Fife Clark Explained

Honorific Prefix:	Sir
Thomas Fife Clark
Honorific Suffix:	CBE
Office:	Downing Street Press Secretary
Term Start:	1952
Birth Name:	Thomas Fife Clark
Birth Date:	29 May 1907
Term End:	1955
Predecessor:	Reginald Bacon
Successor:	William D. Clark
Primeminister:	Winston Churchill

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

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]

Honours

Clark 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.^[5]

In 1971, Allen & Unwin published Sir Fife Clark's work, The Central Office of Information.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Clark, Sir (Thomas) Fife, (29 May 1907–28 March 1985), retired; formerly Director General, Central Office of Information. 2021-04-03. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007 . en. 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u162941. 978-0-19-954089-1 .
2. Web site: The Papers of Sir Thomas Fife Clark . Churchill Archives Centre. 4 February 2022.
3. Clark, Sir Thomas Fife (1907–1985), journalist and public relations expert. 2021-04-03. 2004 . en. 10.1093/ref:odnb/66850. 978-0-19-861412-8 .
4. British Empire list:
5. UK list:
6. Web site: The Central Office of Information. Clark. Fife. Allen & Unwin. 1971.