Mary Higgins Clark

American author of suspense novels (1927–2020)
Person human Q231736
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Mary Higgins Clark

Summary

Mary Higgins Clark is a human[1]. Born in New York City[2], she… she was born on December 24, 1927[3]. She passed away in Naples[4]. She died on January 31, 2020[5]. She worked as a novelist[6], writer[7], and children's writer[8]. She ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,446 views/month, #6,812 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Mary Higgins Clark was born in New York City[2].
  • Mary Higgins Clark died in Naples[4].
  • Mary Higgins Clark was born on December 24, 1927[3].
  • Mary Higgins Clark died on January 31, 2020[5].
  • Mary Higgins Clark is buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery[10].
  • A child of Mary Higgins Clark was Carol Higgins Clark[11].
  • Mary Higgins Clark held citizenship in United States[12].
  • English was Mary Higgins Clark's native language[13].
  • Mary Higgins Clark worked as a novelist[6].
  • Mary Higgins Clark worked as a writer[7].
  • Mary Higgins Clark's professions included children's writer[8].
  • Mary Higgins Clark's field of work was literary activity[14].
  • Mary Higgins Clark's field of work was children's and young adult literature[15].
  • Mary Higgins Clark's field of work was historical prose literature[16].
  • Mary Higgins Clark's field of work was detective literature[17].
  • Mary Higgins Clark's education included a stint at Fordham University[18].
  • Mary Higgins Clark received the The Grand Master[19].
  • Mary Higgins Clark received the New Jersey Women's Hall of Fame[20].
  • Mary Higgins Clark received the Horatio Alger Award[21].
  • Mary Higgins Clark received the Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement[22].
  • Mary Higgins Clark received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière[23].
  • Mary Higgins Clark received the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[24].
  • Mary Higgins Clark's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[25].
  • Mary Higgins Clark is recorded as female[26].
  • Mary Higgins Clark's instance of is recorded as human[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1927-12-24[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2020-01-31[31]

  • Genre(s): audio drama[32]

  • Community tags: audio drama, has german audiobooks[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0478e4e2-7402-478c-b747-4ba9e8371ae9[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in New York City[2], Mary Higgins Clark… she was born on December 24, 1927[3]. English was her native language[13].

Education

Mary Higgins Clark was educated at Fordham University[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist[6], writer[7], and children's writer[8]. Fields of work include literary activity[14]; children's and young adult literature[15], a sub-set of literature[35]; historical prose literature[16], a literary genre[36]; and detective literature[17], a literary genre[37].

Recognition

Awards received include The Grand Master[19], a literary award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1955[40]; New Jersey Women's Hall of Fame[20], an award[41], in United States[42], founded in 2011[43]; Horatio Alger Award[21], an award[44]; Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement[22], a literary award[45]; Grand Prix de Littérature Policière[23], a literary award[46], in France[47], founded in 1948[48]; and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[24], a grade of an order[49], in France[50].

Personal Life

A child of Mary Higgins Clark was Carol Higgins Clark[11]. Her religion is recorded as Catholic Church[25].

Death and Burial

Mary Higgins Clark died on January 31, 2020[5]. She passed away in Naples[4]. She is buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

Mary Higgins Clark ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,446 views/month, #6,812 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] She is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

Where was Mary Higgins Clark born?

Mary Higgins Clark was born in New York City[2].

Where did Mary Higgins Clark die?

Mary Higgins Clark died in Naples[4].

What did Mary Higgins Clark do for work?

Mary Higgins Clark worked as novelist[6], writer[7], and children's writer[8].

Where did Mary Higgins Clark go to school?

Mary Higgins Clark was educated at Fordham University[18].

What awards did Mary Higgins Clark receive?

Honors received include The Grand Master[19], New Jersey Women's Hall of Fame[20], Horatio Alger Award[21], and Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement[22].

References

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  1. [2] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [7] . American Women Writers. wikidata.org.
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  16. [10] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [25] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . edgarawards.com. edgarawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . njwla.org. njwla.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . horatioalger.org. horatioalger.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [23] . babelio.com. babelio.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Babelio. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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