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Richard Connell (other)
Richard Connell (1893–1949) was an American writer. Richard Connell may also refer to: * Richard E. Connell (1857–1912), American politician *Richard Connell (Irish politician) Richard Connell (1650–1714) was an Irish Member of Parliament for St Canice 1692–1693, 1695–1699 and 1703–1713. He was active in the politics of the corporations of St Canice and Kilkenny, having followed his father in be ... (1650–1714) *Mrs Richard Connell, sponsor of USS ''LST-888'' See also * Richard O'Connell (other) {{hndis, Connell, Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Connell
Richard Edward Connell Jr. (October 17, 1893 – November 22, 1949) was an American author and journalist. He is best remembered 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". Connell was born on October 17, 1893, in Poughkeepsie, New York, the son of Richard E. Connell and Mary Miller Connell. He began his writing career for ''The Poughkeepsie Journal'', and attended 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'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard E
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Frankish language, Old Frankish and is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick (nickname), Dick", "Dickon", "Dickie (name), Dickie", "Rich (given name), Rich", "Rick (given name), Rick", "Rico (name), Rico", "Ricky (given name), Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Connell (Irish Politician)
Richard Connell (1650–1714) was an Irish Member of Parliament for St Canice 1692–1693, 1695–1699 and 1703–1713. He was active in the politics of the corporations of St Canice and Kilkenny Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512. Kilken ..., having followed his father in being Registrar of the Diocese of Ossory, the Sheriff of Kilkenny city, and an alderman of the same. He was also mayor of Kilkenny twice, in 1685–1686–1687. His father, William Connell, had himself been mayor of Kilkenny twice, in 1671–1672–1673, and had been Sheriff in 1659–1660. His mother was daughter of John Bishop of Glandonnell, and he was their eldest son. While he was mayor, on 1685-02-05 he was awarded a grant of arms described heraldically as: Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS LST-888
USS ''LST-888'' was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. Late in her career she was renamed ''Lee County'' (LST-888) – after counties in twelve Southern and Midwestern states, the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear that name – but saw no active service under that name. Originally laid down as ''LST-888'' by the Dravo Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 11 August 1944; launched on 14 October 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Richard Connell; and commissioned at New Orleans, Louisiana on 13 November 1944. Service history World War II After shakedown and training off Panama City, Florida, ''LST-888'' departed New Orleans on 14 December 1944 for duty in the western Pacific Ocean. Steaming via the Panama Canal and San Diego, she arrived at Pearl Harbor on 16 January 1945 and there embarked Army troops and vehicles before sailing for the Philippines on 27 January. She arrived at Leyte Gulf via Eniwetok on 25 February and joined in intensive preparations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |