Fred Jarvis McConnell (September 29, 1883 in

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– November 21, 1962 in Los Angeles) was an associate producer of Frank Buck's movie

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Early career

McConnell studied at the University of Wisconsin, and worked for the

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and the Cleveland News. He worked in advertising with Kaufman & Handy and other Chicago agencies, and entered films in 1923 as manager of serial production at

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. In 1926 he was an independent producer of Western and dog features for

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. He was eastern sales manager for ''

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'' and joined the

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short subject sales department in 1936. Among the films he worked on: '' The Fighting Ranger'', '' The Last Frontier'', and '' The Return of the Riddle Rider''.Eileen S. Quigley. International motion picture almanac, Volume 48. Quigley Publications, 1938

Work with Frank Buck

In 1944, McConnell was associate producer of the Frank Buck film

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mcconnell, Fred J. 1883 births 1962 deaths University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni People from Waseca, Minnesota American male screenwriters Screenwriters from Minnesota Film producers from Minnesota 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters