Cyril Hare | |
|---|---|
 1950s Penguin photograph of Hare | |
| Born | Alfred Alexander Gordon Clark 4 September 1900 Mickleham, Surrey, England |
| Died | 25 August 1958 (aged 57) Westhumble, Surrey, England |
| Occupation | County court judge and crime writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | New College, Oxford |
| Period | 1937–1958 |
| Genre | Crime Fiction |
| Literary movement | Golden Age of Detective Fiction |
| Notable works | Suicide Excepted (1939) Tragedy at Law (1942) An English Murder (1951) |
| Spouse |
Mary Barbara Lawrence
(m. 1933) |
| Children | 3, including Alexandra Wedgwood |
| Relatives | Martin Wedgwood (son-in-law) Roderick Snell (son-in-law) Arthur Snell (grandson) |
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Alfred Alexander Gordon Clark (4 September 1900 – 25 August 1958) was an English barrister, judge[1][2] and crime writer under the pseudonym Cyril Hare.[2][3]
- ^ ‘GORDON CLARK, His Honour Judge Alfred Alexander’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 26 May 2013
- ^ a b His Honour A. A. Gordon Clark (Obituaries) The Times Tuesday, 26 August 1958; pg. 10; Issue 54239; col E
- ^ "Detection and the Law: An Appreciation of Cyril Hare". Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2009.