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Richard Connell

Writer / Screenwriter / Journalist | * 10/17/1893 († 56, 11/12/1949) | Dutchess County, New York (United States of America (USA))
Richard Edward Connell Jr. (October 17, 1893 – November 22, 1949) was an American author and journalist. He is most notable for his short story "The Most Dangerous Game" (1924). Connell was one of the most popular American short story writers of his time. His stories were published in The Saturday Evening Post and Collier's magazines. He had equal success as a journalist and screenwriter, and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1942 (Best Original Story) for the movie Meet John Doe (1941), directed by Frank Capra and based on his 1922 short story "A Reputation". ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Romance / Love | Music

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Capt. Jeremy Bradford has a particularly exciting luxury liner cruise in store when he's charged with transporting a troupe of opera singers to Rio de Janeiro. Anxious to become a singer herself, Brad ...

Luxury Liner

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1948 | 2.5/5 | 1h 38min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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A sailor helps two sisters start up a service canteen. The sailor soon becomes taken with gorgeous sister Jean, unaware that her sibling Patsy is also in love with him. ...

Two Girls and a Sailor

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1944 | 2.6/5 | 2h 4min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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When legendary hunter Bob Rainsford is shipwrecked on the perilous reefs surrounding a mysterious island, he finds himself the guest of the reclusive and eccentric Count Zaroff. While he is very graci ...

The Most Dangerous Game

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1932 | 3.5/5 | 1h 3min
Action, Adventure, Thriller, Horror
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As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willou ...

Meet John Doe

FSK: 16+ years

1941 | 3.7/5 | 2h 2min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Richard Connell

Academy Award for Best Story Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
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Movies with Richard Connell as Crew(28)

Writing/Short Story2022 The Most Dangerous Game
Writing/Writer2016 Hounds of Zaroff
Writing/Story1972 The Woman Hunt
Writing/Story1956 Run for the Sun
Writing/Screenplay1948 Luxury Liner
Writing/Screenplay1946 The Kid from Brooklyn
Writing/Writer1945 A Game of Death
Writing/Screenplay1945 Thrill of a Romance
Writing/Writer1945 Her Highness and the Bellboy
Writing/Screenplay1944 Two Girls and a Sailor
Writing/Screenplay1943 Presenting Lily Mars
Writing/Screenplay1942 Rio Rita
Writing/Story1941 Meet John Doe
Writing/Screenplay1941 Nice Girl?
Writing/Story1940 Brother Orchid
Writing/Screenplay1940 Hired Wife
Writing/Screenplay1938 Doctor Rhythm
Writing/Original Story1937 Don't Tell Your Wife About It
Writing/Writer1937 Love on Toast
Writing/Screenplay1936 The Milky Way
Writing/Screenstory1936 Our Relations
Writing/Story1936 F-Man
Writing/Story1932 The Most Dangerous Game
Writing/Story1930 Cheer Up and Smile
Writing/Story1929 New Year's Eve
Writing/Story1929 Dark Streets
Writing/Story1927 No Place to Go
Writing/Story1925 Bright Lights

Born: Tuesday, 10/17 1893 (October) in Dutchess County, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 11/12 1949 (November) in Beverly Hills (aged: 56)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: American English
Educated at: Harvard University, Georgetown University
Other names for Richard Connell (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"R.E. Connell"
"R.E. Cornell"
"Richard Edward Connell Jr."
"Richard Connell (Autor)"
Richard Connell frequently works together with these people:
Gladys Lehman (8x, Crew)
Joe Pasternak (6x, Crew)
Cedric Gibbons (4x, Crew)
Edwin B. Willis (4x, Crew)
Irene (4x, Crew)
Richard Thorpe (3x, Crew)
Gino Corrado (3x, Actor)
Franklin Pangborn (3x, Actor)
Spring Byington (3x, Actress)
May McAvoy (3x, Actress)
Frank Skinner (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:432409, Added: 09/22/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024