![]() ![]() 1 rankings on The New York Times' best-seller list during his lifetime. Best-Seller Status ContinuesĬlancy would see 10 of his books earn No. military academies.Ĭlancy dined with presidents admirals and generals regularly gave him access to ships, submarines and aircraft and Pentagon officials provided him material for upcoming projects. Some of his books even became required reading at U.S. Clancy's crafting of plausible military scenarios in the novel was so realistic that, almost immediately after its release, he became a favorite of the United States military. The book, which told the story of a Russian submarine crew's defection, made The New York Times' best-seller list after President Ronald Reagan openly praised it. He attended Loyola Blakefield, a Catholic, all-boys' school in Towson, Maryland, before enrolling at Loyola College in Baltimore, where he studied literature.Ĭlancy worked as an insurance broker before writing his first novel, The Hunt for Red October, in 1984. on April 12, 1947, in Baltimore, Maryland. Tom Clancy was born Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. Early Life and 'The Hunt for Red October' More than 50 million copies of his books have been printed, and four have been made into movies. 1 rankings on The New York Times' best-seller list. Clancy worked as an insurance broker before writing his first novel, The Hunt for Red October, in 1984. Tom Clancy was an American author best known for his espionage, military science and technological thrillers. ![]()
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