16 Facts About Clive Cussler

Clive Eric Cussler was an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer.

Clive Cussler was the sole author or lead author of more than 80 books.

Clive Cussler's novels have inspired various other works of fiction.

Clive Cussler was born in Aurora, Illinois, the son of Amy Adeline and Eric Edward Cussler, and grew up in Alhambra, California.

Clive Cussler was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout when he was 14.

Clive Cussler attended Pasadena City College for two years and then enlisted in the United States Air Force during the Korean War.

In 2002, Clive Cussler was awarded the Naval Heritage Award from the US Navy Memorial Foundation for his efforts in the area of marine exploration.

Clive Cussler was a fellow of the Explorers Club of New York, the Royal Geographical Society in London, and the American Society of Oceanographers.

Clive Cussler began writing in 1965 when his wife took a job working nights for the local police department where they lived in California.

Where Crichton strove for scrupulous realism Clive Cussler prefers fantastic spectacles and outlandish plot devices.

Clive Cussler had seventeen consecutive titles reach The New York Times fiction best seller list.

Clive Cussler was the founder of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, a non-profit organization with the same name as the fictional government agency that employs Dirk Pitt.

In what started as a joke in the novel Dragon that Clive Cussler expected his editor to remove, he would often write himself into his books.

Clive Cussler married Barbara Knight in 1955, and they remained married for nearly 50 years until her death in 2003.

Clive Cussler was a part-time resident of both Arizona and Colorado.

Clive Cussler died at his home in Paradise Valley, Arizona, on February 24,2020, at age 88 of undisclosed causes.