Cyril Hare
Cyril Hare | |
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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 and crime writer under the pseudonym Cyril Hare.