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Clive Cussler
Born July 15, 1931 (1931-07-15) (age 76)
Aurora, Illinois,
U.S. Flag of the United States
Occupation Novelist
Nationality United States
Writing period 1973 - present
Genres Adventure
Influenced

Clive Eric Cussler (born July 15, 1931 in Aurora, Illinois)[1][2] is an American adventure novelist and marine archaeologist. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aurora is the second-largest City in the US state of Illinois, with a population of 175952 (2007 est The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction The adventure novel is a Literary genre of novels that has Adventure, an exciting undertaking involving risk and physical danger as its main theme Craig Dirgo is an American Author of Techno thrillers and Adventure novels as well as non-fiction Dirk Cussler (born 1961 is the son of best selling author Clive Cussler. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aurora is the second-largest City in the US state of Illinois, with a population of 175952 (2007 est The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The adventure novel is a Literary genre of novels that has Adventure, an exciting undertaking involving risk and physical danger as its main theme

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Biography

Clive Cussler was born in Aurora, Illinois and grew up in Alhambra, California. Alhambra (pronounced or) is a City ( incorporated on 11 July 1903) located in the western San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles He was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout when he was 14. [3] He attended Pasadena City College[4] for two years and then enlisted in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the During his service in the Air Force he was promoted to Sergeant and worked as an aircraft mechanic and flight engineer for the Military Air Transport Service (MATS). Military Air Transport Service (MATS was a command of the US Air Force from 1948-65 which superseded the Army Air Force's Air Transport Command, its [5]

Clive Cussler married Barbara Knight in 1955 and they remained married for nearly 50 years until her death in 2003. [6] Together they had three children, Teri, Dirk and Dana who have given him four grandchildren. Dirk Cussler (born 1961 is the son of best selling author Clive Cussler.

After his discharge from the military Cussler went to work in the advertising industry, first as a copywriter and later as a creative director for two of the nation's most successful advertising agencies. [7] As part of his duties Cussler produced radio and television commercials, many of which won international awards including an award at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.

Following the publication in 1996 of Cussler's first nonfiction work, The Sea Hunters, he was awarded a Doctor of Letters degree in 1997 by the Board of Governors of the State University of New York Maritime College who accepted the work in lieu of a Ph. The Sea Hunters True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks is a nonfiction work by adventure novelist Clive Cussler published in the United States in 1996 Doctor of Letters ( Latin: Litterarum doctor; DLitt; or Litt D Here are some examples of French words and phrases used by English speakers. D. thesis. [8] This was the first time in the college's 123 year history that such a degree had been awarded. [9]

Cussler is a fellow of the Explorers Club of New York, the Royal Geographic Society in London, and the American Society of Oceanographers. The Explorers Club was founded in New York, NY in 1904 The club as explained in its charter was formed to further general Exploration, to spread knowledge of the History Founding members of the Society include Sir John Barrow, Sir John Franklin and Francis Beaufort. [10]

Literary career

Clive Cussler began writing in 1965 when his wife took a job working nights for the local police department where they lived in California. After making dinner for the kids and putting them to bed he had no one to talk to and nothing to do so he decided to start writing. [11] His most famous creation is marine engineer, government agent and adventurer Dirk Pitt. Dirk Pitt is a Fictional character, the protagonist of a series of bestselling adventure Novels written by Clive Cussler. The Dirk Pitt novels frequently take on an alternative history perspective, such as "what if Atlantis was real?", or "what if Abraham Lincoln wasn't assassinated, but was kidnapped?"

The first two Pitt novels, The Mediterranean Caper and Iceberg, were relatively conventional maritime thrillers. The Mediterranean Caper is an Action-Adventure novel by Clive Cussler published in the United States in 1973. Iceberg is an Adventure novel by Clive Cussler published in the United States by Dodd Mead & Company in 1975 The third, Raise the Titanic!, made Cussler's reputation and established the pattern that subsequent Pitt novels would follow: A blend of high adventure and high technology, generally involving megalomaniacal villains, lost ships, beautiful women, and sunken treasure. Raise the Titanic! is an Adventure novel by Clive Cussler published in the United States by the Viking Press in 1976

