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John Lee Mahin 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."
Born
Saturday, 23 August 1902
Died
Wednesday, 18 April 1984
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hell Below | Lieut. (JG) 'Speed' Nelson | 1933 |
| Scarface | MacArthur from the Journal | 1932 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hell Below | Lieut. (JG) 'Speed' Nelson | 1933 |
| Scarface | MacArthur from the Journal | 1932 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| North to Alaska | 1960 |
| The Barbarians | 1960 |
| The Horse Soldiers | 1959 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1958 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Nominated |
| 1938 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay | Nominated |
