Mary Higgins Clark
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Mary Higgins Clark (born December 24, 1927 in Bronx, New York) is an American novelist currently residing in New York, New York.
In 1974, she entered Fordham University at Lincoln Center and graduated summa cum laude in 1979, with a B.A. in philosophy.
She is reported to have received a $65 million advance for a 5-book deal.[1]
She has also co-authored several books with her daughter, Carol Higgins Clark.
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[edit] Books
[edit] Fiction
- 1975 Where Are The Children?
- 1977 A Stranger is Watching
- 1980 The Cradle Will Fall
- 1982 A Cry in the Night
- 1984 Stillwatch
- 1987 Weep No More, My Lady (The introduction of Alvirah and Willy Meehan, her only continuing characters)
- 1989 While My Pretty One Sleeps
- 1989 The Anastasia Syndrome and Other Stories
- 1990 Voices in the Coal Bin (Short Story, only available as an audio book with Carol Higgins Clark's That's the Ticket)
- 1991 Loves Music, Loves to Dance
- 1992 All Around the Town
- 1993 I'll Be Seeing You
- 1993 Death on the Cape and Other Stories
- 1993 Milk Run and Stowaway (Two stories. Like Voices in the Coal Bin, never officially published out of anthologies)
- 1994 Remember Me
- 1994 The Lottery Winner and Other Stories
- 1995 Let Me Call You Sweetheart
- 1995 Silent Night
- 1995 Pretend You Don't See Her
- 1996 Moonlight Becomes You
- 1996 My Gal Sunday: Harry and Sunday Stories
- 1998 You Belong to Me
- 1998 All Through The Night
- 1999 We'll Meet Again
- 2000 Before I Say Good-Bye
- 2000 Deck the Halls (with daughter Carol Higgins Clark)
- 2000 Mount Vernon Love Story
- 2001 On The Street Where You Live
- 2001 He Sees You When You're Sleeping (with daughter Carol Higgins Clark)
- 2002 Daddy's Little Girl
- 2002 He Sees You When You're Sleeping (with daughter Carol Higgins Clark)
- 2003 The Second Time Around
- 2004 Nighttime Is My Time
- 2004 The Christmas Thief (with daughter Carol Higgins Clark)
- 2005 No Place Like Home
- 2006 Two Little Girls in Blue
- 2006 Santa Cruise (with daughter Carol Higgins Clark)
- 2007 Ghost Ship: A Cape Cod Story
- 2007 I Heard that Song Before
[edit] Nonfiction
- 1968 Aspire To The Heavens (Republished as Mount Vernon Love Story in 2002, as a historical romance)
- 1993 Mother (With Amy Tan, and Maya Angelou)
- 2001 Kitchen Privileges, A Memoir
[edit] Movie adaptations
- 1982 A Stranger Is Watching
- 1986 Where Are The Children?
- 2005 We'll Meet Again
[edit] Television adaptations
- 1983 The Cradle Will Fall
- 1987 Stillwatch
- 1992 Weep No More, My Lady
- 1992 Double Vision
- 1992 A Cry in the Night (Starring Carol Higgins Clark)
- 1992 Terror Stalks the Class Reunion
- 1995 Remember Me (Mary Higgins Clark Appears as the character Mary)
- 1997 Let Me Call You Sweetheart
- 1997 While My Pretty One Sleeps (Mary Higgins Clark appears as the character Mary)
- 1998 Moonlight Becomes You
- 2001 You Belong to Me
- 2001 Loves Music, Loves to Dance
- 2002 Pretend You Don't See Her
- 2002 Lucky Day
- 2002 Haven't We Meet Before?
- 2002 All Around The Town
- 2004 I'll Be Seeing You
- 2004 Before I Say Good-Bye
- 2004 Try to Remember
- 2005 The Cradle Will fall
- 2005 A Crime of Passion
[edit] Awards/Honors
- Grand Prix de Literature Policier (France, 1980)
- Gold Medal of Honor, American-Irish Historical Society (1993)
- Spirit of Achievement Award, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (1994)
- Gold Medal in Education, National Arts Club (1994)
- Horatio Alger Award (1997)
- Deauville Film Festival Literary Award (France, 1998)
- Outstanding Mother of the Year (1998)
- Catholic Big Sisters Distinguished Service Award (1998)
- Bronx Legend Award (1999)
- Graymoor Award, Franciscan Friars (1999)
- Ellis Island Medal of Honor (2001)
- Passionists' Ethics in Literature Award (2002)
- Christopher Life Achievement Award (2003)
[edit] Titles/Offices
- Dame of the Order of St. Gregory the Great
- Lady of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
- Trustee, Fordham University (Retired Emeritus)
- Trustee, St. Peter's College (Retired)
- President of Mystery Writers of America (1987)
- Chairman of the International Crime Congress (1987)
- Grand Master, Edgar Awards, Mystery Writers of America (2000)
- Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters (France, 2000)
- Trustee, Providence College
- Board of Governors, Hackensack Hospital
- Board Member, Catholic Communal Fund
[edit] External Links
- Real Audio interview with Mary Higgins Clark by Don Swaim
- Written interview for Bookselling This Week, by Zach Chouteau http://bookweb.org/news/btw/archive/945.html
[edit] Notes
- ^ As stated by Charlotte Abbott of Publishers Weekly in an interview on NPR.[1]
