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Michael Crichton Dead At 66

Posted by samzenpus on from the velociraptors-confirm-it dept.

Many readers have submitted stories about the death of Michael Crichton. The 66-year-old author of Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain died unexpectedly Tuesday "after a courageous and private battle against cancer," a press release said. In addition to writing, he also directed such sci-fi classics as Westworld and Runaway. Crichton was married five times and had one child.

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  1. Bummer. by maz2331 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    n/t

  2. Re:Sad. RIP by travbrad · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Yep the TV remake is really horrible, it's hard to think of a worse movie actually.. The 1971 version was much better, but the book is better than either of them (as you'd expect)