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Mary Higgins Clark Biography

Birth Name:Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins

Birth Place:The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States

Profession Writer, Actress, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Has been named a Dame of the Order of St․ Gregory The Great
  • In 1980, she was awarded the Grand Prix de literature of France
  • Received the 1993 American-Irish Historical Society Gold Medal of Honor
  • Earned a degree in philosophy from Fordham University in 1979
  • Is the mother of actress and writer Carol Higgins Clark
  • Got her start writing short stories for Extension Magazine
  • Has served as a member of the board of directors for the Mystery Writers of America