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	'''Nicholas Clapp''' is a ] based writer, film-maker, and amateur archaeologist. He has often been called the "real ]" and he has received 70 film awards (including ]s) and several ] nominations. He has two daughters, Jennifer and Cristina. He is a graduate of both ] and the ], and he has worked for ], ], ], ] and the ].
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			\| name = Nicholas Clapp
			\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1936\|05\|1}}
			\| nationality = American
			\|alma_mater = ]<br>]
			\| occupation = Writer<br>Filmmaker<br>Archaeologist
			}}

			'''Nicholas Clapp''' is a ] based writer, film-maker, and amateur archaeologist who has been called "a modern day ]".<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Glionna \|first=John M. \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-mar-15-me-29168-story.html \|title='Atlantis of the Sands': A Sizzling Tale \|date=15 March 1998\|work=]\|access-date=30 April 2019}}</ref> He has received 70 film awards (including ]),<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Saari \|first1=Peggy \|last2=Pear \|first2=Nancy \|last3=Baker \|first3=Daniel B. \|title=Explorers & Discoverers \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ql3dmEqpoP4C \|accessdate=1 February 2016 \|volume=5 \|year=1997 \|publisher=] \|isbn=9780787619909}}</ref><ref name="wallace"/> and several films that he edited have received ] nominations. He is a graduate of both ]<ref name="wallace">{{Cite news \|last=Wallace \|first=Amy \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-02-05-mn-1190-story.html \|title=It Helped to Be Amateurs, Say Discoverers of Buried City \|date=February 5, 1992 \|work=Los Angeles Times \|access-date=24 November 2019}}</ref> and the ],<ref>{{cite web \|title=Nicholas Clapp \|url=https://sunbeltpublications.com/authors/nicholas-clapp/ \|website=] \|accessdate=30 April 2019}}</ref> and he has worked for ], ], ], ] and the ].

			Nicholas Clapp is married to Bonnie Loizos, now Bonnie Clapp. He has two daughters, Jennifer and Cristina.

	==Books==		==Books==
			* {{cite book
	*The Road to ]; Finding the ]
			\|date=1999
	*]; Through the Desert in Search of the Legendary Queen
			\|title=The road to Ubar: Finding the Atlantis of the Sands
	*Who Killed Chester Pray? A Death Valley Mystery
			\|url=https://archive.org/details/roadtoubarfindin0000clap <!--https://books.google.com/books?id=3ikdzDKkQ04C-->
			\|location=Boston
			\|publisher=]
			\|isbn=978-0-395-95786-8
			\|oclc = 41557131
			}}
			* {{cite book
			\|date=2001
			\|title=Sheba: Through the Desert in Search of the Legendary Queen
			\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=di2ydmC79WgC
			\|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
			\|isbn=9780547345017
			}}
			* {{cite book
			\|date=2007
			\|title=Who Killed Chester Pray? A Death Valley Mystery
			\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ATwgAQAAIAAJ
			\|publisher=La Frontera
			\|isbn=9780978563424
			}}
			* {{cite book
			\|date=2012
			\|title=Gold and Silver in the Mojave: Images of a Last Frontier
			\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6dedMQEACAAJ <!--https://sunbeltpublications.com/shop/gold-and-silver-in-the-mojave/-->
			\|publisher=]
			\|isbn=9780932653062
			}}
			* {{cite book
			\|date=2015
			\|title=Old Magic: Lives of the Desert Shamans
			\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MoLVoQEACAAJ <!--https://sunbeltpublications.com/shop/old-magic/-->
			\|publisher=Sunbelt Publications
			\|isbn=9781941384053
			}}
			* {{cite book
			\|date=2016
			\|title=Virginia City: To Dance with the Devil
			\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QVeSrgEACAAJ <!--https://sunbeltpublications.com/shop/virginia-city/-->
			\|publisher=Sunbelt Publications
			\|isbn=9781941384152
			}}
			* {{cite book
			\|date=2017
			\|title=Bodie: Good Times & Bad
			\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b9cpvgAACAAJ <!--https://sunbeltpublications.com/shop/bodie/-->
			\|publisher=Sunbelt Publications
			\|isbn=9781941384268
			}}
			* {{cite book
			\|date=2019
			\|title=The Outlaw's Violin: Or Farewell, Old West
			\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8PuXvgEACAAJ <!--https://sunbeltpublications.com/shop/the-outlaws-violin/-->
			\|publisher=Sunbelt Publications
			\|isbn=9781941384497
			}}

	==Films==		==Films==
			* '']'' (1965)
	*]
			* '']'' (2 episodes, 1968)
	*Let My People Go
			* '']'' (1968 TV Movie)
	*The Undersea World of ]
			* '']'' (1973)
	*The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
	*The Great Mojave Desert		* ''National Geographic Specials:'' The Haunted West (1973), The Great Mojave Desert (1975)
			* '']'' (1975)
	*The Haunted West

	*The Incredible Machine
			== References ==
	*]
			{{Reflist}}
	*Saucers
	*Trouble in Angel City
	*The Road to Ubar

	==External links==		==External links==
			* {{cite web \|first=Bob \|last=Sipchen \|date=8 March 1998 \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-mar-08-tr-26704-story.html \|title=Riches in the Arabian Desert (book review) \|website=]}}
	*
			* {{cite web \|first=Michael \|last=Harris \|date=1 May 2001 \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-01-cl-57760-story.html \|title=Sifting Through Sands of Time for the Truth About Sheba (book review) \|website=Los Angeles Times}}
	* {{imdb name\|name=Nicholas Clapp\|id=0163436}}
			* {{IMDb name\|name=Nicholas Clapp\|id=0163436}}

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Nicholas Clapp
Born	(1936-05-01) May 1, 1936 (age 88)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Brown University University of Southern California
Occupation(s)	Writer Filmmaker Archaeologist

Nicholas Clapp is a Borrego Springs, California based writer, film-maker, and amateur archaeologist who has been called "a modern day Indiana Jones". He has received 70 film awards (including Emmys), and several films that he edited have received Academy Award nominations. He is a graduate of both Brown University and the University of Southern California, and he has worked for Disney, National Geographic Society, Columbia Pictures, PBS and the White House.

Nicholas Clapp is married to Bonnie Loizos, now Bonnie Clapp. He has two daughters, Jennifer and Cristina.

Books

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

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

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.
^ 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

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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