One of my favorite authors has passed.
from The Chicago Tribune…
LOS ANGELES – Michael Crichton, the doctor-turned-author of bestselling thrillers such as “The Terminal Man” and “Jurassic Park” and a Hollywood writer and director whose credits include “Westworld” and “Coma,” has died. He was 66.
Crichton died in Los Angeles on Tuesday “after a courageous and private battle against cancer,” his family said in a statement.
For nearly four decades, the 6-foot-9 writer was a towering presence in the worlds of publishing and filmmaking.
“There was no one like Crichton, because he could both entertain and educate,” Lynn Nesbit, Crichton’s agent since the late ’60s, told the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday. “His brilliance was indisputable, and he had a grasp of so many subjects — from art to science to technology.
He will be missed.
