Breaking News—Famed Author Tom Clancy Passed Away

Sad news to put a bit of a damper on your Wednesday—Tom Clancy, the famed author mostly of novels about the American military, has passed away, according to CNN.com and many other sources. Noone knows yet what the cause of death was, but Tom was only 66 and reportedly passed away at a hospital in Baltimore.

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Tom has published 28 books throughout his career, and another is planned to be published this coming December. Some of his books have even been made into movies, like Patriot Games and The Sum of All Fears starring Ben Affleck and Morgan Freeman.

No funeral details or other details on Tom's death have been revealed yet, but stay tuned for the developing story...

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