Michael Crichton Achievements, Author Biography, Trivia, and Movies

Honors and Awards

Year	Award	Work
1969	Edgar Award for Best Novel	A Case of Need
1995	PGA Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic	ER
1996	Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Long Form - Television	24 Hours
1996	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series	ER
1996	Razzie Award for Worst Written Film Grossing Over $100 Million	Twister
2005	Nominated - Prometheus Award for Best Novel	State of Fear
1969	Nominated - Edgar Award for Best Novel	A Case of Need
1971	Nominated - Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original	Grave Descend
1991	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel	Jurassic Park
1995	Nominated - PGA Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic	ER
2001	Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series	ER
2000	Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series	ER
1999	Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series	ER
1998	Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series	ER
1997	Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series	ER
1996	Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series	ER
1995	Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series	ER
1996	Nominated - Razzie Award for Worst Written Film Grossing Over $100 Million	Twister
1995	Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series	ER

Title	Published	Genre
The Andromeda Strain	1969	Science Fiction
Prey	2002	Science Fiction
Congo	1980	Science Fiction
Rising Sun	1992	Crime Fiction
The Lost World	1995	Science Fiction
Sphere	1987	Science Fiction
Airframe	1996	Science Fiction
Eaters of the Dead	1976	Fantasy
Binary	1972	Techno-thriller
Five Patients	1970	Sociology
The Terminal Man	1972	Science Fiction
State of Fear	2004	Science Fiction
Timeline	1999	Science Fiction
The Great Train Robbery	1975	Crime Fiction
Electronic Life	1983
Disclosure	1994	Crime Fiction
A Case of Need	1968	Thriller
Jurassic Park	1990	Science Fiction
Odds On	1966
Scratch One	1967
Easy Go	1968
Next	2006	Science Fiction
The Venom Business	1969
Zero Cool	1969
Travels	1988	Fiction
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues	1970
Grave Descend	1970
Drug of Choice	1970
Jasper Johns	1977
A New Collection of Novels		Speculative fiction
Westworld		Speculative fiction
Pirate Latitudes	2009	Historical fiction
Dealing
The cognitivity paradox
Micro

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Title	Released	Genre
Jurassic Park	1993	Action film
The 13th Warrior	1999	Adventure film
The Lost World: Jurassic Park	1997	Science Fiction
Congo	1995	Horror
Timeline	2003	Science Fiction
Sphere	1998	Thriller
Rising Sun	1993	Action film
Disclosure	1994	Thriller
The First Great Train Robbery	1979	Period piece
The Andromeda Strain	1971	Science Fiction
The Terminal Man	1974	Thriller
The Carey Treatment	1972	Crime Fiction
The Andromeda Strain		Science Fiction

Significant Other	Relationship	Date Started	Date Ended	Duration
Sherri Alexander	Marriage	May 2005	Nov. 4, 2008	3 years
Anne-Marie Martin	Marriage	1987	2003	15 years
Suzanne Childs	Marriage	Oct. 22, 1981	Dec. 30, 1983	2 years
Kathy St. Johns	Marriage	Dec. 31, 1978	Sept. 5, 1980	1 year
Joan Radam	Marriage	Jan. 1, 1965	1970	4 years

Q:
How did Michael Crichton die?
A:
He died in November, 2008 from cancer.
Q:
In what field of work did Michael Crichton specialize?
A:
Michael Crichton was an accomplished novelist, author, film producer and film director.
Q:
Where was Michael Crichton born?
A:
Michael Crichton was born in Chicago.
Q:
Which academic institution did Michael Crichton attend?
A:
Michael Crichton went to school at Harvard Medical School.
Q:
What faith did Michael Crichton subscribe to?
A:
Michael Crichton was a member of the Atheism denomination.
Q:
How tall was Michael Crichton?
A:
Michael Crichton was 6 feet, 9 inches tall.
Q:
Which movies were directed by Michael Crichton?
A:
The following movies were directed by Michael Crichton:
- Coma
- Looker
- The 13th Warrior
- Westworld
- The First Great Train Robbery
- Runaway
Q:
What well known book titles have been composed by author, Michael Crichton?
A:
Well known written works include:
- Eaters of the Dead
- The Great Train Robbery
- Prey
- A Case of Need
- Rising Sun
- Next
- Timeline
Q:
Who had a notable influence on Michael Crichton?
A:
George Orwell influenced Michael Crichton.