Michael Crichton (1942–2008)
Autor(a) de Jurassic Park
About the Author
John Michael Crichton, known as Michael Crichton, was born on October 28, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. He wrote novels while attending Harvard University and Harvard Medical School to help pay the tuition. One of these, The Andromeda Strain, which was published in 1969, became a bestseller. After mostrar mais graduating summa cum laude, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Salk Institute in California before becoming a full-time writer and film director. His carefully researched novels included Eaters of the Dead, The Terminal Man, The Great Train Robbery, Congo, Sphere, Jurassic Park, Rising Sun, Disclosure, The Lost World, Airframe, and Micro. He also wrote non-fiction works including Five Patients: The Hospital Explained, Jasper Johns, and Travels. In the late 1960s, he also wrote under the pen names Jeffrey Hudson and John Lange. He has received several awards including Writer of the Year in 1970 from the Association of American Medical Writers and two Edgar Awards in 1968 and in 1979. Many of his novels have been made into highly successful films, six of which he directed. He was also the creator and executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning television series ER. In addition to his writing and directorial success, his expertise in information science enabled him to run a software company and develop a computer game. He died of cancer on November 4, 2008 at the age of 66. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Disambiguation Notice:
(eng) Michael Crichton also wrote under the pseudonyms John Lange and Jeffery Hudson, during his medical studies. He also co-authored one book with his brother Douglas under the pen name Michael Douglas.
Séries
Obras de Michael Crichton
Westworld: Season 3 [DVD] [2020] 11 cópias
ER: The Complete Series 9 cópias
4 Film Favorites: Horror — Diretor — 5 cópias
Our John Willie, Centennial, Harlequin, Eric (Reader's Digest Condensed Books, Vol. 1-1975) 5 cópias
Westworld: The Complete Fourth Season — Autor — 5 cópias
Michael Crichton Value Collection: Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park, and The Lost World (The Michael Crichton… (2000) 5 cópias
Michael Crichton 4 cópias
Blood Doesn't Come Out — Autor — 3 cópias
Rising Sun (audio abridged) 2 cópias
Jurassic Park: Screenplay 2 cópias
Parque jurasico, el comienzo... 2 cópias
State of Fear / Next 2 cópias
Our John Willie, Centennial, Harlequin, Eric (Reader's Digest Condensed Books, Vol. 1-1975) (1975) 2 cópias
Congo / Next / Prey / Sphere / The Terminal Man — Autor — 1 exemplar(es)
Haksız Yasak 1 exemplar(es)
Michael Crichton Set 1 exemplar(es)
Works From The Collection Of Michael Crichton. 11-12 May 2010. Christie'S New York Auction Catalogue 2406 (2010) 1 exemplar(es)
Det stora tågrånet/Emily/En amerikan i Gulag/De vilda elefanterna (Det bästas bokval, sammandrag) 1 exemplar(es)
Andrómeda 1 exemplar(es)
Jurassic Park / The 13th Warrior / Rising Sun 1 exemplar(es)
Jurassic Park dla dzieci i młodzieży 1 exemplar(es)
Armadilha aerea (Seleções - Airframe) 1 exemplar(es)
Readers Digest Auswahlbücher: Endstation / Bischu, der Jaguar / Der alte Mann und ich / Haus in Angst (1974) 1 exemplar(es)
Westworld: S3: The New World (4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray/Digital) 1 exemplar(es)
The Andromeda strain 1 exemplar(es)
Collectible Michael Crichton DISCLOSURE First edition Computer Industry Thriller Fine/Fine 1 exemplar(es)
The Lost World by Michael Crichton (5-Jun-1997) Paperback 1 exemplar(es)
Reader's Digest 4 in 1 -The Terminal Man etc. 1 exemplar(es)
Westworld (Ultimate Sci-Fi Collection) (DVD) 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Vanished Man • Don't Look Back • Prey • Street Boys (2003) 12 cópias
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 200 : Der Klient. Spiel des Schicksals. Enthüllung. Das Glück hat sanfte Pfoten. (1995) 7 cópias
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 124 - Vogelfrei. Wettlauf mit dem weißen Tod. Mein linker Fuß. Expedition Kongo. (1982) 6 cópias
The Great Train Robbery • Blind Love • Brown on Resolution • Where are the Children? • Among the Elephants (1974) 5 cópias
Reader's Digest Select Editions: Airframe • Birds of Prey • The Partner • The Falconer (1997) 4 cópias
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Terminal Man • Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian • The Sunbird • A Falcon for… (1973) 4 cópias
Kirjavaliot - Verkossa (Disclosure) / Ihmeiden aika (St. Agnes' stand) / Tuhon siemenet (Growth) / Piinaava pelko… (1995) 2 cópias
Tom Selleck Triple Feature : Runaway/Shadow Riders/Ike: Countdown to D-Day — Diretor — 2 cópias
Kirjavaliot - Kongo / Tohtori Gibsonin vastaanotto / Kohtaaminen Firenzessä / Oikeuden voitto (1984) 2 cópias
Selecciones Reader's Digest: (libros condensados) El Gran Robo del Tren. Un Hombre Contra un Crucero. La Canción de… (1977) — Contribuinte — 2 cópias
Det Bästas Bokval (1998) vol 196: En dröm om frihet; Skamgrepp; Tre unga lejon; Handen som gungar vaggan (1998) — Autor — 2 cópias
Het Beste Boek 77: De baby en het slagschip / De grote treinroof / De gevaarlijke erfenis / De patiënten — Autor — 2 cópias
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Disclosure • The Fist of God • The Hills Are Lonely • Diamond Solitaire — Autor — 1 exemplar(es)
Reader's Digest Select Editions: Airframe / A Woman's Place / The Unlikely Spy / The Notebook — Autor — 1 exemplar(es)
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome de batismo
- Crichton, John Michael
- Outros nomes
- Lange, John (pseudonym)
Hudson, Jeffrey (pseudonym)
Douglas, Michael (shared pseudonym with his brother Douglas) - Data de nascimento
- 1942-10-23
- Data de falecimento
- 2008-11-04
- Local de enterro
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Causa da morte
- Lymphoma
- Locais de residência
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
New York, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA - Educação
- Harvard University (MD|1969)
Harvard College (AB|1964) - Ocupação
- screenwriter
director
producer
novelist
physician - Relacionamentos
- Martin, Anne-Marie (former wife)
Crichton, Douglas (brother) - Organizações
- Jonas Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Author's Guild
Writers Guild of America
PEN America Center
Directors Guild of America
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (mostrar todas 7)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Premiações
- Phi Beta Kappa
Association of American Medical Writers Award (1970)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Technical Achievement Award ∙ 1995)
The American Association of Petroleum Geologists Journalism Award (2006) - Pequena biografia
- Michael Crichton was born in Chicago in 1942. His novels include Next, State of Fear, Prey, Timeline, Jurassic Park, and The Andromeda Strain. He was also the creator of the television series ER. One of the most popular writers in the world, his books have been made into thirteen films, and translated in thirty-six languages. He died in 2008.
- Aviso de desambiguação
- Michael Crichton also wrote under the pseudonyms John Lange and Jeffery Hudson, during his medical studies. He also co-authored one book with his brother Douglas under the pen name Michael Douglas.
Membros
Discussions
Chricton's Sphere Arrived em Easton Press Collectors (Julho 2023)
Jurassic Park - Folio edition em Folio Society Devotees (Setembro 2021)
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