1932)
* ''
Hell Below'' (1933)
* ''
The Prizefighter and the Lady'' (1933)
* ''
The Painted Veil'' (1934)
* ''
Madame X
''Madame X'' (original title ''La Femme X'') is a 1908 play by French playwright Alexandre Bisson (1848–1912). It was novelized in English and adapted for the American stage; it was also adapted for the screen twelve times over sixty-five ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Boys Town'' (1938)
* ''
The Valley of Decision'' (1945)
References
External links
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1890 births
1954 deaths
People from Kawartha Lakes
20th-century Canadian screenwriters
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