Citizenship United States Name Martin Jr. | Role Author | |
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Born Martin Schofield Quigley, Jr.
November 24, 1917
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. ( 1917-11-24 ) Occupation Publisher; politician; author; spy. Alma mater Georgetown University; Columbia University Subject motion picture business Spouse Katherine Dunphy (1946–2011, survives him) Died February 5, 2011, West Hartford, Connecticut, United States Education Columbia University, Georgetown University Books A US spy in Ireland, Magic shadows, Peace Without Hiroshim, Drifting with the River Gods, Martin J Quigley and the G | ||
Martin Quigley Jr. (November 24, 1917 – February 5, 2011) was a publisher of film magazines, an author and a politician twice elected mayor of Larchmont, New York.
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Journalism and publishing
He was the son of Martin Quigley (1890–1964). His father had been a founder of developer of motion picture trade periodicals including the Motion Picture Herald and an active proponent and co-author of the Motion Picture Production Code, which governed the content of Hollywood movies from the 1930s to the 1960s.
The younger Quigley became very active in the editing and publication of those periodicals from young adulthood, also attempting to maintain the influence of the Code, especially in the 1960s, as it faded into irrelevance as moral standards changed.
Espionage
During World War II, he used his publishing position as a cover to gather intelligence in Ireland, where many influential people favored the Axis, and in Italy, on behalf of the US Office of Strategic Services (OSS).
Authorship
Books written or cowritten by him include these:
Personal life
His father was an important publisher of film magazines. He was a devout Catholic and active in Church activities. He was twice elected mayor of Larchmont, New York.