James Kevin McGuinness (December 20, 1894 – December 4, 1950)[1] was an American screenwriter and film producer. He wrote for 36 films between 1927 and 1950. He wrote for The New Yorker magazine. He was born in Ireland and immigrated to New York in 1904. He arrived in Los Angeles in the 1920s at the dawn of the "talkies" era and thereafter worked in the film industry as a writer and later a producer. He later became chief supervisor and executive producer at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1] He died in New York in 1950 from a heart attack.
James Kevin McGuinness | |
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Born | (1894-12-20)December 20, 1894 Ireland |
Died | December 4, 1950(1950-12-04) (aged 56) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Years active | 1927–1950 |
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Title | Year | First published | Reprinted/collected |
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A Bob ballad : modes | 1925 | McGuinness, James Kevin (March 7, 1925). "A Bob ballad : modes". The New Yorker. 1 (3): 18. | |
Supper club lights | 1925 | McGuinness, James Kevin (May 23, 1925). "Supper club lights". The New Yorker. 1 (14): 6. | |
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