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Jurassic Park' author Michael Crichton passes away
PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:44 pm
by Roy Mustang
'Jurassic Park' author Michael Crichton passes away
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:27 pm
by Fish and Chips
...Dang. He's gone.
MSN News wrote:Crichton died Tuesday in Los Angeles at age 66 after privately battling cancer.
Interesting he kept this under wraps. Rest in peace man.
PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:18 pm
by WrestlingOtaku
Man that stinks, he was one of my favorite authors. Jurrasic Park is one of my favorite books of all time and he wrote a few others that where really good, like Timeline. I hope he rests in peace.
Author Crighton dead at 66
PostPosted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 6:41 am
by Esoteric
I heard on the news yesterday that Michael Crighton died of cancer. His amazing mind for stores will be missed.
He wrote many books, so I'll just list the ones I know were made into movies.
Andromeda Strain
Jurrasic Park
Westworld
Timeline
Sphere
Rising Sun
The Great Train Robbery
There are probably more.
PostPosted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:32 am
by Radical Dreamer
Threads merged, and moved to the Book Corner.
I heard about this yesterday, though--it's very sad!
PostPosted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 8:25 am
by ClosetOtaku
I met Michael Crichton at a book signing for "Timeline" several years ago. In talking with him for all of ninety seconds, he recognized my (somewhat obscure) surname and commented on its history a bit. He seemed every bit of a genius in person as he did in his books. I'm sorry he went so suddenly, unexpectedly, and (in these days) so early.
PostPosted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 10:49 am
by bigsleepj
Michael Crichton was one of the first authors I truly liked, one of the first to challenge me intellectually. Not a lot, though. I haven't read anything of his in more than a decade, but I shall always remember him fondly.
PostPosted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 6:16 pm
by Htom Sirveaux
I haven't read any Crichton since The Lost World, but it was one of many of his books I really enjoyed when I was in middleschool. A number of them I read two or three times.
I wonder why he kept his cancer on the DL like that?
PostPosted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 3:48 pm
by rocklobster
As I fan of his works, I will definitely miss him. RIP, Crichton.
PostPosted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 4:46 pm
by Kkun
Esoteric (post: 1268773) wrote:I heard on the news yesterday that Michael Crighton died of cancer. His amazing mind for stores will be missed.
He wrote many books, so I'll just list the ones I know were made into movies.
Andromeda Strain
Jurrasic Park
Westworld
Timeline
Sphere
Rising Sun
The Great Train Robbery
There are probably more.
Eaters of the Dead was adapted into a movie called The Thirteenth Warrior.
PostPosted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 12:18 am
by Nikolai Melodie
D: I feel like part of my childhood just died..