Richard Connell

His stories were published in The Saturday Evening Post, The Century Magazine, and Collier's. He had equal success as a journalist and screenwriter and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1942 for Best Story for the 1941 film Meet John Doe, directed by Frank Capra and based on his 1922 short story "A Reputation".

• Name — Richard Connell • Birth Name — Richard Edward Connell Jr. • Born — 17 October 1893 • Birthplace — Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. • Died — 22 November 1949 • Place of death — Beverly Hills, California, U.S. • Occupation — * Author • screenwriter • journalist • Education — * Georgetown University • Harvard University (AB) • Notable Works — "The Most Dangerous Game" (1924) • Father — Richard E. Connell • Awards — O. Henry Award (1923, 1924, 1928)

Richard Edward Connell Jr. was born on October 17, 1893, in Poughkeepsie, New York, the son of Richard E. 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, where he edited The Lampoon and The Crimson. He received an AB from the university in 1915. Connell subsequently worked on the city staff of The New York American and as a copy writer for J. Walter Thompson. He served in France with the United States 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. Connell married Louise Herrick Fox in 1919. He died on November 22, 1949, in Beverly Hills, California.

• The Most Dangerous Game (1932) (contributing writer) • The Milky Way (1936) (writer) • F-Man (1936) (writer) • Our Relations (1936) (screen story) • Love on Toast (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)

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