John Meehan (screenwriter), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Meehan (screenwriter)

Canadian screenwriter

Date of Birth: 08-May-1890

Place of Birth: Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 12-Nov-1954

Profession: screenwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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.
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.