| James Leo Meehan | |
| Birth Date: | July 22, 1891 |
| Birth Place: | Illinois, United States |
| Death Date: | November 8, 1943 (aged 52) |
| Death Place: | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Occupation: | Director, Writer |
| Yearsactive: | 1921-1930 (film) |
James Leo Meehan (1891 – 1943) was an American film director and screenwriter.[1] He married the daughter of writer Gene Stratton-Porter, and adapted several of his mother-in-law's novels for the screen.
He directed Campus Sweethearts (US 1930 RKO, 27 min, only shown at State Lake, Chicago - Natural Vision also shown in 35 mm) starring Rudy Vallee with Ginger Rogers among the cast. It is one of the early wide-gauge films.