Richard Connell
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Born | Richard Edward Connell Jr. October 17, 1893 |
Died | November 22, 1949 | (aged 56)
Alma mater | Harvard University[1] |
Occupation(s) | Author, journalist |
Richard Edward Connell Jr. (October 17, 1893 – November 22, 1949) was an American author and journalist. He is most notable for his short story "The Most Dangerous Game" (1924). Connell was one of the most popular American short story writers of his time. His stories were published in The Saturday Evening Post and Collier's magazines. He had equal success as a journalist and screenwriter, and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1942 (Best Original Story) for the movie Meet John Doe (1941), directed by Frank Capra and based on his 1922 short story "A Reputation".
Life and career
Connell was born on October 17, 1893, in Poughkeepsie, New York,[1] the son of Richard E. Connell and Mary Miller Connell. He began his writing career for The Poughkeepsie Journal, and attended Georgetown College for a year before going to Harvard University. While at Harvard, Connell edited The Lampoon and The Crimson. He subsequently worked on the city staff of The New York American and as a copy writer for J. Walter Thompson.[2] Connell served in France with the US Army during World War I. While in the army, he was the editor of his camp's newspaper.[3] After the war, he turned to writing short stories, and eventually wrote over 300.[2]
Screenplays
- The Most Dangerous Game (1932) (contributing writer)
- The Milky Way (1936) (writer)
- F-Man (1936) (writer)
- Love on Toast (1937) (writer)
- Okusama ni shirasu bekarazu (1937) (writer)
- The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) (contributing writer) (uncredited)
- Doctor Rhythm (1938) (writer)
- Hired Wife (1940) (writer)
- Nice Girl? (1941) (writer)
- Rio Rita (1942) (screenplay)
- Presenting Lily Mars (1943) (screenplay)
- Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) (writer)
- Thrill of a Romance (1945) (writer)
- Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945) (writer)
- Luxury Liner (1948) (writer)
Novels
- The Mad Lover (1928)
- Murder at Sea (1929)
- Playboy (1936)
- What Ho! (1937)
Short story collections
- The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and Other Humorous Tales (1922) – Also known as Mister Braddy's Bottle and Other Humorous Tales
- Apes and Angels (1924) – Includes "The Man Who Could Imitate a Bee".[4]
- Variety (1925) – Includes "The Most Dangerous Game".[5]
- Ironies (1930) – Includes "The Law Beaters".[6]
- The Most Dangerous Game
References
- ^ a b "Connell, Richard Edward, 1893-1949. Richard Edward Connell personal archive, 1912-1972, bulk 1912-1915: an inventory". Harvard University Libraries. Archived from the original on April 3, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ a b "Richard Connell, Novelist, is Dead: Short-Story and Screen Writer Worked on Many Successful Films--Once in Advertising". The New York Times. November 24, 1949.
- ^ "The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell". Archived from the original on 23 January 2010.
- ^ Apes and angels at WorldCat
- ^ Variety at WorldCat
- ^ Ironies at WorldCat
External links
Works by or about Richard Connell at Wikisource
- Works by Richard Connell at Project Gutenberg
- Works by Richard Connell at Faded Page (Canada)
- Works by or about Richard Connell at Internet Archive
- Works by Richard Connell at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Richard Connell at IMDb
- Richard Connell at The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures
- Additional biography and text of The Most Dangerous Game
- Works by Richard Connell[dead link] (public domain in Canada)
- Louise Fox Connell Papers, 1904-1986 at Harvard University Library
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- 1893 births
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