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Mary Higgins Clark

Born
Dec 24, 1927 · Aged 92
Died
Jan 31, 2020
Place of birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Female
Movie credits
3
TV credits
3
Also known as (4)
  • Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins
  • Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins Clark Conheeney
  • Dame Mary Higgins Clark
  • The Queen of Suspense

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins Clark Conheeney (née Higgins; December 24, 1927 – January 31, 2020), known professionally as Mary Higgins Clark, was an American author of suspense novels. Each of her 51 books was a bestseller in the United States and various European countries, and all of her novels remained in print as of 2015, with her debut suspense novel, Where Are the Children?, in its seventy-fifth printing. Higgins Clark began writing at an early age. After several years working as a secretary and copy editor, she spent a year as a stewardess for…