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Michael Crichton

Writer, Producer, Director, Actor, Additional Credits
Born October 23, 1942Died November 4, 2008 (66 years)
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.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Sphere

Known For

  • Jurassic Park
  • Westworld
  • Jurassic Park III
  • Jurassic World
  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park
  • The 13th Warrior
  • Twister
  • Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
  • Sphere
  • ER
  • Westworld
  • Twisters
  • Jurassic World: Dominion
  • Rising Sun
  • Jurassic World: Rebirth
  • Timeline
  • Disclosure
  • Congo
  • Coma
  • The Andromeda Strain
  • The Great Train Robbery
  • Runaway
  • The Andromeda Strain
  • Looker

Filmography

2024
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (TV Series) · as Novel
2022
2022
The Micro · as Novel
2019
Battle at Big Rock · as Novel
2016
Westworld (TV Series) · as Original Film Writer
2008
The Andromeda Strain (TV Series) · as Novel
2003
Timeline · as Novel
1999
The 13th Warrior · as Novel
1998
Sphere · as Novel
1997
1996
Twister · as Screenplay
1995
Congo · as Novel
1994
Disclosure · as Novel
1994
ER (TV Series)
1993
Rising Sun · as Screenplay
1993
Jurassic Park · as Novel
1986
Equinox (TV Series)
1984
Runaway · as Screenplay
1981
1978
The Great Train Robbery · as Screenplay
1978
Coma · as Screenplay
1974
The Terminal Man · as Novel
1973
1973
1972
Pursuit · as Novel
1972
1972
1971
1960
Insight (TV Series)

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