George Benjamin Meehan Jr.(1891–1947) was the cinematographer of more than 150 American films.
George Benjamin Meehan Jr. | |
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| Born | July 19, 1891 |
| Died | February 10, 1947(aged 55) Hollywood,California,U.S. |
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Life
editMeehan was born on July 19, 1891, inBrooklyn,New York. DuringWorld War Ihe was a cinematographer in theUnited States Army.He married Louise Harriett Mahoney.
Meehan was the cinematographer forMary of the Movies(1923),[1]Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ(1925),[2]The Ghost Talks(1929),[3]Back to the Woods(1937),[4]The Big Chance(1933),Inside Information(1934),Tarzan’s Revenge(1938),Riders of Black River(1939),The Wildcat of Tucson(1940),Beyond the Sacramento(1940), andVoice of the Whistler(1945).[5]
Death
editMeehan was working onKing of the Wild Horseswhen he became ill and was replaced on the project byPhilip Tannura.Meehan died on February 10, 1947,[6]inHollywood,California,[7]and was buried in theForest Lawn Memorial ParkofGlendale, California.
Selected filmography
edit- Battling Buddy(1924)
- The Great Sensation(1925)
- The New Champion(1925)
- Fighting Youth(1925)
- Ship of Wanted Men(1933)
- Code of the Range(1936)
- Manhattan Shakedown(1937)
- Two Gun Law(1937)
- The Taming of the West(1939)
- The Return of Wild Bill(1940)
- Bullets for Bandits(1942)
- Terror Trail(1946)