George Meehan

George Meehan

Director

Brooklyn, New York, USA
July 19, 1891

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Benjamin Meehan, Jr. (1891–1947) was the cinematographer of more than 150 American films. Meehan was born on July 19, 1891 in Brooklyn, New York. During World War I he was a cinematographer in the United States Army. He married Louise Harriett Mahoney Meehan (1891–1974), who hailed from Montana. Meehan was the cinematographer for Mary of the Movies (1923), Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925), The Ghost Talks (1929) Back to the Woods (1937), The Big Chance (1933), Inside Information (1934), Tarzan’s Revenge (1938), Riders of Black River (1939), The Wildcat of Tucson (1940), and Beyond the Sacramento (1940). George Meehan died on February 10, 1947 in Hollywood, Los Angeles and was buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park of Glendale, California.

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Representative Works

Speed Mad
Speed Mad
7.0
/ English
Texas
Texas
6.7
/ English
The Desperadoes
The Desperadoes
5.9
/ English
Dangerous Intrigue
Dangerous Intrigue
7.0
/ English
Heart Punch
Heart Punch
10.0
/ English
Fearlessli
Fearlessli
No Rating Yet
/ English
Tarzan's Revenge
Tarzan's Revenge
4.8
/ English
Blind Spot
Blind Spot
5.3
/ English
Code of the Range
Code of the Range
8.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Dangerous Crossroads
1933Nominee

Best Director

Dangerous Crossroads

Speed Mad
1925Nominee

Best Director

Speed Mad

Texas
1941Nominee

Best Director

Texas

Career Highlights

The Desperadoes
1943Highlight

Best Director

The Desperadoes

Dangerous Intrigue
1936Highlight

Best Director

Dangerous Intrigue