John Meehan (screenwriter)
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John Meehan (May 8, 1890 ā November 12, 1954) was a Canadian screenwriter.[1]
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Born | (1890-05-08)May 8, 1890 |
Died | November 12, 1954(1954-11-12) (aged 64) |
Years active | 1929ā1948 |
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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.