Michael Crichton (October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008)
Michael Crichton , one of my all time favorite authors, passed away November 5th in Los Angeles. Crichton’s death was a result of cancer. He was best known for his science fiction and techno-thriller novels. A list of books he wrote can be found below:
- 1966 Odds On (used alias as John Lange)
- 1967 Scratch One (used alias as John Lange)
- 1968 Easy Go (used alias as John Lange)
- 1968 A Case of Need (as Jeffery Hudson (re-released as Crichton in 1993)
- 1969 The Andromeda Strain (used alias as Jeffrey Hudson, then re-released as Crichton)
- 1969 The Venom Business (used alias as John Lange)
- 1969 Zero Cool (used alias as John Lange)
- 1970 Grave Descend (used alias as John Lange)
- 1970 Drug of Choice (used alias as John Lange)
- 1972 The Terminal Man
- 1972 Binary
- 1975 The Great Train Robbery
- 1976 Eaters of the Dead
- 1980 Congo
- 1987 Sphere
- 1990 Jurassic Park
- 1992 Rising Sun
- 1994 Disclosure
- 1995 The Lost World
- 1996 Airframe
- 1999 Timeline
- 2002 Prey
- 2004 State of Fear
- 2006 Next
Outside of writing, Crichton was also a producer. He created ER, an Emmy/Award winning popular medical drama TV series that still airs on NBC today.
A private funeral service is expected but no details have been released.
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