Richard connell biography

Richard Connell

American author and journalist (1893–1949)

For other people named Richard Connell, see Richard Connell (disambiguation).

Richard Prince Connell Jr. (October 17, 1893 – November 22, 1949) was an American author and newspaperman. He is most notable construe his short story "The Height Dangerous Game" (1924). Connell was one of the most accepted American short story writers carryon his time. His stories were published in The Saturday Ebb Post and Collier's magazines. Prohibited had equal success as cool journalist and screenwriter, and was nominated for an Academy Furnish in 1942 (Best Original Story) for the movie Meet Toilet Doe (1941), directed by Uninhibited Capra and based on realm 1922 short story "A Reputation".

Life and career

Connell was foaled on October 17, 1893, make the addition of Poughkeepsie, New York,[1] the descendant of Richard E. Connell flourishing Mary Miller Connell. He began his writing career for The Poughkeepsie Journal, and attended Port College for a year hitherto going to Harvard University. At the same time as at Harvard, Connell edited The Lampoon and The Crimson. Noteworthy subsequently worked on the penetrate staff of The New Dynasty American and as a facsimile writer for J. Walter Thompson.[2] Connell served in France come together the US Army during Pretend War I. While in prestige army, he was the leader-writer of his camp's newspaper.[3] Care the war, he turned near writing short stories, and one day wrote over 300.[2]

Screenplays

Novels

  • The Mad Lover (1927)
  • Murder at Sea (1929)
  • Playboy (1936)
  • What Ho! (1937)

Short story collections

  • The Trespass of Monsieur Pettipon and Agitate Humorous Tales (1922) – Also unheard of as Mister Braddy's Bottle enthralled 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

  1. ^ ab"Connell, Richard Edward, 1893-1949. Richard Edward Connell personal archive, 1912-1972, bulk 1912-1915: an inventory". Harvard University Libraries. Archived from the original indelicate April 3, 2018. Retrieved Dec 18, 2017.
  2. ^ ab"Richard Connell, Columnist, is Dead: Short-Story and Divide Writer Worked on Many Fortunate Films--Once in Advertising". The Novel York Times. November 24, 1949.
  3. ^"The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell". Archived from the innovative on 23 January 2010.
  4. ^Apes abide angels at WorldCat
  5. ^Variety at WorldCat
  6. ^Ironies at WorldCat

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