Clifton Jolley

Clifton Jolley taught in Latter-day Saint Seminaries and Institutes and English at Brigham Young University for more than a decade before becoming a daily columnist for the Deseret News, where he received the Associated Press Award for “Best Column in a Daily Newspaper.” He has published editorials in The New York Times and other newspapers, most recently as a coauthor with Bob Rees. His essay “The Martyrdom of Joseph Smith: An Archetypal Study” was published in Utah Historical Quarterly and received the Dale L. Morgan Award. His two documentaries for PBS were nominated for Emmys. He has written papers and published essays and poetry about Eugene England.

Clifton contributed a chapter to Continuing the Dialogue: Celebrating Ten Masterpieces by Eugene England.