Clive Cussler (1931–2020)
Author of Atlantis Found
About the Author
Clive Cussler was born in Aurora, Illinois on July 15, 1931. He attended Pasadena City College for two years before enlisting in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. After his discharge from the military, he worked first as a copywriter and later as a creative director for two of the show more nation's most successful advertising agencies. At that time, he wrote and produced radio and television commercials that won numerous international awards, including one at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. He began writing in 1965 and published his first novel featuring Dirk Pitt in 1973. His first non-fiction work, The Sea Hunters, was published in 1996. He has written over 50 books including the Dirk Pitt series, the NUMA Files series, Oregon Files series, Isaac Bell series, and the Fargo Adventure series. He is the Chairman of NUMA (National Underwater and Marine Agency), a non-profit group which he founded. He and his crew of marine experts and NUMA volunteers have discovered over 60 historically significant underwater wreck sites. Clive Cussler died on February 24, 2020 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:
Dirk Cussler is his son and co-author. Do not combine their individual author pages with each other or with any of the variant pages that include both their names. Thank you for your help.
Series
Works by Clive Cussler
Built for Adventure: The Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt (2011) 47 copies, 1 review
Clive Cussler's Sea Hunters - Set 2 3 copies
Sea of Greed 3 copies
Mayday! 2 copies
Clive Cussler (Dirk Pitt Set of 10) Pacific Vortex; Raise the Titanic ... Poseidon's Arrow; Havana Storm (2015) 2 copies
Dirk Pitt Car Collection 2 copies
CROSSHAIR 1 copy
THE PHERO'S SECRET 1 copy
KNIGHTHAWK 1 copy
Lost Empire, Book 2 1 copy
THE TOUMBS 1 copy
TREASUR 1 copy
De heilige steen 1 copy
HELLBERNER 1 copy
Gezonken stad 1 copy
CRESCENT EMPIRE 1 copy
Polar Shift, Fire Ice (A Novel from The Numa Files) & Black Wind & Valhalla Rising (A Dirk Pitt Novel) by Clive Cussler… (2000) 1 copy
L'IMPERO PERDUTO 1 copy
A szent kő 1 copy
Operação Gelo Permanente 1 copy
O Segredo do Faraó - eBook 1 copy
Mar Revolto - eBook 1 copy
O Navio Fantasma - eBook 1 copy
A Tempestade - eBook 1 copy
Il vortice 1 copy
Night Moves 1 copy
The Clive Cussler Gift Set 1 copy
Clive Cussler Pack 1 copy
A Sam and Remi Fargo Adventure 10 Books Collection Set (Spartan Gold, Lost Empire, The Kingdom, The Tombs, The Mayan… (2019) 1 copy
The Silent Sea (The Oregon Files) by Cussler, Clive, Du Brul, Jack(February 22, 2011) Paperback 1 copy
Recuperem o Titanic! 1 copy
Secret Sea 1 copy
Clive Cussler Dirk Pitt Series, 8 Volumes: Cyclops / Flood Tide / Dark Pitt Revealed / Night Probe / Valhalla Rising /… (2004) 1 copy
*4* Thrillers: Clive Cusler ("Fire Ice"); Dale Brown ("Sky Masters"); Lisa Scottoline ("Running from the Law"); and… — Contributor — 1 copy
Virus: romanzo 1 copy
Clive Cussler 10 Book Set-Ghost Ship-White Death-Shock Wave-The Mediterranean Caper-Valhalla Rising-Trojan Odyssey-The… (1986) 1 copy
Odissea: romanzo 1 copy
8 Clive Cussler Books--Arctic Drift , Black Wind, Inca Gold , Cyclops , Sahara, Plague Ship , Flood Tide, Deep Six, The… (1998) 1 copy
SERPENT-ONCA GOLD-DIRK PITT REVEALE-ATLANTIS FOUND-WHITE DEATH-VALHALLA RISING-BLACK WIND-DRAGO -TREASURE OF KHANN (1995) 1 copy
The OREGON FILES 13-book series set by Cussler -- Golden Buddha / Sacred Stone / Dark Watch / Skeleton Coast / Plague… (2018) 1 copy
O Navegador - eBook 1 copy
Arctic Drift [abridged] 1 copy
Projet Piranha: thriller traduit de l'anglais (Etats-Unis) par François Vidonne (Grand Format) (French Edition) (2018) 1 copy
Titanic Secret 1 copy
The Serpents Eye 1 copy
O Falcão da Noite - eBook 1 copy
onda d’urto 2001 1 copy
Mission Eagle 1 copy
Jagten p ̄inkaguldet 1 copy
Oregon files N: Final option 1 copy
Operação Gelo Permanente 1 copy
Uma Casa no Mundo - eBook 1 copy
Hora Zero - eBook 1 copy
Cobarde - eBook 1 copy
The Little Soldier 1 copy
Associated Works
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Dark Fire • Black Wind • Gweilo • The Blood-Dimmed Tide (2004) — Author — 9 copies
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: 10lb Penalty • A Woman's Place • Flood Tide • The Ghosts of the Eight Attack (1998) — Contributor — 8 copies
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Without Fail • Gallows Thief • Head over Heels in the Dales • Valhalla Rising (2002) — Author — 8 copies
Reader's Digest Select Editions: Medusa | The Elephant Whisperer | Skelton Hill | Grace (2009) 6 copies
Reader's Digest Select Editions: The Distant Echo | Trojan Odyssey | The Lady and the Unicorn | Blood Is the Sky (2004) — Contributor — 6 copies
Australian Reader's Digest Select Editions: The Stockmen • Black Wind • Gweilo • The Blood-Dimmed Tide (2007) 5 copies
Australian Reader's Digest Select Editions: The Tower • Medusa • Skeleton Hill • Grace (2010) — Contributor — 5 copies
