Myles Connolly Papers, 1937-1994

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Summary

Abstract:
The Myles Connolly Papers contain real estate records of Myles Connolly and his wife, Agnes Bevington Connolly. All of the properties in the collection are in Malibu, California.
Extent:
.42 Linear Feet 1 Hollinger Box
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Myles Connolly Papers, Collection no. 191, Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.

Background

Scope and content:

The Myles Connolly Papers are comprised of real estate records for the properties in Malibu, California owned by Myles and Agnes Connolly. These properties include 108 Malibu Colony, the "Hilltop" poperty, and a portion of land near Pacific Coast Highway and the Serra Retreat. Documents in this collection include grant deeds, insurance titles, and full reconveyances. The collection also includes joint tenancy agreements between Myles and Anges Connolly and later between Agnes Connolly and her dauhter, Ann Fulton.

Biographical / historical:

Myles Connolly was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1897. He graduated from Boston College in 1918 after spending a year in the U.S. Navy during World War I, Connolly got a job with the Boston Post as a reporter. For many years, Connolly frequently contributed stories to national magazines.

Connolly marries Agnes Bevington, a Nashville socialite and concert pianist, on May 29, 1929. They had four children: Mary, Kevin, Terrence, Myles Jr., and Ann.

Also in 1929, Connolly began his work as a film producer. He continued to produce and screenwrite films for the next two decades, writing and producing over forty films, including the Tarzan pictures of the 1940s, "The Unfinished Dance", "The Right to Romance", and The Face in the Sky".

Connolly in 1964 at 66 years old following complications from open-heart surgery at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California.

Processing information:

This collection was processed by Kelsey Knox in September 2021.

Arrangement:

Folders are arranged in alphabetical order.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Myles Connolly Papers, Collection no. 191, Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.

Location of this collection:
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263-4786, US
Contact:
(310) 506-4323
specialcollections@pepperdine.edu
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