Michael Crichton (1942–2008)
Autore di Jurassic Park
Sull'Autore
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 altro 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 meno
Nota di disambiguazione:
(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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Opere di Michael Crichton
Westworld: Season 3 [DVD] [2020] 11 copie
ER: The Complete Series 9 copie
4 Film Favorites: Horror — Regista — 5 copie
Westworld: The Complete Fourth Season — Autore — 5 copie
Michael Crichton Value Collection: Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park, and The Lost World (The Michael Crichton… (2000) 5 copie
Michael Crichton 4 copie
Blood Doesn't Come Out — Autore — 3 copie
Rising Sun (audio abridged) 2 copie
Jurassic Park: Screenplay 2 copie
Parque jurasico, el comienzo... 2 copie
State of Fear / Next 2 copie
Our John Willie, Centennial, Harlequin, Eric (Reader's Digest Condensed Books, Vol. 1-1975) (1975) 2 copie
Congo / Next / Prey / Sphere / The Terminal Man — Autore — 1 copia
Haksız Yasak 1 copia
Michael Crichton Set 1 copia
Works From The Collection Of Michael Crichton. 11-12 May 2010. Christie'S New York Auction Catalogue 2406 (2010) 1 copia
Det stora tågrånet/Emily/En amerikan i Gulag/De vilda elefanterna (Det bästas bokval, sammandrag) 1 copia
Andrómeda 1 copia
Readers Digest Auswahlbücher: Endstation / Bischu, der Jaguar / Der alte Mann und ich / Haus in Angst (1974) 1 copia
The Andromeda strain 1 copia
Opere correlate
La super raccolta di storie d'avventura: (in realta e il numero 10 della rivista McSweeney?s) (2002) — Collaboratore — 1,470 copie
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Vanished Man • Don't Look Back • Prey • Street Boys (2003) 12 copie
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 200 : Der Klient. Spiel des Schicksals. Enthüllung. Das Glück hat sanfte Pfoten. (1995) 7 copie
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 124 - Vogelfrei. Wettlauf mit dem weißen Tod. Mein linker Fuß. Expedition Kongo. (1982) 6 copie
The Great Train Robbery • Blind Love • Brown on Resolution • Where are the Children? • Among the Elephants (1974) 5 copie
Reader's Digest Select Editions: Airframe • Birds of Prey • The Partner • The Falconer (1997) 4 copie
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Terminal Man • Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian • The Sunbird • A Falcon for… (1973) 4 copie
Kirjavaliot - Verkossa (Disclosure) / Ihmeiden aika (St. Agnes' stand) / Tuhon siemenet (Growth) / Piinaava pelko… (1995) 2 copie
Tom Selleck Triple Feature : Runaway/Shadow Riders/Ike: Countdown to D-Day — Regista — 2 copie
Kirjavaliot - Kongo / Tohtori Gibsonin vastaanotto / Kohtaaminen Firenzessä / Oikeuden voitto (1984) 2 copie
Selecciones Reader's Digest: (libros condensados) El Gran Robo del Tren. Un Hombre Contra un Crucero. La Canción de… (1977) — Collaboratore — 2 copie
Det Bästas Bokval (1998) vol 196: En dröm om frihet; Skamgrepp; Tre unga lejon; Handen som gungar vaggan (1998) — Autore — 2 copie
Het Beste Boek 77: De baby en het slagschip / De grote treinroof / De gevaarlijke erfenis / De patiënten — Autore — 2 copie
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Disclosure • The Fist of God • The Hills Are Lonely • Diamond Solitaire — Autore — 1 copia
Reader's Digest Select Editions: Airframe / A Woman's Place / The Unlikely Spy / The Notebook — Autore — 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Crichton, Michael
- Nome legale
- Crichton, Michael
- Altri nomi
- Lange, John (pseudonym)
Hudson, Jeffrey (pseudonym)
Douglas, Michael (shared pseudonym with his brother Douglas) - Data di nascita
- 1942-10-23
- Data di morte
- 2008-11-04
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Causa della morte
- Lymphoma
- Luogo di residenza
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
New York, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA - Istruzione
- Harvard University (MD|1969)
Harvard College (AB|1964) - Attività lavorative
- screenwriter
director
producer
novelist
physician - Relazioni
- Martin, Anne-Marie (former wife)
Crichton, Douglas (brother) - Organizzazioni
- 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 tutto 7)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Premi e riconoscimenti
- 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) - Breve 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.
- Nota di disambiguazione
- 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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Chricton's Sphere Arrived in Easton Press Collectors (Luglio 2023)
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- Opere
- 151
- Opere correlate
- 32
- Utenti
- 151,677
- Popolarità
- #40
- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 2,310
- ISBN
- 1,987
- Lingue
- 37
- Preferito da
- 473