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John Lee Mahin (1902–1984)

Writer | Producer | Soundtrack

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American screenwriter, who spent most of his career at MGM, (1932 to 1941, and 1950-53), later free-lancing. He was a favorite of actor Clark Gable and director Victor Fleming. One of the founders of the Screenwriter's Guild in 1933, who honoured him with a Laurel Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1957. See more trivia »

Born:

in Evanston, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 81) in Santa Monica, California, USA
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1971 The Jimmy Stewart Show (TV series)
– The Identity Crisis (1971) (written by)
 
1965 Moment to Moment
 
1962 The Spiral Road
 
1960 North to Alaska (screenplay)
 
1960 The Barbarians
 
1959 The Horse Soldiers (written for the screen by)
 
1958 No Time for Sergeants (screenplay)
 
1957 Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (screenplay)
 
1956 The Bad Seed (screenplay)
 
1955 Lucy Gallant
 
1954 Elephant Walk
 
1953 Mogambo (screenplay)
 
1952 My Son John (adaptation)
 
1951 Quo Vadis (screenplay)
 
1951 Show Boat (screen play)
 
1950 Panic in the Streets (contract writer - uncredited)
 
1950 Love That Brute
 
1949 Down to the Sea in Ships (screenplay)
 
1948 That Wonderful Urge (contract writer - uncredited)
 
1946 The Yearling (uncredited)
 
1945 Adventure (uncredited)
 
1943 The Adventures of Tartu (screenplay)
 
1942 Tortilla Flat (screenplay)
 
1942 Woman of the Year (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
1941 Johnny Eager (screenplay)
 
1941 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (screenplay)
 
1940 Boom Town (screen play)
 
1939 The Wizard of Oz (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
1938 Too Hot to Handle (screen play)
 
1938 Test Pilot (treatment - uncredited)
 
1937 The Last Gangster (screen play)
 
1937 Captains Courageous (screen play)
 
1937 A Star Is Born (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
1936 Love on the Run (screen play)
 
1936 The Devil Is a Sissy (screenplay)
 
1936 Small Town Girl (screenplay)
 
1936 Wife vs. Secretary (screen play)
 
1936 Riffraff (contributor to dialogue - uncredited)
 
1935 China Seas (contributor to screenplay construction - uncredited)
 
1935 Naughty Marietta (screen play)
 
1934 Chained
 
1934 Treasure Island (screen play)
 
1934 Laughing Boy (screen play)
 
1933 Eskimo (translated to the screen by)
 
1933 The Prizefighter and the Lady (screenplay)
 
1933 Bombshell (screenplay)
 
1933 Hell Below (dialogue by)
 
1932 Red Dust (screen play / as John Mahin)
 
1932 Tiger Shark (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
1932 Scarface (continuity / dialogue)
 
1932 The Wet Parade (adapted by / as John L. Mahin)
 
1932 The Beast of the City (dialogue continuity / as John L. Mahin)
 
1931 The Unholy Garden (uncredited)
 
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1960 North to Alaska (producer - uncredited)
 
1960 The Barbarians (producer)
 
1959 The Horse Soldiers (producer - uncredited)
 
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1941 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (lyrics: "See Me Dance the Polka" - uncredited)
 
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1933 Hell Below
Lieut. (JG) 'Speed' Nelson
 
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1932 Scarface (continuity)
 
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1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by)
 
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1978 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jean Harlow (1978) … Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Wrote the screen play for a TV pilot called "Boys Town" which told the first of a proposed series of stories about the famed juvenile home founded by Father Flanagan.

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Alternate Names:

John L. Mahin | John Mahin
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Trivia:

American screenwriter, who spent most of his career at MGM, (1932 to 1941, and 1950-53), later free-lancing. He was a favorite of actor Clark Gable and director Victor Fleming. One of the founders of the Screenwriter's Guild in 1933, who honoured him with a Laurel Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1957. See more »

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Virgo