James P. Hogan: James P. Hogan. Director: Life Returns. James P. Hogan was born on 21 September 1890 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Life Returns (1934), Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938) and The Isle of Retribution (1926). He died on 4 November 1943 in North Hollywood, California, USA.