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Dave Clarke (born 15 October 1954)is an American writer, journalist, and novelist.

Birth name David Louis Mora Born 15 October 1954(age 69) Bronx, New York, New York Occupation(s) Journalist, novelist, publisher, editor, writer, screenwriter Year(s) active 1980-present

Early Life

Clarke was born in the New York City borough of the Bronx, then moved to the borough of Brooklyn, then Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island.

After graduating Smithtown Central High School, Clarke attended Suffolk Community College, then Arizona State University, Boston State University, and the University of Massachusetts Boston, before graduating from San Jose State University. He then went on for his Master’s Degree at UCLA.

His novel, “Keeping Hannah Waiting,” was published in 2009, was accepted for sale at US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC and Yad Vashem in Israel and made the best seller list in the Historical Fiction category on Amazon.com.

Later Life

Clarke’s professional career included senior management stints at some of the world’s leading technology companies, regional lifestyle magazines and community newspapers. Since 2019, Clarke is a senior editor for AeroCar Journal, an online publication focused on the emerging urban/advanced air mobility industry, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and eventually the advent of ‘flying cars’ also known as eVTOLs.

Personal life

Clarke lives in Silicon Valley with his wife, whom he met during his sophomore year of college. They have two daughters and several adopted stray cats. His part-time job for British Airways at LAX during graduate school and his senior editorial roles enabled him to travel to more than 40 US states and throughout Europe, Canada, the Middle East, and the Far East.

He has said, that for him, “writing is like breathing,” in that he has to do it every day. His exclusive interviews have included Grammy winners, Oscar winners, and the CEOs of Fortune 500 companies.