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John Lee Mahin

Screenwriter / Writer | * 08/23/1902 († 81, 04/18/1984) | Evanston (United States of America (USA))
John Lee Mahin (August 23, 1902, Evanston, Illinois – April 18, 1984, Los Angeles) was an American screenwriter and producer of films who was active in Hollywood from the 1930s to the 1960s. He was known as the favorite writer of Clark Gable and Victor Fleming. In the words of one profile, he had "a flair for rousing adventure material, and at the same time he wrote some of the raciest and most sophisticated sexual comedies of that period." ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Adventure

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Awards & Nominations for John Lee Mahin

2x Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Movies with John Lee Mahin as Actor(2)

as Lieut. (JG) 'Speed' Nelson1933 Hell Below
as MacArthur from the Journal (uncredited)1932 Scarface

Movies with John Lee Mahin as Crew(44)

Writing/Screenplay1966 Moment to Moment
Writing/Screenplay1962 The Spiral Road
Production/Producer1960 North to Alaska
Writing/Screenplay1960 North to Alaska
Production/Producer1960 The Barbarians
Writing/Writer1960 The Barbarians
Production/Producer1959 The Horse Soldiers
Writing/Screenplay1959 The Horse Soldiers
Writing/Screenplay1958 No Time for Sergeants
Writing/Screenplay1957 Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
Writing/Screenplay1956 The Bad Seed
Writing/Writer1955 Lucy Gallant
Writing/Writer1954 Elephant Walk
Writing/Screenplay1953 Mogambo
Writing/Adaptation1952 My Son John
Writing/Screenplay1951 Show Boat
Writing/Screenplay1951 Quo Vadis
Writing/Writer1950 Love That Brute
Writing/Screenplay1949 Down to the Sea in Ships
Writing/Screenplay1943 The Adventures of Tartu
Writing/Screenplay1942 Tortilla Flat
Writing/Screenplay1941 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Writing/Screenplay1941 Johnny Eager
Writing/Screenplay1940 Boom Town
Writing/Screenplay1938 Too Hot to Handle
Writing/Screenplay1937 The Last Gangster
Writing/Screenplay1937 Captains Courageous
Writing/Screenplay1936 Love on the Run
Writing/Screenplay1936 Small Town Girl
Writing/Screenplay1936 The Devil Is a Sissy
Writing/Screenplay1936 Wife vs. Secretary
Writing/Screenplay1935 China Seas
Writing/Screenplay1935 Naughty Marietta
Writing/Screenplay1934 Laughing Boy
Writing/Screenplay1934 Treasure Island
Writing/Screenplay1934 Chained
Writing/Screenplay1933 Bombshell
Writing/Writer1933 Eskimo
Writing/Screenplay1933 The Prizefighter and the Lady
Writing/Screenplay1932 Red Dust
Directing/Continuity1932 Scarface
Writing/Dialogue1932 Scarface
Writing/Writer1932 The Wet Parade
Writing/Adaptation1932 The Wet Parade

Books by & about John Lee Mahin


Full Name: John Lee Mahin
Born: Saturday, 08/23 1902 (August) in Evanston (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 04/18 1984 (April) in Santa Monica (aged: 81)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Harvard University
Spouses (current/former): Patsy Ruth Miller
John Lee Mahin frequently works together with these people:
Cedric Gibbons (18x, Crew)
Douglas Shearer (14x, Crew)
W.S. Van Dyke (11x, Crew)
Adrian (11x, Crew)
Edwin B. Willis (10x, Crew)
Harold Rosson (9x, Crew)
Clark Gable (8x, Actor)
Mervyn LeRoy (8x, Crew)
Franz Waxman (8x, Crew)
Victor Fleming (8x, Crew)
Hunt Stromberg (8x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:546853, Added: 10/09/2018, Last updated: 02/22/2024