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My Take
Tom Clancy is my favorite kind of success story: the insurance agent who out-researched the experts. The Hunt for Red October arrived in 1984 and essentially invented the modern techno-thriller, stuffed with submarine and intelligence detail so precise that real professionals reportedly wondered where he got it. To me that is the heart of his genius, an obsessive's imagination doing the work of clearance and access. Eighteen novels in, he had built a whole universe of military realism from a desk in Maryland. I respect writers who earn authority through homework rather than experience, and Clancy is the patron saint of that craft.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tom Clancy
- Name (Japanese)
- トム・クランシー
- Reading
- とむ・くらんしー
- Born
- April 12, 1947 – October 1, 2013
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Boar
- Origin
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / novelist / non-fiction writer / prose writer / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Loyola University Maryland
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Threat Vector | — | |
| Notable work | The Hunt for Red October | — |
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://tomclancy.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC
Frequently asked questions
When was Tom Clancy born?
April 12, 1947 – October 1, 2013.
Where is Tom Clancy from?
Tom Clancy is from Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
What does Tom Clancy do?
Tom Clancy works as writer, novelist, non-fiction writer, prose writer, screenwriter.
What is Tom Clancy known for?
Notable works include Threat Vector, The Hunt for Red October.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.