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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, 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. 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. After the war, he turned to writing short stories, and eventually wrote over 300. 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". Variety (1925) – Includes "The Most Dangerous Game". Ironies (1930) – Includes "The Law Beaters". The Most Dangerous Game References 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 (public domain in Canada) Louise Fox Connell Papers, 1904-1986 at Harvard University Library. Discover the Richard Connell popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Richard Connell books.
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The Classic Collection of Richard Edward Connell
Richard Edward ConnellRichard Connell's writings are known for their thrilling plots, vivid storytelling, and exploration of the depths of human nature. In this carefully curated collection, we have gat...
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The Most Dangerous Game - Richard Connell
Richard ConnellWidely anthologized and the author's bestknown work, "The Most Dangerous Game" features as its main character a biggame hunter from New York, who falls off a yacht and ...
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Classic Tales of Mystery
Editors of Canterbury Classics & Ken MondscheinEleven classic whodunits starring master sleuths such as Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and Father Brown. A superstar lineup of detectivesincluding Sherlock Holmes, C. Augus...
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Das grausamste Spiel
Ulf Kreth & Richard ConnellDer amerikanische Autor Richard Connell publizierte im Januar 1924 seine erfolgreiche Kurzgeschichte „The Most Dangerous Game“, die mehrfach als Filmvorlage diente. Nicht nur, das...
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Classic collection of Richard Edward Connell. Illustrated
Richard Edward ConnellConnell was one of the most popular American short story writers of his time. He is best remembered for his short story "The Most Dangerous Game" (1924). He subsequently worked on...
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Classic Tales of Mystery
Editors of Canterbury ClassicsThis collection of classic mysteries will have you turning each page with anticipation.Classic Tales of Mystery contains eight famous stories from wellknown authors, including...
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The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and Other Humorous Tales
Richard ConnellPopular collection of humorous stories, first published in 1922. According to Wikipedia: "Richard Edward Connell Jr. (October 17, 1893 – November 22, 1949) was an American author ...
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The Most Dangerous Game and Other Stories of Adventure
Connell, Jack London, O. Henry, Clark Ashton Smith, John Kruse & Rudyard KiplingReaders seeking exotic locales and nonstop pulsepounding thrills will love this collection of six classic adventure stories, beginning with The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Conne...
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The Most Dangerous Game
Richard Connell"The Most Dangerous Game" features as its main character a biggame hunter from New York, who becomes shipwrecked on an isolated island in the Caribbean, and is hunted by a Russian ...