John Meehan (screenwriter)

John Meehan
Born(1890-05-08)May 8, 1890
Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
DiedNovember 12, 1954(1954-11-12) (aged 64)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, USA
Years active1929–1948

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

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.

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