Filmmaker to Preview To Kill A Mockingbird Documentary

Filmmaker and author Mary McDonagh Murphy will offer a sneak peek of her documentary, "Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird" at the Scarsdale Public Library, Monday, April 25, at 7:30 pm. The film, which includes interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Tom Brokaw and Anna Quindlen, explores the enduring power and appeal of Lee's first and only novel. Murphy's movie will be released in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on May 13.

Murphy, a former producer for CBS News who lives in Ossining, is also the author of "Scout, Atticus and Boo: A Celebration of Fifty Years of To Kill a Mockingbird," published last year by HarperCollins, with a foreword by novelist Wally Lamb. Lee's novel won a Pulitzer Prize in 1961, has been a bestseller for 50 years, and was turned into an Academy Award-winning movie starring Gregory Peck. Lee has not given an interview since 1964, but Murphy’s reporting, research and rare interviews with the author’s older sister and best friends add new details to a remarkable story behind an astonishing phenomenon.

Earlier that day, Murphy will discuss both her book and movie with English classes at Scarsdale High School.

The event at the Scarsdale Library, 54 Olmsted Road, is free; books will be available for sale and signing. Details: www.marymurphy.net and www.scarsdalelibrary.org . 914-722-1300.