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The journalist, short story writer, novelist, and screenwriter Richard Connell enjoyed commercial success and modest critical recognition during his life. He was a prolific writer of short stories, which were widely published in English and American fiction magazines. Connell's name is no longer familiar to most general readers, although most know his most famous short story, "The Most Dangerous Game," which is widely anthologized as a fine example of a gripping and well-structured action-adventure tale.

Connell was born and raised in Poughkeepsie, New York, in a house not far from Theodore Roosevelt's homestead. At ten years old Connell was writing for his father's daily newspaper, covering baseball games. When he was sixteen he became the city editor of the paper. Connell spent a year at Georgetown College (now University) in Washington, D.C. while he worked as a secretary to his father, who had been elected to Congress. After his father died in 1912, Connell left Washington to attend Harvard Univer

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Richard Edward Connell was born on October 17, 1893 in Poughkeepsie, NY, to Richard Edward Connell Sr. and Marrie Miller Connell. His father worked as an editor and reporter for the local paper before beginning his political career. His father’s connections at the paper later proved useful for Connell, as by the age of 18 he secured a job as an editor. Connell later attended Georgetown and, after the death of his father, Harvard. He served in World War I, and during his service he wrote and edited the camp newspaper. Upon his return from the war, he married Louise Herrick Fox in 1919. Connell’s stories were published in both the Saturday Evening Post and Collier’s Weekly. He died in Beverly Hills, CA at the age of 56.

Connell’s stories won him much acclaim. He won the O. Henry Memorial Prize twice for his short stories “A Friend of Napoleon” and “The Most Dangerous Game.” He was also nominated for an Academy Award for best original story in 1942 for the film “Meet John Doe.”

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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

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.^[3]^: 41

Political career

Connell first rose to local politic