John Meehan

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1884-05-08

Deathday 1954-11-12 (70 years old)

Place of Birth Lindsay, Ontario, Canada

John Meehan

Biography

John Meehan, a Canadian-born playwright and screenwriter (initially a stage actor), was a two-time Academy Award Best Writing nominee for The Divorcee (1930) and Boys Town (1938).

Known For

Writer

1948
1945
1944
Kismet

as Screenplay

1940
Seven Sinners

as Screenplay

1938
Boys Town

as Screenplay

1938
Stardust

as Screenplay

1937
Madame X

as Screenplay

1936
His Brother's Wife

as Screenplay

1935
1935
I've Been Around

as Screenplay

1934
The Painted Veil

as Screenplay

1934
1934
Sadie McKee

as Screenplay

1933
Dinner at Eight

as Writer

1933
Stage Mother

as Writer

1933
When Ladies Meet

as Screenplay

1932
Letty Lynton

as Writer

1931
A Free Soul

as Dialogue

1931
1931
The Miracle Woman

as Theatre Play

1931
Strangers May Kiss

as Dialogue

1931
His girlfriend Annette

as Theatre Play

1930
A Lady's Morals

as Dialogue

1930
The Divorcee

as Dialogue

1930
Mrs. Lies

as Screenplay

1929
The Lady Lies

as Screenplay

1929
The Lady Lies

as Theatre Play

Crew

1939
Babes in Arms

as Additional Writing

1935
Peter Ibbetson

as Additional Writing

1931
This Modern Age

as Additional Dialogue

1931
Son of India

as Additional Dialogue

Director

1930
The Divorcee

as Script Supervisor