Cussler's novels, like those of Michael Crichton, are examples of techno-thrillers that do not use military plots and settings. John Michael Crichton, ˈkraɪtən, (born October 23 1942 is an American author Film producer, Film director, Medical doctor, and Television producer Techno-thrillers (or technothrillers) are a hybrid genre drawing subject matter generally from spy thrillers War novels and Science fiction. Where Crichton strives for scrupulous realism, however, Cussler prefers fantastic spectacles and outlandish plot devices. The Pitt novels, in particular, have the anything-goes quality of the James Bond or Indiana Jones movies, while also sometimes borrowing from Alistair MacLean's novels. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Dr (also Col Henry Walton Jones Jr, better known as Indiana Jones or Indy after his pet dog is a fictional Adventurer, Soldier Alistair Stuart MacLean (28 April 1922 - 2 February 1987 Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacGill-Eain) was a Scottish Novelist who wrote successful Pitt himself is a two-dimensional, larger-than-life hero reminiscent of Doc Savage and other characters from pulp magazines. Doc Savage is a Fictional character, one of the Pulp heroes of the 1930s and 1940s Pulp magazines (or pulp fiction; often referred to as "the pulps" were inexpensive Fiction magazines

Clive Cussler has had more than 17 consecutive titles reach the New York Times fiction best-seller list.

Life imitating art

As an underwater explorer, Cussler has discovered more than 60 shipwreck sites and has written non-fiction books about his findings. This list of explorers is sorted by surname See also the links below. A shipwreck can refer to a wrecked ship or to the event that caused the wreck such as the striking of something that causes the ship to sink the stranding of the ship on rocks He is also the founder of the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), a non-profit organization with the same name as the fictional government agency that employs Dirk Pitt. The National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA is a private Non-profit organization in the United States, based on a fictional organization from the novels of Cussler owns a large collection of classic cars, several of which (driven by Pitt) appear in his novels.

Cussler's web site claims that NUMA discovered, among other shipwrecks, the Confederate submarine Hunley. History Hunley and two earlier submarines were privately developed and paid for by Horace Lawson Hunley, James McClintock, and Baxter Watson This claim is disputed by underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence who says he found it in 1970[12] and there is an impressive collection of evidence supporting Spence on www.ShipWrecks.com. Edward Lee Spence (born 1947 in Germany is a pioneer in Underwater archaeology who studies Shipwrecks and Sunken treasure. However, both claims appear to have elements of truth. Spence described finding the partially exposed wreck of the Hunley in 1970, but claimed it had been reburied by shifting sands before he returned to photograph it. Spence claims he relocated it with a magnetometer at various times in the 1970s but it was always buried. The first expedition to dig into the site and bring back videographic evidence was the 1994/1995 SCIAA/NUMA H.L. Hunley expedition, directed by underwater archaeologist Dr. History Hunley and two earlier submarines were privately developed and paid for by Horace Lawson Hunley, James McClintock, and Baxter Watson Mark M. Newell that was largely financed by Cussler. Mark M Newell PhD is a British/American Underwater archaeologist, Director Georgia Archaeological Institute received his doctorate from St Based on statements by Dr. Newell, his expedition relied, at least to some extent, on Spence's earlier work. The dive team that took the video was led by diver Ralph Wilbanks who is on NUMA's Board of Directors.

Cussler's work in marine exploration has often raised eyebrows and tempers alike. Not the born diplomat, he often steps on the collective toes of the academic community, local and national governments and at one point, as can be read about in his first non-fictional work, "Sea Hunters", the British Secret Service, Mossad and the CIA. Many have disputed the work of Cussler and NUMA, and while some of his finds do have their controversy over "who really got there first", Cussler has been the first to provide conclusive evidence of the location of several ship wrecks.

In what started as a joke in the novel Dragon, and that Cussler expected his editor to remove, he now often writes himself into his books, at first as simple cameos, but later as something of a deus ex machina, providing the novel's protagonists with an essential bit of assistance. A deus ex machina ( lat. ˈdeːus eks ˈmaːkʰina literally "god from a/the machine" is an improbable

