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Michael Crichton
American author, screenwriter, film director
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dead
- born
- 1942
- died
- 2008
- age at death
- 66
- known for
- screenwriter, film producer, film director
1942 – 2008

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who michael crichton is
John Michael Crichton was an American author and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres.
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