Michael Crichton (1942–2008)
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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 näytä lisää 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) näytä vähemmän
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(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.
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- Virallinen nimi
- Crichton, John Michael
- Muut nimet
- Lange, John
Hudson, Jeffrey - Syntymäaika
- 1942-10-23
- Kuolinaika
- 2008-11-04
- Hautapaikka
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Syntymäpaikka
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Kuolinpaikka
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Kuolinsyy
- Lymphoma
- Asuinpaikat
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
New York, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA - Koulutus
- Harvard University (MD|1969)
Harvard College (AB|1964) - Ammatit
- screenwriter
director
producer
novelist
physician - Suhteet
- Martin, Anne-Marie (former wife)
Crichton, Douglas (brother) - Organisaatiot
- 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 (näytä kaikki 7)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- 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) - Lyhyt elämäkerta
- 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.
- Erotteluhuomautus
- 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.
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