Spy-thriller novelist Tom Clancy has passed away at the age
of 66.
The Baltimore-born novelist shot to fame in 1984 with his
Cold War drama THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, a successful novel which was adapted
into a film in 1990 and introduced his hero/protagonist Jack Ryan to the wide
world. Clancy’s Mr. Ryan would appear in a string of successful films including
PATRIOT GAMES (1992), CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (1994), and THE SUM OF ALL FEARS
(2002). His other works, also dealing mostly with international espionage and
the U.S. military, would be adapted to several video games and TV shows.
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On a cold spring night in 1990, this Blogger, his father,
and his brother went to see THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER on the big screen, and was
thus introduced to a new world of spy movies. It ignited an interest in spy
films, an interest which would lead this Blogger through the worlds of 007 and
George Smiley. RED OCTOBER remains one of this Blogger’s favorite all-time
films, and it came from the mind of a great writer. Tom Clancy knew how to
thrill and inspire the world like no other. 
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