Richard connell jr. biography

American author and journalist (1893–1949)

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

Richard Edward Connell Jr. (October 17, 1893 – November 22, 1949) was an American author and reporter. 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

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Richard E. Connell

American politician

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

Richard Edward Connell Sr. (November 6, 1857 – October 30, 1912) was an American newspaperman and politician who served one term as a United States representative from New York from March 4, 1911 until his death on October 30, 1912.

Early life

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Connell was born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York to Richard and Ann Connell (née Phelan) who had immigrated to New York from Kilkenny, Ireland in 1846.^[1] Connell, a Catholic,^[2] attended St. Peter's parochial school and the public schools of Poughkeepsie until he was 13 years old when he dropped out and entered the workforce to support his siblings and widowed mother. He worked various odd jobs including for the Poughkeepsie and Eastern Railway and Hudson River State Hospital. He was eventually hired as a reporter for the Poughkeepsie News-Press before rising to managing editor