michael
crichton
Michael Crichton was born in Chicago, in 1942. He was educated at
Harvard College, graduating in 1965 with a degree in anthropology.
Deciding to become a doctor, he attended Harvard Medical School
and graduated with an MD in 1969. To pay his way through medical
school, he wrote spy thrillers under another name. One of these
books, A Case of Need, won the Edgar Award for the Best Mystery
of the Year. His first novel under his own name was The Andromeda
Strain, which was published in his last year of medical school.
It became a best-seller and was made into a successful Hollywood
movie.
Crichton decided not to pursue a career in medicine. In 1969-70
he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Salk Institute for Biological
Science in La Jolla, California. After this he devoted himself
full-time to writing. His ability to take the latest scientific
and technological issues and make them material for fast-paced
thrillers ensured his status as a regular best-selling author.
His books include The Terminal Man, The Great Train Robbery, Eaters
of the Dead, Congo, Sphere, Rising Sun, Jurassic Park and its
sequel The Lost World, Disclosure, Airframe, Timeline and Prey:
A Novel.
Crichtons novels have been translated into twenty-four languages.
He has also directed seven movies, including Westworld and Coma,
any of his own books have been made into movies, including The
Andromeda Strain, Congo, Jurassic Park, The Lost World, Rising
Sun and Disclosure.
Crichton has also directed movies and written screenplays, including
Twister, which he co-wrote with his wife. He is also the creator
and executive producer of the popular television series ER. In
addition to his novels, he has also written four books of nonfiction,
including Five Patients, Jasper Johns, and his autobiography,
Travels.
Writer-Filmography
"Andromeda Strain, The" (2005) (mini) TV Series (announced)
(novel)
Jurassic Park IV (2005) (pre-production) (characters)
Timeline (2003) (novel)
Jurassic Park III (2001) (character)
13th Warrior, The (1999) (novel Eaters of the Dead)
Sphere (1998) (novel)
Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997) (novel The Lost World)
Twister (1996) (written by)
Congo (1995) (novel)
Disclosure (1994) (novel)
"ER" (1994) TV Series (creator) (writer) (pilot)
ER (1994) (TV)
Rising Sun (1993) (novel) (screenplay)
Jurassic Park (1993) (novel) (screenplay)
Runaway (1984)
Looker (1981)
"Beyond Westworld" (1980) TV Series (creator)
First Great Train Robbery, The (1979) (also novel)
Coma (1978)
Terminal Man, The (1974) (novel)
Extreme Close-Up (1973)
Westworld (1973)
Pursuit (1972/I) (TV) (novel Binary) (as John Lange)
Carey Treatment, The (1972) (novel) (as Jeffery Hudson)
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
(1972) (novel) (as Michael Douglas)
Andromeda Strain, The (1971) (novel)
"Insight" (1960) TV Series (writer)
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