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Michael Crichton

AKA: John Lange
Birthday: 1942-10-23
Died: 2008-11-04
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Home Page: https://www.michaelcrichton.com/


John Michael Crichton (/ˈkraɪtən/; October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American author, screenwriter and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres. Crichton's novels often explore human technological advancement and attempted dominance over nature, both with frequently catastrophic results; many of his works are cautionary tales, especially regarding themes of biotechnology. Several of his stories centre on themes of genetic modification, hybridisation, palaeontology and/or zoology. Many features have medical or scientific underpinnings, reflective of his medical training. Crichton received an MD from Harvard Medical School in 1969 but did not practice medicine, instead choosing to focus on his writing. Initially writing under a pseudonym, he eventually published 25 novels in his lifetime, including: The Andromeda Strain (1969), The Terminal Man (1972), The Great Train Robbery (1975), Congo (1980), Sphere (1987), Jurassic Park (1990), Rising Sun (1992), Disclosure (1994), The Lost World (1995), Airframe (1996), Timeline (1999), Prey (2002), State of Fear (2004), and Next (2006). Four more novels, in various stages of completion, were published after he died in 2008. Crichton was also involved in the film and television industry. In 1973, he wrote and directed Westworld, the first film to use 2D computer-generated imagery. He also directed Coma (1978), The First Great Train Robbery (1978), Looker (1981), and Runaway (1984). He was the creator of the television series ER (1994–2009), and several of his novels were adapted into films, most notably the Jurassic Park franchise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Crichton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography


Beyond Jurassic Park
Character: Self
Return to Jurassic Park
Character: Self (archive footage)

The Andromeda Strain
Character: Bearded Surgeon (uncredited)
On Location with Westworld
Character: Self (uncredited)

Jurassic Park
Job: Novel
Jurassic Park
Job: Screenplay

Twister
Job: Screenplay
Twister
Job: Producer
Westworld
Job: Director

The 13th Warrior
Job: Novel
Sphere
Job: Producer

Coma
Job: Director
Coma
Job: Screenplay
Looker
Job: Director

Looker
Job: Writer

Rising Sun
Job: Screenplay
Rising Sun
Job: Novel
The Terminal Man
Job: Novel

Runaway
Job: Director
Runaway
Job: Screenplay
Timeline
Job: Novel

Physical Evidence
Job: Director
Pursuit
Job: Director

Sphere
Job: Novel
Jurassic World
Job: Characters
Disclosure
Job: Producer

Disclosure
Job: Novel
Extreme Close-Up
Job: Writer
Battle at Big Rock
Job: Novel

The 13th Warrior
Job: Producer

Jurassic World Rebirth
Job: Characters
Micro
Job: Novel

Westworld
Job: Writer
Eruption
Job: Novel

Twisters
Job: Characters

Pursuit
Job: Novel
Jurassic World Dominion
Job: Characters
Congo
Job: Novel

Information Processing
Job: Consulting Producer