Botsford, 1944, American/European writer, collaborator with Saul Bellow, professor emeritus at Boston University and editor of News from the Republic of Letters. Christopher Buckley, 1970, American political satirist, son of William F. Buckley Jr. Robert Crichton, 1944, author of The Secret of Santa Vittoria and The Great Impostor R. F. Patrick Cronin, 1942, dean of faculty of medicine at McGill University (1972–1977). Charlie Day, 1994, writer, actor and an executive producer of the series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Jonathan DeFelice, 1965, president emeritus of Saint Anselm College; founder of the Association of Benedictine Colleges and Universities. William A. Dembski, transferred to University of Chicago in 1977 and received an honorary diploma in 1988, mathematician, philosopher, and theologian; proponent of concept of intelligent design. E.J. Dionne, 1969, Washington Post columnist and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. John Gregory Dunne, 1950, novelist (True Confessions; The Red, White and Blue; Playland), screenwriter (A Star Is Born, co-authored with his wife, writer Joan Didion), and literary critic. Michael Egan, 1944, former U. S. associate attorney general (Carter Administration); former Georgia state senator; member of Georgia House of Representatives Phil English, 1974, U.S. representative (R-PA) 3rd District, 1995–2009. James D. (Jim) Farley, Jr.,1981, 1981, an American automotive executive who currently serves as Ford Motor Company's chief executive officer. Benedict Fitzgerald, 1967, an American screenwriter who co-wrote the screenplay for The Passion of the Christ with Mel Gibson. Peter Fitzgerald, 1978, U.S. senator (R-IL), 1999–2005. Peter M. Flanigan, 1941, founder of Student Sponsor Partnership; financier; deputy campaign manager (1968) and assistant to President Richard M. Nixon. Richard Fremantle, 1954, American art historian. William Haney, III '80, filmmakerand inventor - has won a Humanitarian Award from Harvard Medical School, a Distinguished Service Award from the Senior Olympics, the Slow Food Prize, a Genesis Award, an Achievement Award from the ACLU, the Pare Lorentz Award, The Gabriel Prize, A Silver Hugo, The Earthwatch Award, A Marine Conservation Award, Amnesty International Award, and was chosen Global Leader of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum. Robert F. Kennedy, attended but did not graduate, U.S. senator from New York, 65th U.S. Attorney General, brother of President John F. Kennedy. Edward M. Kennedy, attended but did not graduate, U.S. Senator (D-MA) 1962–2009. Younger brother of President John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy. John Kerr, 1967, author of A Most Dangerous Method,'' editor. Michael Kolowich, 1970, documentary filmmaker and Internet