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Michael Crichton

by Patrick from Anchorage

135941Michael CrichtonJon Chase photo/Harvard News Office [CC BY-SA 3.0] via WikimediaOne of my favorite writers is Michael Crichton. He is also one of the most famous and prolific science fiction authors of our time. His books have impacted my life in many ways.

He leads a very interesting life. He was born in Chicago in 1942. After receiving his doctorate degree, he realized that he didn't really like being a doctor. So, he turned to writing. He used his vast knowledge of science acquired in medical school to incorporate realism in his books. One of the best aspects of his writing is the amount of scientific information he can cram into his books and still make them very entertaining. I learn something new every time I read one of his books. This also makes it very realistic. Instead of just saying that they found a way to grow baby dinosaurs, he explains how they did it. This is one of the reasons that almost all of his books are bestsellers.

He has had a very successful career as a writer. Almost every book he has written has been made in to a movie. These include titles such as: Jurassic Park, The Lost World, Congo, Sphere and Disclosure. These are high-grossing multiple releases. Crichton also came up with the idea for the hit show ER. And you thought writers had boring lives. So, you can learn a lot from Michael Crichton. He is not only a writer, but a teacher, a scientist, and an entertainer. He is definitely one of the greatest writers of our time.

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Related Links

A Michael Crichton Web Site - The official site of "the father of the techno-thriller."
Penguin Random House - A promotional site for his latest novel featuring a Shockwave flight simulator.

Extra Info

When Michael Crichton was interviewed by MY HERO he told us about George Schaller, his hero. "George Schaller, a man who's usually thought of as the greatest naturalist of the 20th century. George Schaller has been all over the world studying animals. He's written hundreds of magazine articles, and dozens of books, all about animals and why they do the things they do. "

Dinosaur image courtesy of Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment.


BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FILMOGRAPHY

NOVELS

The Andromeda Strain - 1969
The Terminal Man - 1972
The Great Train Robbery - 1975
Eaters of the Dead - 1976
Congo - 1980
Sphere - 1987
Jurassic Park - 1990
Rising Sun - 1992
Disclosure - 1993
The Lost World - 1995
Airframe - 1996

NON-FICTION

Five Patients - 1970
Jasper Johns - 1977
Electronic Life - 1983
Travels - 1988
Jasper Johns (revised edition) - 1996

NOVELS - WRITTEN UNDER PSEUDONYMS

As John Lange:
Odds On - 1966
Scratch One - 1967
Easy Go - 1968
The Venom Business - 1969
Zero Cool -1969
Grave Descend - 1970
Drug of Choice - 1970
Binary - 1972

As Jeffery Hudson:
A Case of Need - 1968, reissued in 1993

As Michael Douglas:
Dealing (or the "Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues") - 1971

MOVIES

The Andromeda Strain - 1971
Westworld - 1973 - Writer/Director
Terminal Man - 1974
Coma - 1977 - Writer/Director
The Great Train Robbery - 1978 - Writer/Director
Looker - 1981 - Writer/Director
Runaway - 1984 - Writer/Director
Rising Sun - 1993 - Co-writer
Jurassic Park - 1993 - Co-writer
Disclosure - 1995 - Co-producer
Congo - 1995
Twister - 1996 - Co-writer/Co-producer
The Lost World - 1997
Sphere - 1997 - Co-producer
Thirteenth Warrior - 1999 - Co-producer
Jurassic Park 3 - 2001

TELEVISION

ER - 1994-Continuing - Creator, Co-exec. producer

OTHER MOVIES

The Carey Treatment (from "Case of Need") - 1972
Pursuit (from "Binary") - 1972 - Director
Dealing: Or The Berkeley to Boston Forty-Brick Lost Bag
Blues - 1972

COMPUTER GAMES

Amazon - 1982