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In May 2007, the trial jury delivered a mixed verdict, ordering Cussler to pay Crusader $5 million (they were seeking $115 million) for making derogatory comments about the film and encouraging his readers to boycott it. The jury suggested Crusader pay Cussler $8. 5 million for second-picture rights to another book, but left that decision to Judge John Shook since the option was never exercised. Cussler's attorney indicated that he would end up with $3. 5 million after paying Crusader the $5 million previously ordered if the Judge rules in his favor. If not, Cussler could be further sued by Crusader for lawyer fees. Some news accounts have suggested that both sides may have ended up spending more on legal costs than they were awarded, but each side would be liable for the other's fees depending on the Judge's ruling. On January 8, 2008, Judge John Shook denied Cussler's claim for the $8. 5 million, making the author solely liable to Crusader for $5 million for breach of contract. [14]

Bibliography

Dirk Pitt adventure novels

(in chronological order)

There is also a Dirk Pitt reference book:

Novels featuring Pitt's children, Dirk and Summer

(co-authored with Dirk Cussler)

NUMA Files adventure novels

(co-authored with Paul Kemprecos)

This series of books focuses on Kurt Austin, head of NUMA's Special Projects division and his adventures. Iceberg is an Adventure novel by Clive Cussler published in the United States by Dodd Mead & Company in 1975 Raise the Titanic! is an Adventure novel by Clive Cussler published in the United States by the Viking Press in 1976 Vixen 03 is an Adventure novel by Clive Cussler. This is the 4th book to feature the author’s primary protagonist Dirk Pitt. Night Probe! is an Adventure novel by Clive Cussler. This is the 5th book Deep Six is an Action-adventure novel by Clive Cussler published in the United States by Simon & Schuster in 1984 Cyclops is an Action-adventure novel by Clive Cussler. This is the 8th book featuring the author’s primary protagonist Dirk Pitt. Treasure is an Action-adventure novel by Clive Cussler. This is the ninth book featuring the author’s primary protagonist Dirk Pitt. Dragon is an Action-adventure novel by Clive Cussler. This is the 10th book featuring the author’s primary protagonist Dirk Pitt. Sahara is an adventure novel by Clive Cussler. First published in 1992, it is the eleventh book in Cussler's Dirk Pitt series Inca Gold is a novel written by Clive Cussler. First published in 1994, it is the twelfth book in Cussler's Dirk Pitt series Shock Wave is a book written by Clive Cussler. First published in 1996, it is the thirteenth book in Cussler's Dirk Pitt series Flood Tide is an Action-adventure novel by Clive Cussler. This is the 14th book featuring the author’s primary protagonist Dirk Pitt Atlantis Found is a 1999 novel by Clive Cussler, part of the Dirk Pitt series Valhalla Rising is a 2001 Clive Cussler book in the Dirk Pitt series Trojan Odyssey is a Dirk Pitt Novel by Clive Cussler, published first in 2003 Black Wind is an adventure Novel by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler. Treasure of Khan is the latest adventure novel by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler and features Cussler's most famous protagonist Dirk Pitt The book is about a Mongolian oil tycoon and his Dirk Cussler (born 1961 is the son of best selling author Clive Cussler. Trojan Odyssey is a Dirk Pitt Novel by Clive Cussler, published first in 2003 Black Wind is an adventure Novel by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler. Treasure of Khan is the latest adventure novel by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler and features Cussler's most famous protagonist Dirk Pitt The book is about a Mongolian oil tycoon and his Paul Kemprecos is an American writer of mysteries and adventure stories Kurt Austin is a fictional character in the NUMA Files series of books written by Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos. Some characters from the Pitt novels appear such as Sandecker, Rudi Gunn, Hiram Yaeger and St. Julien Perlmutter. Pitt makes brief appearances in the books "Serpent", "White Death" and "Polar Shift. "

The Oregon Files

(co-authored with Craig Dirgo on first two, Jack DuBrul on the rest)

