Clare Hollingworth was born on 10 October 1911 in Knighton, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. She was married to Geoffrey Hoare and Vandeleur Robinson. She died on 10 January 2017 in Hong Kong, China.
She is a former British journalist who in 1939 broke the news that Germany was planning to invade Poland. She traveled extensively, reporting on the Vietnam war and Algeria. She interviewed the shah of Iran, and reported from Beijing during the demise of Chairman Mao Zedong.
