Tom Clancy, the author of best-selling military thrillers such as “The Hunt for Red October” and “Patriot Games,” died Tuesday at a Baltimore hospital. He was 66.
Clancy’s publisher confirmed the news to the New York Times. Spokespeople for the author’s literary agency, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, and publisher, Putnam, did not immediately respond to TheWrap‘s requests for comment.
In a career that spanned three decades, Clancy became one of the most successful figures in publishing. His name above a title was a calling card that conferred best-seller status on his espionage and military thrillers and inspired a dizzying array of tie-ins ranging from movies to video and board games.