Martin Quigley, Jr.

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[1][3]

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).^[3][1]

Authorship

Books written or cowritten by him include these:

• Magic Shadows - The History of the Origin of Motion Pictures (1948)
• Catholic Action in Practice: Family, Life, Education, International Life (1963, co-written with Msgr. Edward M. Connors)
• Peace Without Hiroshima (1991)
• A U.S. Spy in Ireland (1999)

Personal life

His father was an important publisher of film magazines. He was a devout Catholic and active in Church activities.^[1] He was twice elected mayor of Larchmont, New York.

Notes

1. 1 2 3 4 Obituary Larchmont Gazette, February 14, 2011
2. ↑ (5 May 1964). Martin Quigley, Wrote Film Code, The New York Times
3. 1 2 Obituary Washington Post, February 12, 2011.