I was a fan."(CBS) Best-selling author and filmaker Michael Crichton died unexpectedly
in Los Angeles Tuesday, after a courageous and private battle against cancer,
his family said in a statement. He was 66.Crichton was a brand-name author, known for his stories of disaster and systematic breakdown, such as the rampant microbe of "The Andromeda Strain" or dinosaurs running amok in "Jurassic Park," one of his many million-selling books that became major Hollywood movies.
Crichton also created the hospital drama "ER" for television. His most recent
novel, "Next," about genetics and law, was published in December 2006."
Goodbye Michael Crichton
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5 comments:
wow that is shocking. I always feel left out when I get my news off the blogs
Big fan here tou. I loved Jurassic Park, I read the book musta been 1000 pages when I was 9-10.
Misanthrope,
We bloggers try to stay ahead of the curve.
Jacob,
It was a pretty cool story.
A sad, untimely death.
Thanks for visiting, Jack. Good to see you are still blogging!
Hi Barbara,
The blogging bug is hard to give up.
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