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Clive Cussler was born on 15 July, 1931 in Aurora, Illinois, USA, is a writer,actor. Discover Clive Cussler's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 89 years old?

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Occupation writer,actor
Age 89 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 15 July 1931
Birthday 15 July
Birthplace Aurora, Illinois, USA
Date of death 24 February, 2020
Died Place Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Nationality United States

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Clive Cussler Height, Weight & Measurements

At 89 years old, Clive Cussler height is 6' 3" (1.91 m) .

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Height 6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Who Is Clive Cussler's Wife?

His wife is Barbara Knight (28 August 1955 - 21 January 2003) ( her death) ( 3 children), Janet Horvath (? - 24 February 2020) ( his death)

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Wife Barbara Knight (28 August 1955 - 21 January 2003) ( her death) ( 3 children), Janet Horvath (? - 24 February 2020) ( his death)
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Clive Cussler Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Clive Cussler worth at the age of 89 years old? Clive Cussler’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from United States. We have estimated Clive Cussler's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Writer

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1976

Probably one of the greatest adventure novelists of our time. When his novel "Raise the Titanic" was bought for $840,000 by Viking Publishing in 1976, it put him on the map after 11 years of hard work. Before his success with RTT, he previously had written "Pacific Vortex", which wasn't published until after his successes, "The Mediterranean Caper" and "Iceberg". Originally in advertising, first as an award-winning copy writer, and then as creative director for two of the nation's largest agencies. He started his writing career when his wife, Barbara, got a night job for the local police station as a clerk. At night after putting his kids to bed, he had hardly anything to do and no one to talk to. So out of solitude he decided to write a book. After a few nights of thinking of an idea on what to write about he thought it would be fun to produce a little paperback series. The thought of a best-seller never crossed his mind. Thanks to his marketing experience, he began researching and analyzing all the series heroes, beginning with Edgar Allan Poe's Inspector Dumas. Next came Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes and all the other fiction detectives and spies. Like the likes of Bulldog Drummond, Sam Spade, Phillip Marlowe, Mike Hammer, Matt Helm, James Bond. Whatever he could find, he studied them all. With his experience in creative advertising under his belt, he started to wonder what he could conceive that was totally different. He didn't want to compete with already-famous authors. He was determined not to write about a detective, secret agent or undercover investigator or deal in murder mysteries. He then decided his hero's adventure would be based on and under water. And thus, the basic concept for Dirk Pitt the marine engineer with the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA) was born. He found it interesting that almost no authors were writing pure, old-fashioned adventure. It seemed to him, a lost genre. After taking a refresher course in English, he launched his first book that introduced Pitt and most all of his characters who appeared in the upcoming novels to follow afterwards. The first book was named "Pacific Vortex". Dr. Cussler, leaned heavily on Alistair McLean on his first two books and was quite flattered when critics told him they were quite similar. But by his third book, he began to drift into his own style with a myriad of sub-plots. And because of that, "Iceberg", to this day, has and always will be a sentimental favorite of his because it never ended where it began. After completing "Pacific Vortex", he was about to launch a second book when he was offered a position at a large advertising agency. It would have been a wonderful opportunity with a well-paid salary, but his wife challenged him. She knew that if he wanted to write sea stories, why didn't he take a job as a clerk at the local dive shop who at the time was hiring.

2004

Began handing the reigns of his Dirk Pitt franchise over to his son, Dirk Cussler, with the 2004 novel "Dark Wind." Father and son co-authored the book (which focuses on Pitt's son Dirk Pitt Jr.) and also collaborated on the next in the series, "Treasure of Khan" (2006).

2005

Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 131, pages 78-84. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.