Elizabeth Meehan

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Elizabeth Meehan
Born	22 August 1894 Isle of White United Kingdom
Died	24 April 1967 New York City United States
Occupation	Screenwriter

Elizabeth Meehan (1894–1967) was a British screenwriter who worked in both Britain and Hollywood. During the late 1930s she was employed by the studio head Walter C. Mycroft to work for British International Pictures.^[1] Meehan frequently collaborated with the Irish director Herbert Brenon.

Selected filmography

The Great Gatsby (1926)
Sorrell and Son (1927)
Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
The Rescue (1929)
The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930)
Beau Ideal (1931)
Oliver Twist (1933)
West of Singapore (1933)
Harmony Lane (1935)
Spring Handicap (1937)
Over She Goes (1938)
Housemaster (1938)
A Gentleman's Gentleman (1939)
Parachute Nurse (1942)
Storm Over Lisbon (1944)
Northwest Outpost (1947)

References

↑ Harper p.184

Bibliography

Harper, Sue. Women in British Cinema: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know. Continuum International, 2000.
Low, Rachael. History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.

External links

Elizabeth Meehan at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Meehan, Elizabeth
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Date of birth	22 August 1894
Place of birth	Isle of White United Kingdom
Date of death	24 April 1967
Place of death	New York City United States

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