Fife Clark

Sir Thomas Fife Clark (29 May 1907 - 29 March 1985) was a British journalist and civil servant.

Sir Thomas Fife Clark
Sir Thomas Fife Clark (1955)
Downing Street Press Secretary
In office
1952–1955
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Preceded byReginald Bacon
Succeeded byWilliam D. Clark
Personal details
Born
Thomas Fife Clark

(1907-05-29)29 May 1907
Died29 March 1985(1985-03-29) (aged 77)

Career

Clark 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]

Sir Fife Clark received a knighthood in 1965.[3]

In 1971, Allen & Unwin published Sir Fife Clark's work, The Central Office of Information.[4]

References
  1. "Clark, Sir (Thomas) Fife, (29 May 1907–28 March 1985), retired; formerly Director General, Central Office of Information". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u162941. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. "The Papers of Sir Thomas Fife Clark". Churchill Archives Centre. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  3. "Clark, Sir Thomas Fife (1907–1985), journalist and public relations expert". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/66850. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  4. Clark, Fife (1971). "The Central Office of Information". Allen & Unwin.


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