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John McClain(1904-1967)

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John McClain was born on 2 August 1904 in Marion, Ohio, USA. He was a writer, known for Lady Be Good (1941), Cairo (1942) and The Wild Man of Borneo (1941). He died on 3 May 1967 in London, England, UK.
BornAugust 2, 1904
DiedMay 3, 1967(62)
BornAugust 2, 1904
DiedMay 3, 1967(62)
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Known for

Robert Young and Ann Sothern in Lady Be Good (1941)
Lady Be Good
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1941
Robert Young, Jeanette MacDonald, Reginald Owen, and Ethel Waters in Cairo (1942)
Cairo
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1942
Dan Dailey, Mary Howard, and Frank Morgan in The Wild Man of Borneo (1941)
The Wild Man of Borneo
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1941
Mary Astor, William Gargan, John Hubbard, Carole Landis, Donald Meek, and Adolphe Menjou in Turnabout (1940)
Turnabout
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1940

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  • Robert Young, Jeanette MacDonald, Reginald Owen, and Ethel Waters in Cairo (1942)
    Cairo
    6.1
    • screen play
    • 1942
  • Robert Young and Ann Sothern in Lady Be Good (1941)
    Lady Be Good
    6.4
    • screen play by
    • 1941
  • Dan Dailey, Mary Howard, and Frank Morgan in The Wild Man of Borneo (1941)
    The Wild Man of Borneo
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1941
  • Mary Astor, William Gargan, John Hubbard, Carole Landis, Donald Meek, and Adolphe Menjou in Turnabout (1940)
    Turnabout
    6.1
    • screen play
    • 1940
  • Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, and Gail Patrick in My Favorite Wife (1940)
    My Favorite Wife
    7.2
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1940

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  • Harry Carey, Edwina Booth, and Duncan Renaldo in Trader Horn (1931)
    Trader Horn
    6.1
    • press agent (uncredited)
    • 1931

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  • Born
    • August 2, 1904
    • Marion, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • May 3, 1967
    • London, England, UK(liver ailment)

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