What is Clive Cussler?
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --> | name = Clive Cussler | image = Clive Cussler (2011).jpg | imagesize = 250 | caption = Cussler in 2011 | pseudonym = | birth_name = Clive Eric Cussler | birth_date = {{Birth date |1931|7|15}} | birth_place = [[Aurora, Illinois]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|2|24|1931|7|15}} | death_place = [[Paradise Valley, Arizona]], U.S. | occupation = Novelist | alma_mater = [[Pasadena City College]] | period = 1973–2020 | genre = [[Adventure novel|Adventure]] | subject = | movement = | spouse = {{Plainlist| * {{Marriage|Barbara Knight|1955|2003|end=died}} * Janet Horvath }} | children = {{Plainlist| * Teri Cussler * [[Dirk Cussler]] * [[Dayna Cussler]] }} | notableworks = ''Dirk Pitt'' series | signature = | website = {{URL|www.cusslerbooks.com}} | module = {{Infobox military person |embed = yes |embed_title = Military Service |allegiance = [[United States]] |branch = [[United States Air Force]] |serviceyears = 1950-1953 |rank = [[Sergeant]] }} }} '''Clive Cussler''' (July 15, 1931 &ndash; February 24, 2020) was an American adventure novelist and explorer. Cussler was born on July 15, 1931, in Aurora, Illinois, as '''Clive Eric Cussler'''. He was known for his novels which feature character [[Dirk Pitt]]. In 1976, Cussler wrote his third book, which is about the ''Titanic'' being raised, ''Raise the Titanic!''. They have reached ''[[The New York Times]]'' fiction best-seller list more than 20 times. In 1980, Clive Cussler’s ''Raise the Titanic!'' was adapted into Jerry Jameson’s feature film ''Raise the Titanic''. Cussler is the founder and chairman of the real-life [[National Underwater and Marine Agency]] (NUMA).<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dxBMJjQA_WsC&dq=amy+eri