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Michael Crichton, the novelist and creative force behind the television series ER, has died. He was 66 and had cancer. Best known for the novel Jurassic Park and its sequel, The Lost World, he was regarded as the father of the techno thriller, entertaining readers with modern-age nightmares involving rogue scientists and the consequences of technology turning against humans.
Born in Chicago on October 23, 1942, Michael Crichton rose to fame when director Steven Spielberg adapted his book Jurassic Park to screen, making it the highest grossing film of all times. The best known author of Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton was also a producer, director, screenwriter and a medical doctor. His works in the genres of thrillers, science and medical fiction are an important contribution to modern literature. Crichton lost the battle of life to cancer in 2008.