The Oregon Files focuses on "The Oregon," introduced in "Flood Tide. Serpent is the first book in the NUMA Files series of books co-written by best-selling author Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos, and was published in Blue Gold is the second book in the NUMA Files series of books co-written by author Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos, and was published in 2000 Fire Ice is the third book in the NUMA Files series of books co-written by best-selling author Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos, and was published In the popular imagination lost cities were real prosperous well-populated areas of human habitation that fell into terminal decline and whose location was later lost Polar Shift is the sixth book in the NUMA Files series of books co-written by best-selling author Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos, and was published The Navigator is the seventh book in the NUMA Files series of books co-written by best-selling author Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos, and was published The Oregon Files are a group of novels written by author Clive Cussler and co-author Craig Dirgo and later co-author Jack Du Brul. Craig Dirgo is an American Author of Techno thrillers and Adventure novels as well as non-fiction Jack DuBrul (sometimes written as "Jack Du Brul" (1968-) is a New York Times Best-Selling Author from Vermont who writes techno thrillers. The Oregon Files are a group of novels written by author Clive Cussler and co-author Craig Dirgo and later co-author Jack Du Brul. " While appearing to be a decrepit freighter, it's actually a high-tech advanced ship used by the Corporation, under the leadership of Juan Cabrillo. Juan Cabrillo is the main character in Clive Cussler 's Oregon Files, a series of books based on 'the Oregon' a state-of-the-art vessel disguised as a rusting heap The ship is run like a business, with its crew shareholders, taking jobs for the CIA and other agencies to help stop terrorism and other crimes. The crew is adept at disguises, combat, computer hacking and more to aid their missions. Both Kurt Austin and Dirk Pitt make a cameo in the fourth book, 'Skeleton Coast. ' Juan telephones Pitt on the telephone, and Austin and Zavala appear at the end.

Isaac Bell tale

Upcoming books

Non-Fiction

Children's Books

Recurring Characters

NUMA

Friends, etc. Golden Buddha is a thriller written by Clive Cussler and co-authored with Craig Dirgo. Sacred Stone is the second book in The Oregon Files series of novels by best-selling author Clive Cussler and Craig Dirgo. Dark Watch is a Novel by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul. It was published in 2005. Skeleton Coast is the 4th installment of the The Oregon Files by Clive Cussler & Jack B The Chase is a western book by novelist Clive Cussler in November 2007 The Sea Hunters True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks is a nonfiction work by adventure novelist Clive Cussler published in the United States in 1996 The Sea Hunters II More True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks is a nonfiction work by adventure novelist Clive Cussler published in the United States in 2002 In the Dirk Pitt adventure novels by acclaimed novelist Clive Cussler, Admiral James Sandecker is the Director of NUMA, the National Underwater and Marine Rudi Gunn is a Fictional character in the Dirk Pitt adventure Novels by acclaimed novelist Clive Cussler. Dirk Pitt is a Fictional character, the protagonist of a series of bestselling adventure Novels written by Clive Cussler. Albert Cassius Giordino is a fictional character in a series of adventure novels by Clive Cussler. Hiram Yeager is a character in the Dirk Pitt adventure Novels by novelist Clive Cussler. Kurt Austin is a fictional character in the NUMA Files series of books written by Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos. Jose "Joe" Zavala is the sidekick of Kurt Austin in the NUMA Files adventure novel series similar to Al Giordino in the Dirk Pitt Gamay Morgan Trout is a Fictional character in the NUMA Files series of books co-written by authors Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos. Dirk Pitt Jr is a Fictional character. He is a protagonist in a few recent Clive Cussler novels Summer Pitt is a Fictional character, the daughter of Dirk Pitt from the Dirk Pitt series of adventure novels written by Clive Cussler.

Easter Eggs

Van Dorn Detective Agency

Trivia

Notes

  1. ^ Bookrags.com Clive Cussler Biography. Retrieved on 2007-02-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols
  2. ^ Clive Cussler. Retrieved on 2007-02-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols
  3. ^ Cussler, Clive; Dirgo, Craig (1988). Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt Revealed. New York: Pocket Books. ISBN 0671026224.  
  4. ^ NUMA Clive Cussler Biography (Web Article). Retrieved on 2007-10-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus
  5. ^ Ibid.
  6. ^ TV.Com Clive Cussler Biography (Web Article). Retrieved on 2007-02-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne
  7. ^ NUMA.Net Clive Cussler Biography (Web Article). Retrieved on 2007-10-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus
  8. ^ Ibid.
  9. ^ Ibid.
  10. ^ Simon Says.com Clive Cussler Biography (Web Article). Retrieved on 2007-02-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne
  11. ^ Bookreporter.com Clive Cussler Biography (Web Article). Retrieved on 2007-02-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne
  12. ^ Cover Story: Time Capsule From The Sea - U.S. News & World Report, July 2-9, 2007
  13. ^ court tv item
  14. ^ imdb news item

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