American cinematographer (1891–1947)
George Benjamin Meehan Jr.
Born (1891-07-19 ) July 19, 1891Died February 10, 1947(1947-02-10) (aged 55) Occupation
George Benjamin Meehan Jr. (1891–1947) was the cinematographer of more than 150 American films.
Life
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 was the cinematographer for Mary 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), and Voice of the Whistler (1945).[ 5]
Death
Meehan was working on King of the Wild Horses when he became ill and was replaced on the project by Philip Tannura . Meehan died on February 10, 1947,[ 6] in Hollywood , California,[ 7] and was buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park of Glendale, California .
Selected filmography
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