author
Richard Edward Connell
1893–1949
Best known for the classic thriller "The Most Dangerous Game," this American writer built a career that stretched from newspaper rooms to Hollywood screenwriting. His stories helped define popular magazine fiction in the early 20th century.
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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, in 1893, Richard Edward Connell Jr. started writing young, contributing to his father's newspaper before going on to study at Harvard. He later served in World War I and worked as a journalist, experiences that fed his brisk, confident storytelling style.
Connell became one of the most widely read short story writers of his era, with work appearing in major magazines including The Saturday Evening Post and Collier's. He is still best remembered for "The Most Dangerous Game," first published in 1924, a suspense story whose premise has echoed through generations of fiction and film.
He also worked successfully as a screenwriter in Hollywood and earned an Academy Award nomination for his film work. Connell died in 1949, but his reputation endures through a story that remains a staple of anthologies and classrooms.