Clive Linke was born in Ilford, Essex in 1929. After one year at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, where he was awarded a Diploma, he emigrated to Australia in 1949. He studied English, History and Philosophy at the University of Western Australia between 1949 and 1954, winning a prize for poetry.Following graduation he taught at various schools in Western Australia before returning to the UK in 1962 where he continued to teach until 1981. He was awarded an MA in Drama by the University of Essex and has appeared in numerous productions, playing roles such as Willie Loman in Death of a Salesman. Between 1981 and 1987 he travelled widely, with periods teaching in Singapore, Turkey, Denmark and Australia. He retired in 1987.He currently lives in Kent.