Back to peopleJohn MeehanKnown forWritingBornMay 8, 1884DiedNovember 12, 1954Place of birthLindsay, Ontario, CanadaBiographyLife and careerJohn 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).Filmography1 filmsAll1Crew1Dinner at Eight1933Writer