Background
Durrell was born on July 22, 1925 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States; the son of Royal S. Durrell and Dorothy Ann (Jones) Durrell.
201 W 49th St, Minneapolis, MN 55419, United States
Durrell graduated from Washburn High School in 1942.
201 W 49th St, Minneapolis, MN 55419, United States
Durrell graduated from Washburn High School in 1942.
Durrell was born on July 22, 1925 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States; the son of Royal S. Durrell and Dorothy Ann (Jones) Durrell.
Durrell graduated from Washburn High School in 1942. Six years later he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota.
Durrell was enlisted in the United States Marines during World War II, where he served in 1942-1945 and was in Occupied Japan. He began his career at Time Inc. in 1950, where he worked until 1984. Richard worked in advertising for both Life and Time Magazines at Time Inc., including as Life's assistant publisher. Also he was Vice President of Time Inc. In addition, Richard held the position of a founding publisher of People Magazine. In his retirement years, he sometimes taught a course "Magazine Publication and Related Communications" at Sacred Heart University.
Durrell served on the boards of Home Box Office, Inc., American Advertising Foundation and Northland College in Wisconsin. He was a member of the John's Island Golf Club.
Durrell was offered professional baseball contracts with the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, but he chose, instead, to attend the University of Minnesota.
On April 22, 1949 Richard Durrell married Jacquelyn C. Dow. They have five children and seven grandchildren.
She was a former Connecticut State Representative and First Selectman of Fairfield.
