John Lee Mahin was born on 23 August 1902 in Evanston, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Yüzü Damgalı Adam (1932), Captains Courageous (1937) and Beyaz rahibe (1957). He was married to Muriel Mae McKinnon, Barbara Ann Bonnett, Patsy Ruth Miller and Nancy Hume Derr. He died on 18 April 1984 in Santa Monica, California, USA.