About James Leo Meehan
Lived 1891 – 1943 (aged 52). James Leo Meehan was an American film director and screenwriter.
James Leo Meehan (1891 – 1943) was an American film director and screenwriter. He married the daughter of writer Gene Stratton-Porter, and adapted several of his mother-in-law's novels for the screen.
He directed Campus Sweethearts (US 1930 RKO, 27 min, only shown at State Lake, Chicago - Natural Vision also shown in 35 mm) starring Rudy Vallee with Ginger Rogers among the cast. It is one of the early wide-gauge films.
Selected filmography
Michael O'Halloran (1923) A Girl of the Limberlost (1924) The Keeper of the Bees (1925) Laddie (1926) The Magic Garden (1927) Naughty Nanette (1927) The Harvester (1927) Judgment of the Hills (1927) Little Mickey Grogan (1927) Wallflowers (1928) The Little Yellow House (1928) Campus Sweethearts (1930)
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Who was James Leo Meehan?
Film director (1891 - 1943)
When was James Leo Meehan born?
James Leo Meehan was born on 22 July 1891 in Illinois.
When did James Leo Meehan die?
James Leo Meehan died on 8 November 1943 in San Francisco.
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James Leo Meehan was a film director and screenwriter.
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James Leo Meehan was American.
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