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Wednesday, October 02, 2013

Tom Clancy, Author Of ‘Hunt for Red October’ And ‘Patriot Games,’ Dead At 66

According to the Publishers Weekly Twitter account, American author Tom Clancy died Wednesday in a Baltimore hospital at age 66.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Tom Clancy studied literature at the Loyola College in Baltimore and was originally an insurance salesman before becoming famous for writing technically detailed espionage and military science books.

He is responsible for best-selling books such as "The Hunt for Red October," "Patriot Games," "Clear and Present Danger," and "The Sum of All Fears" — all of which were adapted into major Hollywood films.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

One of my favorite authors. A sad day today.

Anonymous said...

Awfully suspicious. I'm sure the next story line was gonna be off the hook!