Michael Crichton (1942–2008)
Autor/a de Parc Juràssic
Sobre l'autor
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 mostra'n més 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) mostra'n menys
Nota de desambiguació:
(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.
Sèrie
Obres de Michael Crichton
Westworld: Season 3 [DVD] [2020] 11 exemplars
ER: The Complete Series 9 exemplars
Time-Life Book Digest: Circle of Friends | Magic Hour | Jurassic Park | Forgiving (1991) 8 exemplars
4 Film Favorites: Horror — Director — 5 exemplars
Our John Willie, Centennial, Harlequin, Eric (Reader's Digest Condensed Books, Vol. 1-1975) 5 exemplars
Westworld: The Complete Fourth Season — Autor — 5 exemplars
Michael Crichton Value Collection: Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park, and The Lost World (The Michael Crichton… (2000) 5 exemplars
Michael Crichton 4 exemplars
Blood Doesn't Come Out — Autor — 3 exemplars
Rising Sun (audio abridged) 2 exemplars
Jurassic Park: Screenplay 2 exemplars
Parque jurasico, el comienzo... 2 exemplars
State of Fear / Next 2 exemplars
Our John Willie, Centennial, Harlequin, Eric (Reader's Digest Condensed Books, Vol. 1-1975) (1975) 2 exemplars
Congo / Next / Prey / Sphere / The Terminal Man — Autor — 1 exemplars
Haksız Yasak 1 exemplars
Michael Crichton Set 1 exemplars
Works From The Collection Of Michael Crichton. 11-12 May 2010. Christie'S New York Auction Catalogue 2406 (2010) 1 exemplars
Det stora tågrånet/Emily/En amerikan i Gulag/De vilda elefanterna (Det bästas bokval, sammandrag) 1 exemplars
Andrómeda 1 exemplars
Jurassic Park / The 13th Warrior / Rising Sun 1 exemplars
Jurassic Park dla dzieci i młodzieży 1 exemplars
Armadilha aerea (Seleções - Airframe) 1 exemplars
Readers Digest Auswahlbücher: Endstation / Bischu, der Jaguar / Der alte Mann und ich / Haus in Angst (1974) 1 exemplars
The Andromeda strain 1 exemplars
Collectible Michael Crichton DISCLOSURE First edition Computer Industry Thriller Fine/Fine 1 exemplars
Reader's Digest 4 in 1 -The Terminal Man etc. 1 exemplars
Westworld (Ultimate Sci-Fi Collection) (DVD) 1 exemplars
Obres associades
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Vanished Man • Don't Look Back • Prey • Street Boys (2003) 12 exemplars
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 200 : Der Klient. Spiel des Schicksals. Enthüllung. Das Glück hat sanfte Pfoten. (1995) 7 exemplars
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 124 - Vogelfrei. Wettlauf mit dem weißen Tod. Mein linker Fuß. Expedition Kongo. (1982) 6 exemplars
The Great Train Robbery • Blind Love • Brown on Resolution • Where are the Children? • Among the Elephants (1974) 5 exemplars
Reader's Digest Select Editions: Airframe • Birds of Prey • The Partner • The Falconer (1997) 4 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Terminal Man • Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian • The Sunbird • A Falcon for… (1973) 4 exemplars
Kirjavaliot - Verkossa (Disclosure) / Ihmeiden aika (St. Agnes' stand) / Tuhon siemenet (Growth) / Piinaava pelko… (1995) 2 exemplars
Tom Selleck Triple Feature : Runaway/Shadow Riders/Ike: Countdown to D-Day — Director — 2 exemplars
Kirjavaliot - Kongo / Tohtori Gibsonin vastaanotto / Kohtaaminen Firenzessä / Oikeuden voitto (1984) 2 exemplars
Selecciones Reader's Digest: (libros condensados) El Gran Robo del Tren. Un Hombre Contra un Crucero. La Canción de… (1977) — Col·laborador — 2 exemplars
Det Bästas Bokval (1998) vol 196: En dröm om frihet; Skamgrepp; Tre unga lejon; Handen som gungar vaggan (1998) — Autor — 2 exemplars
Het Beste Boek 77: De baby en het slagschip / De grote treinroof / De gevaarlijke erfenis / De patiënten — Autor — 2 exemplars
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Disclosure • The Fist of God • The Hills Are Lonely • Diamond Solitaire — Autor — 1 exemplars
Reader's Digest Select Editions: Airframe / A Woman's Place / The Unlikely Spy / The Notebook — Autor — 1 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Nom oficial
- Crichton, John Michael
- Altres noms
- Lange, John (pseudonym)
Hudson, Jeffrey (pseudonym)
Douglas, Michael (shared pseudonym with his brother Douglas) - Data de naixement
- 1942-10-23
- Data de defunció
- 2008-11-04
- Lloc d'enterrament
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Lloc de naixement
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Lloc de defunció
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Causa de la mort
- Lymphoma
- Llocs de residència
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
New York, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA - Educació
- Harvard University (MD|1969)
Harvard College (AB|1964) - Professions
- screenwriter
director
producer
novelist
physician - Relacions
- Martin, Anne-Marie (former wife)
Crichton, Douglas (brother) - Organitzacions
- 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 (mostra-les totes 7)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Premis i honors
- 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) - Biografia breu
- 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.
- Nota de desambiguació
- 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.
Membres
Converses
Chricton's Sphere Arrived a Easton Press Collectors (juliol 2023)
Jurassic Park - Folio edition a Folio Society Devotees (setembre 2021)
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Jarett's Books (1)
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Unread books (2)
Latin America (2)
Already read (1)
Very Very Bad (2)
Ranking (5)
1970s (1)
SF - To Read (1)
Parallel Novels (1)
Page Turners (1)
1990s (1)
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 151
- També de
- 32
- Membres
- 151,677
- Popularitat
- #40
- Valoració
- 3.6
- Ressenyes
- 2,310
- ISBN
- 1,987
- Llengües
- 37
- Preferit
- 473