John Megna was born on November 9, 1952 in Queens, New York, USA as John Anthony Ingolia. He was an actor, known for To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) and The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976). He died on September 5, 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
He was the founding director of L.A. Arts, a nonprofit theater group in Los Angeles.
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Graduated from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., where he majored in performing arts.
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Megna's Broadway success at age 7 in 1960's "All the Way Home" led to his being cast as 'Dill', the toothy young summer visitor, in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) with Gregory Peck. The character of 'Dill' was based on author Harper Lee's childhood friend, writer Truman Capote.
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Father was a druggist; mother a one-time night club singer.