Michael Crichton was born in Chicago and was graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University. At twenty-three, Crichton was a visiting lecturer in anthropology at Cambridge University, England. Upon his return to the States, Crichton began training as a doctor, and was graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1969. He paid his way through medical school by writing pseudonymous thrillers, one of which (A Case of Need, 1968) won an Edgar Award. By the time he graduated, Crichton had already written a bestseller (The Andromeda Strain, 1969) and sold it to Hollywood. He then pursued postgraduate studies at the Salk Institute in California before taking up writing full time.
MICHAEL CRICHTON was born in Chicago in 1942. He is married and lives in Los Angeles. His novels include The Andromeda Strain, 1969; The Terminal Man, 1972; The Great Train Robbery, 1975; Eaters of the Dead, 1976; Congo, 1980; Sphere, 1987; Jurassic Park, 1990; Rising Sun, 1992; Disclosure, 1994; and The Lost World, 1995 -- each of which displays an intimate knowledge of a different, specialist subject, among them primatology, neurobiology, biophysics, international economics, Nordic history and genetics (see his complete bibliography below). He has directed six movies, including Westworld, Coma, and The Great Train Robbery, and is the creator of the hit television series ER (which won eight emmys in 1995). He also finished directing The Thirteenth Warrior (the movie versio of Eaters of the Dead) when John McTiernan's obligations to The Thomas Crown Affair drew him away.
Michael is a computer expert who wrote one of the first books about information technology (Electronic Life, 1983); he has run a software company; he has designed a computer game called Amazon; is a committed collector of modern art and the author of a learned study on Jasper Johns (Jasper Johns, 1977). His other works of nonfiction include Five Patients: The Hospital Explained, 1970, and Travels, 1988. Crichton's novels have been translated into twenty-four languages and eight of his novels (see Filmography belos) have been made into films, including Jurassic Park, one of the most successful films in motion picture history.
You can read more about Michael Crichton at The Official Site of Michael Crichton, or at The Unofficial Michael Crichton Homepage.
Bibliography:
| (JEFFREY HUDSON JOHN LANGE) | |
| The Andromeda Strain | 1969 |
| The Terminal Man | 1972 |
| The Great Train Robbery | 1975 |
| The Eaters of the Dead | 1976 |
| Congo | 1980 |
| Sphere | 1987 |
| Jurassic Park | 1990 |
| Rising Sun | 1992 |
| Disclosure | 1994 |
| The Lost World | 1995 |
| Airframe | 1996 |
| Twister: The Original Screenplay | 1996 |
| Timeline | 2000 |
| NON FICTION NOVELS | |
| Five Patients | 1970 |
| Jasper Johns | 1977 |
| Electronic Life | 1983 |
| Travels | 1988 |
| WRITTEN AS JEFFREY HUDSON | |
| A Case of Need | 1968 |
| WRITTEN AS JOHN LANGE | |
| Odds On | 1966 |
| Scratch One | 1967 |
| Easy Go | 1968 |
| The Venom Business | 1969 |
| Zero Cool | 1969 |
| Grave Descent | 1970 |
| Drug of Choice | 1970 |
| Binary | 1972 |
Filmography:
- Jurassic Park IV - RUMOUR
- Jurassic Park 3 (Summer 2000)
- Airframe (1999)
- The 13th Warrior (Summer 1999)
- film version of "Eaters of the Dead."
- Sphere (February, 1998)
- The Lost World (May 1997)
- Twister (May 1996)
- Congo (July 1995)
- ER (TV Series Jan 1995 - ??)
- Disclosure (Dec1994)
- Jurassic Park (Sept 1993)
- Rising Sun (1993)
- Physical Evidence (1989)
- Runaway (1984)
- Looker (1981)
- The Great Train Robbery (1978)
- Coma (1978)
- Westworld (1973)
- Extreme Close-Up (1973)
- Pursuit (1972)
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