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Nov 6, 2008 · The master of the "techno thriller," Michael Crichton, has died at the age of 66. He was battling cancer. Crichton was best known for scary stories of science gone wrong in popular books like The ...
Jun 3, 2024 · Michael Crichton, the mega-selling author and filmmaker best known for the novel “Jurassic Park,” died of lymphoma in 2008. But a glance at his body of work suggests he has remained prolific even after his death, with a string of posthumously published novels (the last of which, “Dragon Teeth,” was released in 2017) and a sequel to his bio-thriller “The Andromeda Strain” arriving ...
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John Michael Crichton (23. října 1942 Chicago, USA – 4. listopadu 2008 Los Angeles) byl americký spisovatel, scenárista a filmový a televizní producent. Napsal celou řadu úspěšných knih, zejména se sci-fi tematikou, které byly přeloženy přibližně do 30 jazyků, některým z nich se dostalo i úspěšného filmového ztvárnění ( Jurský park , Pojídači mrtvých ).
Nov 7, 1990 · Jurassic Park: a novel (Jurassic Park #1), Michael Crichton Jurassic Park is a 1990 science fiction novel written by Michael Crichton, divided into seven sections (iterations). A cautionary tale about genetic engineering, it presents the collapse of an amusement park showcasing genetically recreated dinosaurs to illustrate the mathematical concept of chaos theory and its real world implications.
Nov 5, 2008 · Best-selling author and filmaker Michael Crichton died unexpectedly in Los Angeles Tuesday, after a courageous and private battle against cancer, his family said in a statement. He was 66.
Michael Crichton graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College in 1964 and received his MD from Harvard Medical School in 1969. While at Harvard Medical School, Michael Crichton wrote book reviews for the Harvard Crimson and novels under the pseudonyms John Lange and Jeffery Hudson, among them A Case of Need, which won the Edgar Award for Best Mystery in 1969.
