Sir Thomas Fife Clark CBE (29 May 1907 – 29 March 1985) was a British journalist and civil servant.
Thomas Fife Clark | |
|---|---|
 Sir Thomas Fife Clark (1955) | |
| Downing Street Press Secretary | |
| In office 1952–1955 | |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Reginald Bacon |
| Succeeded by | William D. Clark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Fife Clark 29 May 1907 |
| Died | 29 March 1985 (aged 77) |
Career
editClark served as Downing Street Press Secretary, between 1952 and 1955, under Prime Minister Winston Churchill.[1][2] He then served as Director General of the Central Office of Information for almost seventeen years (1954–71). In this role, he produced long running campaigns for road safety and army recruitment as well as being in charge of the British Pavilions at the World Fairs.[3]
Honours
editClark was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1949 Birthday Honours,[4] and was knighted in the 1965 Birthday Honours.[3][5]
In 1971, Allen & Unwin published Sir Fife Clark's work, The Central Office of Information.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Clark, Sir (Thomas) Fife, (29 May 1907–28 March 1985), retired; formerly Director General, Central Office of Information". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u162941. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "The Papers of Sir Thomas Fife Clark". Churchill Archives Centre. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Clark, Sir Thomas Fife (1907–1985), journalist and public relations expert". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/66850. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 3 April 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ British Empire list: "No. 38628". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1949. p. 2802.
- ^ UK list: "No. 43667". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1965. p. 5471.
- ^ Clark, Fife (1971). "The Central Office of Information". Allen & Unwin.
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