"Jurassic Park" writer Michael Crichton dead at 66
Writer/director Michael Crichton, best known as the author of "Jurassic Park," has died of cancer at age 66.
Crichton wrote best-sellers that blended science, adventure and social commentary. Some of his best known novels became hit films, including "Jurassic Park," "Congo," "Rising Sun" and "Disclosure."
He was also the director of such movies as "The Great Train Robbery" and "Westworld" and the co-creator of the long-running hit TV drama "ER."
Everything about the man seemed to be outsized -- he stood 6'9'', was married 5 times, wrote his first best-seller ("The Andromeda Strain") while completing his studies at Harvard Medical School.
He was also a foe of the theory of global warming and a critic of the American media.
He was like a character from one of his own novels -- large, fascinating and somehow not quite believable.
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