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James Leo Meehan(1891-1943)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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James Leo Meehan was born on 22 July 1891 in Illinois, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Magic Garden (1927), Michael O'Halloran (1923) and Trapped in the Air (1922). He died on 8 November 1943 in San Francisco, California, USA.
BornJuly 22, 1891
DiedNovember 8, 1943(52)
BornJuly 22, 1891
DiedNovember 8, 1943(52)
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Known for

The Magic Garden (1927)
The Magic Garden
  • Director(as J. Leo Meehan)
  • 1927
True Boardman in Michael O'Halloran (1923)
Michael O'Halloran
  • Director
  • 1923
Trapped in the Air (1922)
Trapped in the Air
  • Director
  • 1922
John Bowers, Bess Flowers, Eugenia Gilbert, David Torrence, and Theodore von Eltz in Laddie (1926)
Laddie
  • Director
  • 1926

Credits

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Director

  • Campus Sweethearts
    6.0
    Short
    • Director (as J. Leo Meehan)
    • 1930
  • Old Bill's Christmas
    Short
    • Director (as J. Leo Meehan)
    • 1930
  • Across the World with Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson
    6.2
    • Director (as J. Leo Meehan)
    • 1930
  • The Fair Deceiver
    Short
    • Director (as J. Leo Meehan)
    • 1930
  • Hunting Tigers in India
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Hunt the Tiger
    Short
    • Director (as J. Leo Meehan)
    • 1929
  • The Bridegroom
    Short
    • Director (as J. Leo Meehan)
    • 1929
  • The Little Yellow House (1928)
    The Little Yellow House
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Belle Bennett in The Devil's Trademark (1928)
    The Devil's Trademark
    • Director (as Leo Meehan)
    • 1928
  • Freckles (1928)
    Freckles
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Wallflowers
    5.6
    • Director (as Leo Meehan)
    • 1928
  • Frankie Darro in Little Mickey Grogan (1927)
    Little Mickey Grogan
    7.4
    • Director (as Leo Meehan)
    • 1927
  • Orville Caldwell and Natalie Kingston in The Harvester (1927)
    The Harvester
    • Director (as Leo Meehan)
    • 1927
  • Frankie Darro and Virginia Valli in Judgment of the Hills (1927)
    Judgment of the Hills
    • Director
    • 1927
  • The Magic Garden (1927)
    The Magic Garden
    • Director (as J. Leo Meehan)
    • 1927

Writer

  • Across the World with Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson
    6.2
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • The Magic Garden (1927)
    The Magic Garden
    • adaptation (as J. Leo Meehan)
    • 1927
  • True Boardman in Michael O'Halloran (1923)
    Michael O'Halloran
    • adaptation
    • 1923
  • Lester Cuneo in The Devil's Ghost (1922)
    The Devil's Ghost
    • Writer
    • 1922
  • Lester Cuneo in The Masked Avenger (1922)
    The Masked Avenger
    • screenplay
    • story (as Leo Meehan)
    • 1922
  • Lester Cuneo in Blue Blazes (1921)
    Blue Blazes
    • story (as Leo Meehan)
    • 1921
  • The Ranger and the Law (1921)
    The Ranger and the Law
    • Writer (as Leo Meehan)
    • 1921

Script and Continuity Department

  • Clara Bow in The Keeper of the Bees (1925)
    The Keeper of the Bees
    7.0
    • continuity
    • 1925

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • J. Leo Meehan
  • Born
    • July 22, 1891
    • Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • November 8, 1943
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Children
    • Gene Stratton-Porter Monroe
  • Publicity listings
    • 6 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    James Leo Meehan married the daughter of writer Gene Stratton-Porter, Jeanette Porter Meehan. He adapted adapted several of his mother-in-law's novels for the screen, including Michael O'Halloran (1923), A Girl of the Limberlost (1924), The Keeper of the Bees (1925), Laddie (1926), The Magic Garden (1927), and The Harvester (1927).

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