Michael Crichton
Michael Crichton remains one of the most popular writers in the world, best known as the author of the global phenomenon Jurassic Park . He sold more than 250 million copies of his books worldwide, which have been translated into forty languages and adapted into fifteen films. He wrote a number of global bestsellers, including The Lost World: Jurassic Park , The Andromeda Strain , Congo , Sphere , Rising Sun , Disclosure , Airframe , and The Great Train Robbery . His influence and creativity...See more
Michael Crichton remains one of the most popular writers in the world, best known as the author of the global phenomenon Jurassic Park . He sold more than 250 million copies of his books worldwide, which have been translated into forty languages and adapted into fifteen films. He wrote a number of global bestsellers, including The Lost World: Jurassic Park , The Andromeda Strain , Congo , Sphere , Rising Sun , Disclosure , Airframe , and The Great Train Robbery . His influence and creativity extended far beyond books -he was the creator of the landmark television series ER , which ran for fifteen seasons, won twenty-three Primetime Emmy Awards, and received 124 Emmy nominations. He cowrote the screenplays of Jurassic Park and Twister and wrote and directed the film Westworld , which served as the basis for the HBO series. Crichton is the only writer in history to have a number one book, film, and television series at the same time, and he did it twice. See less
