Richard conniff biography

          Richard Conniff (born March 2, ) is an American non-fiction writer, specializing in human and animal behavior..

          Conniff, Richard 1951-

          PERSONAL: Born March 2, 1951, in Jersey City, NJ; son of James C. G.

          (a writer) and Dorothy (a homemaker; maiden name, Donnelly) Conniff; married Karen Braeder (a homemaker), May 23, 1981; children: James, Benjamin.

          Richard Conniff writes about behavior on two, four, six, and eight legs.

        1. Richard Conniff writes about behavior on two, four, six, and eight legs.
        2. PERSONAL: Born March 2, , in Jersey City, NJ; son of James C. G. (a writer) and Dorothy (a homemaker; maiden name, Donnelly) Conniff; married Karen.
        3. Richard Conniff (born March 2, ) is an American non-fiction writer, specializing in human and animal behavior.
        4. Richard Conniff is an American non-fiction writer, specializing in human and animal behavior.
        5. Richard Conniff is a journalist and essayist whose work has appeared in such publications as Worth, Smithsonian, Architectural Digest.

          6. Education:Yale University, B.A., 1973. Religion: Roman Catholic. Hobbies and other interests: Ireland, architectural restoration, Americana, travel.


          ADDRESSES: Home—P.O. Box 64, Deep River, CT 06417.

          Agent—Robert Lescher, 155 E. 71st St., New York, NY 10021.


          CAREER: Newark Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ, reporter, 1973-75; freelance writer, 1975-79; Next,New York, NY, senior writer, 1979-81; freelance writer, 1981-83; Geo, New York, NY, managing editor, 1983-85; freelance writer, 1985—.

          Deep River Book Co., founder.

          WRITINGS:

          The Devil's Book of Verse: Masters of the Poison Pen from Ancient Times to the Present Day, Dodd, Mead (New York, NY), 1983.

          Irish Walls, photographs by Alen MacWeeney, Stewart, Tabori & Chang (New