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Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton dead at... |
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Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton dead at 66
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 MICHAEL Crichton, author of more than a dozen best-selling science fiction adventures including Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain, has died of cancer in Los Angeles, aged 66, his family said today. "Michael Crichton died unexpectedly in Los Angeles Tuesday, November 4, 2008 after a courageous and private battle against cancer," it said on the author`s website. Crichton wrote numerous blockbusters, some of which sold over 100 million copies, and which were translated in 30 languages worldwide. He also created the international hit television hospital drama series ER, screened around the world. "Michael`s talent out-scaled even his own dinosaurs of Jurassic Park," filmmaker Steven Spielberg, who directed the blockbuster movie version of that novel and its sequel, The Lost World, said in a statement. Related Coverage Reader`s Comments: Silverchair an abomination, says music critic NEWS.com.au, Author Michael Crichton dies NEWS.com.au, 6 Nov 2008 DNA breakthrough may bring back dinos NEWS.com.au, 20 May 2008 Reader`s Comments: Death knell sounded for Aussie suburbs NEWS.com.au, Hollywood special effects whizz dead NEWS.com.au, 17 Jun 2008 "He was the greatest at blending science with big theatrical concepts, which is what gave credibility to dinosaurs again walking the Earth." Spielberg added: "Michael was a gentle soul who reserved his flamboyant side for his novels. There is no one in the wings that will ever take his place." The Andromeda Strain, which catapulted him to Hollywood fame after it was published in 1969, told the story of US scientists battling an alien virus that lands in New Mexico from outer space and drives humans to bizarre and grisly deaths. In Jurassic Park, Crichton`s human characters were chased around by rampaging dinosaurs created genetically on an island run by an ambitious scientist. "The world knew him as a great story teller that challenged our preconceived notions about the world around us - and entertained us all while doing so," his family said. His "family and friends knew Michael Crichton as a devoted husband, loving father and generous friend who inspired each of us to strive to see the wonders of our world through new eyes". "Through his books, Michael Crichton served as an inspiration to students of all ages, challenged scientists in many fields, and illuminated the mysteries of the world in a way we could all understand," they said. "He leaves behind the greatest gifts of a thirst for knowledge, the desire to understand, and the wisdom to use our minds to better our world." The family appealed for privacy and said no details of the writer`s funeral would be released. Crichton was born in October 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. He studied anthropology at Harvard and also taught at Cambridge University in England before spending time in Europe and North Africa. He then returned to the United States to train as a doctor, writing thrillers to pay his school fees. In 2005 Crichton`s 600-page bestseller State of Fear sparked controversy by casting doubt on claims of the dangers of global warming.
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