When the Everly Brothers had their first hits in the late 50s they were both barely more than boys, and the sound of those two late adolescents harmonising about sorrow, pain and the hurts of teenage love, was imprinted on … read more
Covid and Me on ITN
My Covid Summer
First published in the Daily Mail 13.10.2020.
From the very beginning I was afraid of Covid 19. That was in January when I first began to read reports of deaths in China. If that ever reaches the UK I’ll do … read more
Shadows on a Wall – just republished in paperback & digital
‘Probably the best novel about movie making ever written’
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=shaDOWS+ON+A+WALL+RAY+CONNOLLY&ref=nb_sb_noss
A limousine is discovered at the bottom of a river. Inside are the bodies of two world famous Hollywood stars, a young film director and a famous rock musician. Meanwhile … read more
That’ll Be The Day & Stardust
Studio Canal will be issuing new DVDs of both That’ll Be the Day and Stardust later this month, launching them both with special showings of both films at London cinemas. If you would like to book tickets, here are the … read more
The Henley Literary Festival
I will be appearing at the Henley Literary Festival at 6.30 pm on Friday, October 4, talking about my biography – John Lennon: A Restless Life and, I suspect, other Beatles subjects.… read more
Lytton’s Diary
After something like 30 years, the series Lytton’s Diary (which I wrote) begins a complete rerun on August 7 on Talking Pictures. It will run every weekday night at 10.pm for 12 days.
Set on the gossip column desk of … read more
Shadows on the Wall
Having just been republished in paperback, my novel about movie-making, Shadows On A Wall, has been optioned by Sony Pictures for a long form US-TV serial.
‘Bright and blackly funny…the War and Peace of Hollywood novels’ – The New … read more
Shadows On A Wall
‘Shadows On A Wall, my novel about movie-making, has just been republished in paperback.’ – RC
‘Bright and blackly funny…the War and Peace of Hollywood novels’ – The New York Library Journal.
‘Without doubt the best movie story … read more
