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Tom Clancy Is Dead At 66

Posted by Unknown on from the bummer dept.

guttentag writes "The author of The Hunt for Red October and many military and espionage novels which inspired a number of movies video games died last night in a Baltimore Hospital. The news was first reported by Publishers Weekly's Twitter account this morning and confirmed by New York Times Book Reporter Julie Bosman's Twitter account."

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  1. USA SuX by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

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  2. Two in one day... Stephen King, dead at 54 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.