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Dick Durrell
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Richard J. Durrell (ca. 1925 – March 7, 2008) was an American advertising executive and one of the founding staff members for People magazine.[1]
Durrell turned down an offer to play baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers franchise in order to attend the University of Minnesota, from which he graduated in 1948.[1]
For most of his career, he worked for Time Inc., retiring in 1983.[1] In his retirement years, he occasionally taught a course titled "Magazine Publication and Related Communications" at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut.[2]
He was married to Jacquelyn Carmen (Dow) Durrell, a former Connecticut State Representative and First Selectman of Fairfield.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Creswell, Julie (2008-03-08). "Richard J. Durrell, First Publisher of People Magazine, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
- ^ "1994-1996 Graduate Catalog". DigitalCommons@SHU. Sacred Heart University. 1994. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
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