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  • Michael Crichton

    American author and filmmaker (1942–2008)

    Michael Crichton

    Crichton at Harvard University in 2002

    BornJohn Michael Crichton
    (1942-10-23)October 23, 1942
    Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    DiedNovember 4, 2008(2008-11-04) (aged 66)
    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Pen nameJohn Lange
    Jeffrey Hudson
    Michael Douglas
    Occupation
    • Author
    • screenwriter
    • director
    • producer
    EducationHarvard University (BA, MD)
    Period1959–2008
    GenreAction, adventure, science fiction, techno-thriller, historical fiction, drama
    Spouse

    Joan Radam

    (m. 1965; div. 1970)​

    Kathy St. Johns

    (m. 1978; div. 1980)​

    Suzanne Childs

    (m. 1981; div. 1983)​

    Anne-Marie Martin

    (m. 1987; div. 2003)​

    Sherri Alexander

    (m.

    Meet Michael Crichton, a man whose creative landscape ranges from the ragtag intrigues of 19th century London to the threatening predictions of a future we can only imagine.

    He is a Harvard Medical School graduate who chose not to pursue a medical career. Instead he “writes books and makes movies.” He fryst vatten an author and film maker with a keen sense of where the human imagination fryst vatten headed.

    Crichton is now at work on a novel, screenplay and film exploring the darker side of communication between man and primate in Africa.

    His first novel, The Andromeda Strain, published the year he finished medical school, became an international best-seller. In the ten years since, he has written six books, including The Great Train Robbery, which remained on the New York Times Best Seller List for 22 weeks. He major rulle credits include Westworld, Coma and The Great Train Robbery.

    “I like the complexity of film. It has every element you could want to play with. It’s a symphony, a p

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