# Dick Durrell

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**Richard J. "Dick" Durrell** (ca. 1925 – March 7, 2008) was an American advertising executive and one of the founding staff members for *[People](/source/People_(magazine))* magazine.[1]

Durrell turned down an offer to play baseball for the [Brooklyn Dodgers](/source/Brooklyn_Dodgers) franchise in order to attend the [University of Minnesota](/source/University_of_Minnesota), from which he graduated in 1948.[1]

For most of his career, he worked for [Time Inc.](/source/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](/source/Sacred_Heart_University) in [Fairfield, Connecticut](/source/Fairfield,_Connecticut).[2]

He was married to [Jacquelyn Durrell](/source/Jacquelyn_Durrell), a former Connecticut State Representative and First Selectman of [Fairfield](/source/Fairfield,_Connecticut).[1]

## References

1. Creswell, Julie (2008-03-08). ["Richard J. Durrell, First Publisher of People Magazine, Dies at 82"](https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/08/business/media/08durrell.html). *The New York Times*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231209200954/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/08/business/media/08durrell.html) 2023-12-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-12-02.

1. ["1994-1996 Graduate Catalog"](https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/g_cat/32/). *DigitalCommons@SHU*. Sacred Heart University. 1994. Retrieved 2025-12-02.

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