John Michael Crichton, M.D. an American author, producer, director, medical doctor, and television producer best known for his science fiction and thriller novels, as well as his films, and television has died in Los Angeles unexpectedly.
His family said the 66-year-old passed away in Los Angeles from cancer.
Famed for his historic and prehistoric science fantasies like Jurassic Park, Timeline and The Andromeda Strain – all of which were made into hit movies, he was also responsible for the hit series ER.
The medical doctor turned novelist wrote numerous blockbusters, some of which sold more than a 100 million copies.
Crichton was born in Chicago on October 23, 1942, and wrote his first novels while attending Harvard Medical School.
The Andromeda Strain, which was published in 1969, became his first best-seller.
He also wrote Jurassic Park sequel The Lost World, Congo, The Terminal Man, Prey and State of Fear, among others.
