1. Henry Patterson, commonly known by his pen name Jack Higgins, was a British author.
10 Facts About Jack Higgins
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Jack Higgins was a best-selling author of popular thrillers and espionage novels.
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Jack Higgins was born Henry Patterson on 27 July 1929 in Newcastle upon Tyne to an English father and a Northern Irish mother.
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Jack Higgins proved to be an indifferent student and left school with few formal qualifications.
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Jack Higgins chose the university for its "history of nonconformism".
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Jack Higgins received his third-class degree after three years of study.
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Jack Higgins accepted a job lecturing in social psychology and criminology.
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Jack Higgins taught liberal studies at Leeds Polytechnic and education at James Graham College, which became part of Leeds Polytechnic in 1976.
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Jack Higgins met Amy Hewitt while both were studying at the London School of Economics.
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Jack Higgins died at his home in Jersey, on 9 April 2022, at the age of 92.