Born in Boston, MA. Producer and story writer who entered American film supervising the Rosemary Davies production of THE MAD MARRIAGE (1925). He continued as an associate producer through 1937 on such features as THE VERY IDEA and JAZZ HEAVEN (both 1929), SECOND WIFE and HOOK, LINE AND SINKER (both 1930), CONSOLATION MARRIAGE (1931), THE RIGHT TO ROMANCE (1933), LET'S TRY AGAIN and HIS GREATEST GAMBLE (both 1934), and I PROMISE TO PAY, IT HAPPENED IN HOLLYWOOD (also story) and LIFE BEGINS WITH LOVE (all 1937). Connolly's story and/or screenplay credits, alone or in collaboration, include THE FACE IN THE SKY and THE RIGHT TO ROMANCE (both 1933), PALM SPRINGS (1936), WIVES UNDER SUSPICION and YOUTH TAKES A FLING (both 1938), THE HOUSE ACROSS THE BAY (1940), MASIE WAS A LADY and TARZAN'S SECRET TREASURE (both 1941), TARZAN'S NEW YORK ADVENTURE and BETWEEN US GIRLS (both 1942), MUSIC FOR MILLIONS (1944), THE GREAT MYSTIC, TWO SISTERS FROM BOSTON and TIL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY (all 1946), THE UNFINISHED DANCE 91947), STATE OF THE UNION (1948), HARVEY (1950), HERE COMES THE GROOM (1951), and MY SON JOHN and HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN (both 1952). Connolly died in Santa Monica, CA, in 1964 following open heart surgery.  Nominated for Writing (Original Screenplay) 1945: MUSIC FOR MILLIONS 1 nomination