Nicholas Clapp is a Borrego Springs, California based writer, film-maker, and amateur archaeologist who has been called "a modern day Indiana Jones".[1] He has received 70 film awards (including Emmys),[2][3] and several films that he edited have received Academy Award nominations. He is a graduate of both Brown University[3] and the University of Southern California,[4] and he has worked for Disney, National Geographic Society, Columbia Pictures, PBS and the White House.
Nicholas Clapp | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 1, 1936 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Brown University University of Southern California |
| Occupation(s) | Writer Filmmaker Archaeologist |
Nicholas Clapp is married to Bonnie Loizos, now Bonnie Clapp. He has two daughters, Jennifer and Cristina.
Books
edit- The road to Ubar: Finding the Atlantis of the Sands. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1999. ISBN 978-0-395-95786-8. OCLC 41557131.
- Sheba: Through the Desert in Search of the Legendary Queen. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2001. ISBN 9780547345017.
- Who Killed Chester Pray? A Death Valley Mystery. La Frontera. 2007. ISBN 9780978563424.
- Gold and Silver in the Mojave: Images of a Last Frontier. Sunbelt Publications. 2012. ISBN 9780932653062.
- Old Magic: Lives of the Desert Shamans. Sunbelt Publications. 2015. ISBN 9781941384053.
- Virginia City: To Dance with the Devil. Sunbelt Publications. 2016. ISBN 9781941384152.
- Bodie: Good Times & Bad. Sunbelt Publications. 2017. ISBN 9781941384268.
- The Outlaw's Violin: Or Farewell, Old West. Sunbelt Publications. 2019. ISBN 9781941384497.
Films
edit- Let My People Go: The Story of Israel (1965)
- The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau (2 episodes, 1968)
- The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (1968 TV Movie)
- Journey to the Outer Limits (1973)
- National Geographic Specials: The Haunted West (1973), The Great Mojave Desert (1975)
- The Incredible Machine (1975)
References
edit- ^ Glionna, John M. (15 March 1998). "'Atlantis of the Sands': A Sizzling Tale". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Saari, Peggy; Pear, Nancy; Baker, Daniel B. (1997). Explorers & Discoverers. Vol. 5. Gale. ISBN 9780787619909. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ a b Wallace, Amy (February 5, 1992). "It Helped to Be Amateurs, Say Discoverers of Buried City". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Nicholas Clapp". Sunbelt Publications. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
External links
edit- Sipchen, Bob (8 March 1998). "Riches in the Arabian Desert (book review)". Los Angeles Times.
- Harris, Michael (1 May 2001). "Sifting Through Sands of Time for the Truth About Sheba (book review)". Los Angeles Times.
- Nicholas Clapp at IMDb
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