Nicholas Clapp

Nicholas Clapp (May 1, 1936 – July 30, 2025) was an American filmmaker, writer and amateur archaeologist who was called "a modern day Indiana Jones". He received 70 film awards (including Emmys), and the University of Southern California film school, and worked for Disney, the National Geographic Society, Columbia Pictures, PBS and the White House.

Personal life and death Clapp was born on May 1, 1936, in Providence, Rhode Island. He was married to Bonnie Loizos, with whom he had two daughters, Jennifer and Cristina. He died after a stroke on July 30, 2025, at the age of 89.

Books

Films The Yanks Are Coming (1963) 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) The Lost City of Arabia (1996), PBS/NOVA