Reader's Digest Select Editions: Bad Luck and Trouble | Silver Bay | Losing You | Treasure of Khan (2007) 4 copies
Reader's Digest Select Editions: The Distant Echo | Trojan Odyssey | Leaving Eden | Blood Is the Sky (2004) 3 copies
Válogatott könyvek 33. Brad Melzer - Milliomosok; Don J. Snyder - Bukott angyal; Mary Higgins Clark - Apa szeme… (2003) 2 copies
8-Movie All Action Collection: Capricorn One, The Cassandra Crossing. Borderline, Love And Bullets, The Domino… — Author — 2 copies
Kirjavaliot - Valhalla nousee, Siskon kanssa bussissa, Voitto tai kuolema, Suzannen päiväkirja (2005) — Contributor — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Cussler, Clive Eric
- Birthdate
- 1931-07-15
- Date of death
- 2020-02-24
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Aurora, Illinois, USA
- Place of death
- Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
- Places of residence
- Alhambra, California, USA
- Education
- Pasadena City College
State University of New York Maritime College (Ph.D|1997) - Occupations
- marine archaeologist
novelist
aircraft mechanic
flight engineer
copywriter
creative director - Relationships
- Cussler, Dirk (son)
Knight, Barbara (wife) - Organizations
- United States Air Force
National Underwater and Marine Agency (Founder)
American Society of Oceanographers
Explorers Club of New York
Royal Geographic Society - Awards and honors
- ITW Thrillermaster (2006)
- Disambiguation notice
- Dirk Cussler is his son and co-author. Do not combine their individual author pages with each other or with any of the variant pages that include both their names. Thank you for your help.
Members
Discussions
Chat in Book Discussion : Marauder by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison (June 2023)
Chat in Book Discussion : Final Option by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison (February 2020)
Let’s Meet... in Book Discussion : Final Option by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison (February 2020)
Let’s Meet.. in Book Discussion : Shadow Tyrants by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison (August 2019)
Chat in Book Discussion : Shadow Tyrants by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison (August 2019)
Meet the author... in Book Discussion : Typhoon Fury by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison (December 2018)
Chat in Book Discussion : Typhoon Fury by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison (December 2018)
Chat in Book Discussion : The Emperor’s Revenge by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison (August 2018)
Meet the Author in Book Discussion : The Emperor’s Revenge by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison (August 2018)
Chat in Book Discussion : Piranha by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison (July 2018)
Meet the Authors in Book Discussion : Piranha by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison (June 2018)
Chat in Book Discussion : Mirage by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul (March 2018)
Chat in Book Discussion : The Jungle by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul (November 2017)
Chat in Book Discussion : The Silent Sea by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul (August 2017)
Chat in Book Discussion : Corsair by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul (April 2017)
Chat in Book Discussion - Plague Ship by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul (January 2017)
Pre Group Read Discussion in Book Discussion : Skeleton Coast by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul (September 2016)
Pre Group Read Discussion in Book Discussion : Dark Watch (July 2016)
Reviews
The Mediterranean Caper (Dirk Pitt Adventure) by Clive Cussler
Wow - you can definitely tell this was written in the seventies. Chock full of adventure, big dick energy, and blatant sexism; the second Dirk Pitt novel was a gollywhopper. The plot of it was quite interesting, but the way Dirk Pitt treats women (he literally slaps one across the face because he is disgusted that she hasn't been with a man in ten years since her lover died) is... not great. The way he refers to Black people also leaves a lot to be desired. I know, I know - it's a product of it's time but man! Dirk Pitt is basically an American James Bond, and I guess I'm into that? I'll keep going with the series, I'm assuming it will get less exist the closer we get to the twenty first century?… (more)
Fast paced, formulaic, but fun. Still trying to figure out how they raised that sunken sub...
This Oregon Files story was worthy of its peers for a pool-side read. It's set mainly in the Philippines with key elements including a steroid-like super drug and stolen paintings.
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Statistics
- Works
- 237
- Also by
- 17
- Members
- 129,194
- Popularity
- #55
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 1,781
- ISBNs
- 3,916
- Languages
- 26
- Favorited
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