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John Paterson McGowan (February 24, 1880 – March 26, 1952) was a pioneering Hollywood actor and director and occasionally a screenwriter and producer. McGowan remains the only Australian to have been made a life member of the Screen Directors Guild (now Directors Guild of America).
J.P. McGowan was born on 24 February 1880 in Terowie, South Australia, Australia. He was a director and actor, known for The Lost Express (1917), Hills of Missing Men (1922) and Do or Die (1921). He was married to Mrs. Kaye Swart Northrop, Leona (Lorna) Haviland and Helen Holmes.
- January 1, 1
- Terowie, South Australia, Australia
- January 1, 1
- Hollywood, California, USA
Terowie-born J.P. McGowan became a pioneering Hollywood actor, director and occasional screenwriter and producer from 1910. He is the only Australian life member of the Screen Directors Guild (now Directors Guild of America).
J.P. McGowan was born on February 24, 1880 in Terowie, South Australia, Australia. He was a director and actor, known for The Lost Express (1917), Hills of Missing Men (1922) and Do or Die (1921).
- February 24, 1880
- March 26, 1952
J.P. McGowan (1880-1952) was a pioneering Hollywood actor and director who made 232 films, wrote 26 screenplays and directed 242 productions. He was the only Australian to be made a life member of the Screen Directors Guild and worked with John Wayne, Helen Holmes and other stars.
John Paterson McGowan was born Feb. 24, 1880, to Scotch-Irish immigrant parents in Terowie, a rail-junction town in South Australia, which was then a British colony. Gen. Douglas MacArthur put Terowie on the map in 1942 when he was passing through and stopped on the rail platform just long enough to say he'd return to the Philippines.
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Jan 1, 2005 · J.P. McGowan (1880ndash;1952) was one of Hollywood's most prolific pioneers: actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and industrial advocate for the motion picture industry.
