 Michael Crichton: Passed away at sixty-six
Famous U.S. author Michael Crichton, who came to limelight for his novels like"The Andromeda Strain" and "Jurassic Park" has expired quite unexpectedly due to cancer at an early age of sixty-six. On Wednesday his family members have brought out the confirmation of the news. He is also the creator of the popular TV drama namely "ER."
Sources have thrown more light on the news of Michael Crichton. Being a medical doctor turned novelist and filmmaker whose books have sold over one hundred and fifty million copies through out the world, died on Tuesday in Los Angeles. According to the family members he breathed his last breath after a "courageous and private battle against cancer."
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg, who was the director of the famous movie version of that novel and its sequel, "The Lost World," too expressed his grief on the sad demise of Michael Crichton. He said, "Michael's talent out-scaled even his own dinosaurs of 'Jurassic Park.'" "He was the greatest at blending science with big theatrical concepts, which is what gave credibility to dinosaurs again walking the Earth."
Spielberg continued, "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."
Born in Chicago on October 23, 1942, Michael Crichton penned down his first novels while attending Harvard Medical School. He was awarded his medical degree in the year1969. In that year his first major best seller, titled "The Andromeda Strain," was published. |
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