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Mr. Connell was the son of New York Congressman Richard Edward Connell Sr. (1857—1912) and Mary Miller Connell. He was born in Poughkeepsie, New York where his father worked as an editor and a reporter for a local paper, The Poughkeesie News-Press. Connell got his early training as a reporter by covering local baseball games and by the age of 16, Mr. Connell had become the city editor for the paper. When his father was elected to the House of Representatives in 1910, Richard served as his secretary for a period of time and attended Georgetown University for a year. He enrolled in Harvard the following year. During his time at Harvard, he wrote for and edited both The Crimson and The Lampoon. After his graduation from Harvard in 1915, he spent some time working for an advertising agency. He enlists and began writing for the camp weekly newspaper, "The Gas Attack". At the conclusion of the war, Mr. Connell returned to advertising until he sold his first short story. He married Louise Herrick Fox, a fellow editor and writer, in 1919. He went on to become one of the most well known short story authors from the 1920's through the 1940's in the Saturday Evening Post and Collier's Weekly. In 1923, he was the recipient of the the O. Henry Memorial Award for the short story "A Friend of Napoleon". His short story "The Most Dangerous Game" was awarded the O. Henry Memorial Award in 1924 and remains a short story classic. During his writing career, he authored over 300 short stories, 5 screen stories and four novels. He was also involved in an additional 10 screen writing projects and 2 screen plays. At the time of his death at age 56 resulting from a heart attack, Mr. Connell was working on a play. He was survived by his wife, and three sisters.
Mr. Connell was the son of New York Congressman Richard Edward Connell Sr. (1857—1912) and Mary Miller Connell. He was born in Poughkeepsie, New York where his father worked as an editor and a reporter for a local paper, The Poughkeesie News-Press. Connell got his early training as a reporter by covering local baseball games and by the age of 16, Mr. Connell had become the city editor for the paper. When his father was elected to the House of Representatives in 1910, Richard served as his secretary for a period of time and attended Georgetown University for a year. He enrolled in Harvard the following year. During his time at Harvard, he wrote for and edited both The Crimson and The Lampoon. After his graduation from Harvard in 1915, he spent some time working for an advertising agency. He enlists and began writing for the camp weekly newspaper, "The Gas Attack". At the conclusion of the war, Mr. Connell returned to advertising until he sold his first short story. He married Louise Herrick Fox, a fellow editor and writer, in 1919. He went on to become one of the most well known short story authors from the 1920's through the 1940's in the Saturday Evening Post and Collier's Weekly. In 1923, he was the recipient of the the O. Henry Memorial Award for the short story "A Friend of Napoleon". His short story "The Most Dangerous Game" was awarded the O. Henry Memorial Award in 1924 and remains a short story classic. During his writing career, he authored over 300 short stories, 5 screen stories and four novels. He was also involved in an additional 10 screen writing projects and 2 screen plays. At the time of his death at age 56 resulting from a heart attack, Mr. Connell was working on a play. He was survived by his wife, and three sisters.
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Mr. Connell was the son of New York Congressman Richard Edward Connell Sr. (1857—1912) and Mary Miller Connell. He was born in Poughkeepsie, New York where his father worked as an editor and a reporter for a local paper, The Poughkeesie News-Press. Connell got his early training as a reporter by covering local baseball games and by the age of 16, Mr. Connell had become the city editor for the paper. When his father was elected to the House of Representatives in 1910, Richard served as his secretary for a period of time and attended Georgetown University for a year. He enrolled in Harvard the following year. During his time at Harvard, he wrote for and edited both The Crimson and The Lampoon. After his graduation from Harvard in 1915, he spent some time working for an advertising agency. He enlists and began writing for the camp weekly newspaper, "The Gas Attack". At the conclusion of the war, Mr. Connell returned to advertising until he sold his first short story. He married Louise Herrick Fox, a fellow editor and writer, in 1919. He went on to become one of the most well known short story authors from the 1920's through the 1940's in the Saturday Evening Post and Collier's Weekly. In 1923, he was the recipient of the the O. Henry Memorial Award for the short story "A Friend of Napoleon". His short story "The Most Dangerous Game" was awarded the O. Henry Memorial Award in 1924 and remains a short story classic. During his writing career, he authored over 300 short stories, 5 screen stories and four novels. He was also involved in an additional 10 screen writing projects and 2 screen plays. At the time of his death at age 56 resulting from a heart attack, Mr. Connell was working on a play. He was survived by his wife, and three sisters.
Mr. Connell was the son of New York Congressman Richard Edward Connell Sr. (1857—1912) and Mary Miller Connell. He was born in Poughkeepsie, New York where his father worked as an editor and a reporter for a local paper, The Poughkeesie News-Press. Connell got his early training as a reporter by covering local baseball games and by the age of 16, Mr. Connell had become the city editor for the paper. When his father was elected to the House of Representatives in 1910, Richard served as his secretary for a period of time and attended Georgetown University for a year. He enrolled in Harvard the following year. During his time at Harvard, he wrote for and edited both The Crimson and The Lampoon. After his graduation from Harvard in 1915, he spent some time working for an advertising agency. He enlists and began writing for the camp weekly newspaper, "The Gas Attack". At the conclusion of the war, Mr. Connell returned to advertising until he sold his first short story. He married Louise Herrick Fox, a fellow editor and writer, in 1919. He went on to become one of the most well known short story authors from the 1920's through the 1940's in the Saturday Evening Post and Collier's Weekly. In 1923, he was the recipient of the the O. Henry Memorial Award for the short story "A Friend of Napoleon". His short story "The Most Dangerous Game" was awarded the O. Henry Memorial Award in 1924 and remains a short story classic. During his writing career, he authored over 300 short stories, 5 screen stories and four novels. He was also involved in an additional 10 screen writing projects and 2 screen plays. At the time of his death at age 56 resulting from a heart attack, Mr. Connell was working on a play. He was survived by his wife, and three sisters.
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