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264 pages, Paperback
Published August 1, 2019
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William Clark
473 books9 followersWilliam Donaldson Clark was a prominent British journalist and public servant who blended a career in writing with high-level politics.
He was born on 28 July 1916, the son of John McClare Clark and Marion Jackson. He was educated at the independent Oundle School and graduated from Oriel College, Oxford with a First Class degree in modern history. He later attended the University of Chicago in 1938 as a Commonwealth Fellow. During World War II he worked doing public relations for Britain in the United States.
He became the London editor of Encyclopædia Britannica in 1946, a post he left for journalism in 1949 and later he was a foreign affairs correspondent for The Observer (1950–1955), and wrote political novels, including 'Number 10' (1966) and 'Cataclysm: The North-South Conflict of 1987' (1984).
He was also the first director of the Overseas Development Institute (1960–1968) and later served as Vice President for External Affairs at the World Bank (1974–1980).
In addition, he was the press secretary to Prime Minister Anthony Eden from 1955 to 1956, eventually resigning in protest over the Suez Canal Crisis.
He died of liver cancer at his home in Cuxham, Oxfordshire and was survived by his two brothers, Kenneth and Nicholas.
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He was born on 28 July 1916, the son of John McClare Clark and Marion Jackson. He was educated at the independent Oundle School and graduated from Oriel College, Oxford with a First Class degree in modern history. He later attended the University of Chicago in 1938 as a Commonwealth Fellow. During World War II he worked doing public relations for Britain in the United States.
He became the London editor of Encyclopædia Britannica in 1946, a post he left for journalism in 1949 and later he was a foreign affairs correspondent for The Observer (1950–1955), and wrote political novels, including 'Number 10' (1966) and 'Cataclysm: The North-South Conflict of 1987' (1984).
He was also the first director of the Overseas Development Institute (1960–1968) and later served as Vice President for External Affairs at the World Bank (1974–1980).
In addition, he was the press secretary to Prime Minister Anthony Eden from 1955 to 1956, eventually resigning in protest over the Suez Canal Crisis.
He died of liver cancer at his home in Cuxham, Oxfordshire and was survived by his two brothers, Kenneth and Nicholas.
Librarian's note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. This is William^Clark.
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October 6, 2023
Great story
Not my usual type of book but I thoroughly enjoyed this story. A real heart warming tale with nice characters. Very well written. Highly recommend
Not my usual type of book but I thoroughly enjoyed this story. A real heart warming tale with nice characters. Very well written. Highly recommend
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