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2020-02-27 -Obits-

Famed novelist Clive Cussler whose book Sahara was turned into a blockbuster film starring Matthew McConaughey dies, aged 88

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Posted by Skidmark 2020-02-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Cussler's books sure made my departure lounge downtime fly right by...

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-02-27 06:30|| 2020-02-27 06:30|| Front Page Top

#2 MM, that's a big ditto. Flight times too. However as much as he wrote I needed more. Thanks to Tom Clancy also, and Frank Herbert and Aaron Elkins and ..........

Posted by AlanC 2020-02-27 07:35|| 2020-02-27 07:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Good Lord, he found the Hunley and wrote dozens of fun books, and all they can eulogize him with is a bad movie?

Posted by Rob Crawford 2020-02-27 08:06|| 2020-02-27 08:06|| Front Page Top

#4 ^Who reads books nowadays?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-02-27 08:07|| 2020-02-27 08:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Prolific writer. I grabbed one of his books because I needed a book, forget its name.
*looks it up*
Pharaoh's Secret - read it in one sitting.

Most people have only heard of the movie. I think it gets a bum rap - how do you capture the over the top action and passion Cussler put into his stories with a movie? The title screen montage is a total tribute to the Cussler style.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-02-27 08:33|| 2020-02-27 08:33|| Front Page Top

#6 The 1st movie from one of his books "Raise the Titanic" was much better. Richard Jordan as Dirk Pitt. Recently he has been using co-authors. I've read most of them. Always a good read. RIP

Posted by Warthog 2020-02-27 09:52|| 2020-02-27 09:52|| Front Page Top

#7 Favorite scene was the land sailer.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-02-27 10:51|| 2020-02-27 10:51|| Front Page Top

#8 I haven't been to a movie in a long time. If they make an Isaac Bell movie, I'm in...

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-02-27 13:31|| 2020-02-27 13:31|| Front Page Top

#9 I once read "Raise the Titanic". Entertaining.

Posted by European Conservative 2020-02-27 15:42|| 2020-02-27 15:42|| Front Page Top

#10 Real life explorer. RIP sir.

Posted by Woodrow 2020-02-27 20:01|| 2020-02-27 20:01|| Front Page Top

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