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Clive Cussler was an American author whose professional career began in 1973. He lived from July 15, 1931, to February 24, 2020, and had three children. His bibliography includes 136 works, with notable titles such as *The Tombs: FARGO Adventures #4*, *The Wrecker*, *Shiṭafon*, *נץ הלילה*, and *הגנגסטר*.
Cussler’s writings have been referenced by 1,561 other encyclopedia articles. His official website is cusslerbooks.com. While Crossref lists five of his works, Open Library records a total of 136. On Last.fm, his name is associated with 854 listeners and a playcount of 62,501.
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Key facts
- Born
- Clive Eric Cussler , ( 1931-07-15 ) July 15, 1931, Aurora, Illinois , U.S.
- Died
- February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) (aged 88), Paradise Valley, Arizona , U.S.
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Alma mater
- Pasadena City College
- Period
- 1973–2020
- Genre
- Adventure
- Notable works
- Dirk Pitt series Oregon Files series NUMA Files series Fargo Adventure series Issac Bell Adventure series
- Spouse
- Barbara Knight ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1955 ; died 2003 )
- Children
- Teri Cussler Dirk Cussler Dayna Cussler
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch
- United States Air Force
- Service years
- 1950–1953
- Rank
- Sergeant
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Aurora
- Place of death
- Scottsdale
- Child
- Dirk Cussler
- Occupation
- archaeologist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- Korean War
- Official website
- www.cusslerbooks.com
- Image
- Clive Cussler 2004.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- Aurora
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- date of birth
- 1931-07-15
- topic's main category
- Category:Clive Cussler
- Commons category
- Clive Cussler
- name in native language
- Clive Cussler
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
- date of death
- 2020-02-24
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Encyclopedic overview
Clive Eric Cussler (July 15, 1931 – February 24, 2020) was an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer. His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have been listed on The New York Times fiction best-seller list more than 20 times. Cussler was the founder and chairman of the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), which has discovered more than 60 shipwreck sites and numerous other notable underwater wrecks. He was the sole author or main author of more than 80 books. He often placed himself into his books as himself.
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Clive Cussler” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.