James Leo Meehan
James Leo Meehan | |
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From a 1925 magazine | |
| Born | July 22, 1891 |
| Died | November 8, 1943 (aged 52) San Francisco, California, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Writer |
| Years active | 1921-1930 (film) |
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.