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Professor of English at Benedictine College, Stephen Mirarchi on the work of Catholic screenwriter and novelist Myles Connolly, author of the classics Mr. Blue and Dan England & the Noonday Devil.
Watch Raymond Arroyo ask Mirarchi: “Why do you consider this his greatest legacy, given this guy was responsible, or had a hand in rewriting, for Frank Capra, It Happened One Night, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, State of the Union — and It’s a Wonderful Life. That’s not a more impressive legacy than Mr. Blue?”
Watch the whole thing above.
More to read:
Connolly’s Noonday Devil: Fiction as Spiritual Reading, by Dr. Edward Mulholland
Founded in 1858, Benedictine College is a Catholic, Benedictine, residential, liberal arts college located on the bluffs above the Missouri River in Atchison, Kansas. The school is honored to have been named one of America’s Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report, the best private college in Kansas by The Wall Street Journal, and one of the top Catholic colleges in the nation by First Things magazine and the Newman Guide. It prides itself on outstanding academics, extraordinary faith life, strong athletic programs, and an exceptional sense of community and belonging. Benedictine College is dedicated to transforming culture in America through its mission to educate men and women within a community of faith and scholarship.
