Editing Richard Connell (section)

==Life and career==

Connell was born on October 17, 1893, in [[Poughkeepsie, New York]],<ref name="HUL" /> the son of [[Richard E. Connell]] and Mary Miller Connell. He began his writing career for ''[[The Poughkeepsie Journal]]'', and attended [[Georgetown College (Georgetown University)|Georgetown College]] for a year before going to [[Harvard University]]. While at Harvard, Connell edited ''[[The Lampoon]]'' and ''[[The Crimson]]''. He subsequently worked on the city staff of ''[[The New York American]]'' and as a copy writer for [[J. Walter Thompson]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=|title=Richard Connell, Novelist, is Dead: Short-Story and Screen Writer Worked on Many Successful Films--Once in Advertising|last=|first=|date=November 24, 1949|work=The New York Times|access-date=}}</ref> Connell served in [[France]] with the [[US Army]] during [[World War I]]. While in the army, he was the editor of his camp's newspaper.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thenostalgialeague.com/olmag/connell-most-dangerous-game.html |title=The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123164538/http://thenostalgialeague.com/olmag/connell-most-dangerous-game.html |archive-date=23 January 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> After the war, he turned to writing short stories, and eventually wrote over 300.<ref name=":0" />