Director

Richard Connell

Writing

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 36

TMDB ID: 20500

IMDb ID: nm0175028

Known for: Writing

Born: October 17, 1893

Died: November 12, 1949

Age: 56

Place of birth: Dutchess County, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1924 - 2022

Years active: 99

Average TMDB rating: 5.71

Wikidata: Q3790184

Also known as

R.E. Connell • R.E. Cornell • Richard Edward Connell Jr.

Frequent jobs

Short Story (11)Screenplay (10)Story (10)Writer (2)Additional Writing (1)Original Story (1)Screenstory (1)

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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.

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