Tuesday, October 1, 2024

On This Day In History Techno-Thriller Novelist Tom Clancy Passes Away At Age 66

Erica Lamberg at Fox News notes that on this day in history thriller author Tom Clancy died. 

Tom Clancy, author of such bestselling novels as "The Hunt for Red October" and "Patriot Games," and a lifelong Republican who counted President Ronald Reagan among his fans, died at the age of 66 on this day in history on Oct. 1, 2013, according to multiple sources. 

 

Clancy was an American author best known for his espionage, military science and technological thrillers, noted Biography.com.  

 

He was the author of 17 New York Times bestsellers — and had his career launched by President Reagan.

"'The Hunt for Red October,' his first novel, had been bought for a lowly $5,000 by the Naval Institute Press. When Reagan pronounced it ‘the perfect yarn’ in 1984, Clancy, then a Maryland insurance agent, was propelled into a hugely successful writing career," said The Guardian.

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On this day in history, October 1, 2013, techno-thriller novelist Tom Clancy passes away at age 66 | Fox News


Note: I was a huge Tom Clancy fan, and I enjoyed his thrillers and his nonfiction books on the military. I was saddened by his early death.



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