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Have a (Mr.) Blue Christmas
Myles Connolly's works were suffused with Catholicism - Part 2
By James Thunder | December 6th 2022 2:53 PMMy last post introduced the novel Mr. Blue. Here I'll look at author Myles Connolly's life. Connolly was born in 1897 in Roxbury, outside Boston. He attended Boston Latin School. At Boston College he edited the literary magazine The Stylus (founded in 1882 and still extant). After his 1918 graduation,…
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The story's protagonist is a modern St. Francis who gives away his fortune - Part 1
By James Thunder | November 30th 2022 2:57 PMIn 1928 Myles Connolly published his 120-page debut novel, Mr. Blue. This book and author come to mind at this time of year because the protagonist, J. Blue, was in awe of the Incarnation, and also because Connolly was an adviser to film director Frank Capra for the Christmas-time favorite…
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