Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins

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Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins Wiki Biography

Mary Higgins Clark was born as Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins on the 24th December 1927, in The Bronx, New York City USA, and is an author, best known for her suspense, mystery, and psychological novels. Higgins Clark has written 51 books thus far, and each of them has been a bestseller in the US and Europe. Her career started in 1975.

Have you ever wondered how rich Mary Higgins Clark is, as of mid-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Mary Higgins Clark’s net worth is as high as $110 million, earned through her career as a writer. In addition to being a famous author with over 80 million copies sold in the US alone, Higgins Clark’s stories have been adapted for television and film, which has also improved her wealth.

Mary Higgins Clark grew up in an Irish family, the only daughter of Luke and Nora Higgins and had two brothers. She started writing as a small child keeping a journal and writing her first poem at the age of seven. Her family ran an Irish pub, and the Great Depression didn’t affect them at first, but when Mary was ten years old, their financial troubles began, and Luke had to fire several employees and work longer hours. Mary found her father dead in his bed in 1939, and the family struggled even more from that point.

Higgins Clark went to the Saint Francis Xavier Grammar School and won a scholarship to continue studying at the Villa Maria Academy, where she was encouraged by the principal and teachers to develop her writing. Mary worked as a switchboard operator at the Shelton Hotel to help her mother with money, while Joseph joined the Navy in 1944, but died only six months later, from spinal meningitis. Nora was then guaranteed a life pension, so she didn’t need Mary’s contribution.

Mary studied at the Wood Secretarial School, and after finishing the course took a job as a secretary to the head of the creative department in Remington-Rand’s advertising division. Mary left in 1949 to worked as a flight attendant for Pan American Airlines, but then she became a housewife for the next 20 years before publishing her first novel called “Aspire to the Heavens”, but the book didn’t earn her a lot of money. However, in 1975, Mary wrote her second publication “Where Are The Children?”, and after two years sold it for $1.5 million.

Mary “The Queen of Suspense” Higgins Clark has since written over 50 bestsellers, including “A Stranger is Watching” (1977), “A Cry in the Night” (1982), “While My Pretty One Sleeps” (1989), and “Remember Me” (1994). She also wrote “Pretend You Don’t See Her” (1997), “Daddy’s Little Girl” (2002), “No Place Like Home” (2005), “I Heard That Song Before” (2007), “Where Are You Now?” (2008), and “Just Take My Heart” (2009), the next one even more successful than the previous one, which only increased her net worth by a large margin. Most recently, Mary published “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” (2014), “The Cinderella Murder” (2014), “The Melody Lingers On” (2015), “All Dressed in White” (2015), and “As Time Goes By” (2016), increasing further her net worth..

Mary also wrote her autobiography – “Kitchen Privileges, A Memoir” – in 2001 and some of her books made into films include “A Stranger Is Watching” (1982), “Where Are The Children?” (1986), “Lucky Day” (2002), and “All Around The Town” (2002). Over a dozen of her novels have been adapated for television too, which has helped Mary to significantly increase her net worth. In March 2011, Mary was inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame.

Regarding her personal life, Mary Higgins Clark was married to Warren Clark from 1949 to his death in 1964, and has five children with him. In 1978, Mary married Raymond Ploetz, but the marriage was annulled in 1986. She married John J. Conheeney in 1996, and they are still together. Mary Higgins Clark has a minor share in the Brooklyn Nets, the NBA franchise.

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Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins Quick Info

Full Name Mary Higgins Clark
Net Worth $110 Million
Date Of Birth December 24, 1927
Place Of Birth The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Profession Author
Education Fordham University
Nationality American
Spouse John Conheeney (m. 1996), Warren Clark (m. 1949–1964)
Children Carol Higgins Clark, Patricia Higgins Clark, Marilyn Higgins Clark, David Higgins Clark, Warren Clark Jr.
Parents Nora Higgins, Luke Higgins
Siblings Joseph Higgins, Johnny Higgins
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maryhigginsclark
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0164267/
Awards Edgar Grand Master Award, Grand Prix de Littérature Policière – International Category, Anthony Award for Best Anthology/Short Story Collection
Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Best Mystery & Thriller, Agatha Award for Best Non-Fiction
Movies My Gal Sunday, The Cradle Will Fall, Try to Remember, You Belong to Me, All Around the Town, He Sees You When You’re Sleeping, Haven’t We Met Before?, Loves Music, Loves to Dance, While My Pretty One Sleeps, Mary Higgins Clark’s Remember Me, Where Are the Children?, A Stranger Is Watching

Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins Quotes

  • On the passing of Elaine Kaufman: She was feisty, in the happiest sense of the word. Not mean “feisty”. She was always trying to set people up. She loved it. She would sit people together. “Come on over to this table”. It was delightful. She will be terribly missed.
  • On solitude: Wouldn’t it be nice if everybody understood without being told that you need a certain amount of space?

Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins Important Facts

  • Currently resides in Saddle River, New Jersey. [November 2010]
  • Inducted into the Irish American Hall of Fame for her services and contributions in literature. [March 2011]
  • Inducted into the 2011 New Jersey Hall of Fame for her services and contributions in literature and charities.
  • Biography/bibliography in: “Contemporary Authors”. New Revision Series, Vol. 133, pp. 146-151. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
  • She was awarded Dame of Malta and Dame of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.
  • She was awarded Dame of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, a Papal honor.
  • Mother of Carol Higgins Clark, two judges and a daughter who works on the Merchantile Exchange.
  • She was awarded Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters in France (2000).
  • Is a member of the Board of Directors for the Mystery Writers of America.

Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Souviens-toi 2015 TV Movie novel: Remember Me Writer
Toi que j’aimais tant 2014 TV Movie novel: Daddy’s Little Girl Writer
Où es-tu maintenant? 2014 TV Movie novel: Where Are You Now? Writer
Deux petites filles en bleu 2014 TV Movie novel Writer
My Gal Sunday 2014 TV Movie book Writer
The Mystery Cruise 2013 TV Movie book “Santa Cruise” Writer
Deck the Halls 2011 TV Movie book Writer
All Around the Town 2002 TV Movie based on a novel by Writer
Lucky Day 2002 TV Movie story Writer
Haven’t We Met Before? 2002 TV Movie story Writer
You Belong to Me 2002 TV Movie novel Writer
Pretend You Don’t See Her 2002 TV Movie novel Writer
Loves Music, Loves to Dance 2001 TV Movie novel Writer
Moonlight Becomes You 1998 TV Movie novel Writer
Let Me Call You Sweetheart 1997 TV Movie novel Writer
While My Pretty One Sleeps 1997 TV Movie novel Writer
Weep No More, My Lady 1992 TV Movie novel Writer
Double Vision 1992 TV Movie short story Writer
A Cry in the Night 1992 TV Movie novel Writer
Terror Stalks the Class Reunion 1992 TV Movie story Writer
Stillwatch 1987 TV Movie novel Writer
Where Are the Children? 1986 novel Writer
The Cradle Will Fall 1983 TV Movie based on the novel by Writer
A Stranger Is Watching 1982 novel Writer
Les années perdues 2015 TV Movie novel: The Lost Years Writer
La clinique du docteur H 2015 TV Movie novel: The Cradle Will Fall Writer
Lucky Day 2002 TV Movie Grandma (as Sary Higgins Clark) Actress
While My Pretty One Sleeps 1997 TV Movie Mary Actress
Remember Me 1995 TV Movie Mary Actress
The Last Horsemen of New York Documentary post-production Herself Self
Today 2010-2016 TV Series Herself / Herself – Guest / Herself – Author Self
Imus in the Morning 2014 TV Series Herself (Phone) Self
Café Picouly 2011 TV Series Himself Self
Books Equal Gifts Commercial 2008 Short Self
Thé ou café 2008 TV Series Herself Self
Encore with John Palmer 2006 TV Series Herself Self
Le grand journal de Canal+ 2006 TV Series documentary Herself Self
Party Planner with David Tutera 2005 TV Series Herself Self
The View 2004 TV Series Herself Self
Campus, le magazine de l’écrit 2003 TV Series documentary Herself Self
En aparté 2003 TV Series documentary Herself Self
Tout le monde en parle 2003 TV Series Herself Self
The Rosie O’Donnell Show 1997 TV Series Herself Self
Ex Libris 1995 TV Series Herself Self

Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2003 Life Achievement Christopher Award Christopher Awards Won
1998 Lucien Barrière Literary Award Deauville Film Festival For the novel “You Belong to Me (Tu m’appartiens)”. Won
2003 Life Achievement Christopher Award Christopher Awards Nominated
1998 Lucien Barrière Literary Award Deauville Film Festival For the novel “You Belong to Me (Tu m’appartiens)”. Nominated