Author Tom Clancy, Master Of The Modern-Day Thriller, Dead At 66 -- CNN
(CNN) -- Spy thriller writer Tom Clancy, whose best-selling books became blockbuster films, has died, his publisher said Wednesday. He was 66.
Clancy's publisher, the Penguin Group, said the author died in Baltimore on Tuesday. The written statement did not indicate the cause of death.
Clancy's 1984 novel "The Hunt for Red October" propelled him to fame, fortune and status as a favorite storyteller of the American military. Sean Connery and Harrison Ford brought the Cold War drama to life in the big screen in 1990.
Other novels that became big movies included "Patriot Games" and "The Sum of All Fears."
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My Comment: I have always enjoyed his books. He will be missed.
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