Myles Connolly

Mr. Connolly wrote short stories and novels and was editor of Columbia, the Knights of Columbus magazine. He wrote more than 20 screenplays and produced or helped to produce more than 30 motion pictures. His books included “Mr. Blue,” “The Bump on Brannigan's Head,” “Dan England and the Noonday Devil” and “Three Who Ventured.” “Mr. Blue,” first published by the Macmillan Company in 1928, has been reprinted numerous times and also has been published in England and Brazil. The story …