Eddie Doherty

Edward J. Doherty was a multifaceted American writer born in 1890 in Chicago, Illinois. He began his career as a journalist and later transitioned into screenwriting and novel writing. One of his notable works is The Broadway Murders, a mystery novel originally published in 1929. The story is set in a Times Square nightclub during the Prohibition era and follows a former criminal lawyer accused of murder. His daughter, determined to prove his innocence, goes undercover as a singer to uncover the truth. Doherty's literary contributions span both fiction and non-fiction. In addition to The Broadway Murders, he authored novels such as Whispers (1920), The Rain Girl (1930), Shackled Cinderella (1932), and Sand Hog (1935). He also penned Gall and Honey: The Story of a Newspaperman (1941), reflecting his journalistic background. Later in life, Doherty focused on religious themes, writing biographies like Tumbleweed: A Biography of Catherine Doherty and Wisdom's Fool: A Biography of St. Louis de Montfort. In the film industry, Doherty contributed as a screenwriter to films such as The Past of Mary Holmes (1933), Under Pressure (1935), and The Fighting Sullivans (1944). He was married to Baroness Catherine de Hueck, with whom he co-founded the Madonna House Apostolate in 1947. He passed away in 1975.