author
Richard Edward Connell
1893–1949
Best known for the chilling classic "The Most Dangerous Game," this American writer built a career on suspense, adventure, and sharp storytelling. He also worked as a journalist and screenwriter, bringing the same fast-moving energy to newspapers, magazines, and film.
2 Audiobooks
The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon, and other humorous tales
by Richard Edward Connell
Apes and Angels
by Richard Edward Connell
About the author
Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, Richard Edward Connell Jr. (October 17, 1893 – November 22, 1949) started writing young and went on to become an American author, journalist, and screenwriter. He is most closely associated with "The Most Dangerous Game" (1924), a story that has remained widely read for its tense premise and memorable battle of wits.
Connell also wrote for popular magazines and worked in Hollywood as a screenwriter. His career moved comfortably across journalism, fiction, and film, which helps explain the crisp pace and vivid scenes that readers often notice in his work.
Though many readers know him for a single famous story, Connell was a versatile professional writer whose work reached a broad audience during his lifetime. His reputation endures because he knew how to hook readers quickly and keep the stakes high until the very end.