Richard Connell

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1893-10-17 (56 years old)

Deathday

1949-11-12

Place of Birth

Dutchess County, New York, USA

Richard Connell

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Edward Connell Jr. (October 17, 1893 – November 22, 1949) was an American author and journalist, probably best remembered for his short story "The Most Dangerous Game". Connell was one of the most popular American short story writers of his time and his stories appeared in the Saturday Evening Post and Collier's Weekly. He had equal success as a journalist and screenwriter and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1942 for best original story for the film Meet John Doe. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Connell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

1993

Ex-Cop

as Stony Danburg

Production

1941

1940

1936

The Milky Way

as Screenplay

1943

1936

Our Relations

as Screenstory

1942

Rio Rita

as Screenplay

1944

1938

Doctor Rhythm

as Screenplay

1945

Thrill of a Romance

as Screenplay

2022

1936

F-Man

as Story

1930

1927

1929

1937

Love on Toast

as Writer

1961

Bloodlust!

as Short Story

1968

1932

1975

The Perverse Countess

as Short Story

1972

The Suckers

as Short Story

1972

The Woman Hunt

as Short Story

2016

Hounds of Zaroff

as Short Story

1945

A Game of Death

as Short Story

1994

Surviving the Game

as Short Story

1997

The Pest

as Short Story

1987

Deadly Prey

as Short Story

1937

1948

Luxury Liner

as Screenplay

1938

The Cowboy and the Lady

as Additional Writing

1940

Hired Wife

as Screenplay

1941

Nice Girl?

as Screenplay

1925

1946

1929

Dark Streets

as Story

1941

Meet John Doe

as Short Story

1956

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