Michael Crichton RIP. Author dies Nov. 4th 2008
CNN just made a breaking news announcement, Michael Crichton has died suddenly after a private battle with cancer, according to a statement issued by his family. Crichton was the author of many best selling novels such as Jurassic Park, Timeline, The Great Train Robbery, and Sate of Fear. He was the executive producer of ER and was a Emmy and Peabody winner.
Personally he has been my favorite author since I read Jurassic Park for the first time in elementary school. I have read and re-read his works more than anything else that has ever found a place on my book shelf. At the end of every new novel, he left me on the edge of my seat waiting for the next. It seems now a sad reality that whatever was next, will never come. He wrote with an imagination and an intelligence that made everything we penned seem like reality, qualities that are not common among many authors these days. He was, and will continue to be a huge inspiration on me as a writer.
My thoughts go out to his family Friends and fans. He is missed.
Edit: IGN.com reports that his final work will be published December of this year.
dianarn said,
November 5, 2008 at 7:31 pm
I just read that, too. I can’t believe he’s dead! :’(
Ann said,
November 5, 2008 at 7:32 pm
this is sad, the passing of one of the greatest authors of this era. A talent that can go from Jurassic Park to ER…..he will truly be missed but will live on for many centuries in his work.
My deepest sympathies to his family.
sun secrets said,
November 5, 2008 at 7:37 pm
I am saddened. I loved his works.
jm4xs said,
November 5, 2008 at 7:49 pm
That’s a drag. Thanks for the post.
thepatriots1776 said,
November 5, 2008 at 7:55 pm
How very sad as we have always been huge fans of his works. He will be missed by millions of readers. Wonder if his last work will be published after his death?
If so we’re sure it would be a great one.
Goodbye Michael you will be missed
ninaer said,
November 5, 2008 at 7:58 pm
I am so sorry to hear that. He was one of my favorite authors too.
Nina Havins ninaer.wordpress.com
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miltownkid said,
November 5, 2008 at 8:07 pm
I never had more fun reading than when I read Jurassic Park and the sequel. Jurassic Park was actually the first “real book” I ever read for myself. I thank him for writing something that called me.
bspicher said,
November 5, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Yes, it is, indeed, sad news. Crichton’s ability to bring to merge fiction and fact into fast-paced novels that so often found themselves in film spoke to his genius as a writer. Eaters of the Dead was one of my favorites that, like Jurassic Park, made it to the big screen as 13th Warrior. He will be missed.
therealsouthkorea said,
November 5, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Wow, this is a sad day in history. Obama’s grandma passes away and so does Crichton. He definitely had a huge impact on society. Thanks for the post.
topofthethread said,
November 5, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Sad. A great loss.
Catherine Behan said,
November 5, 2008 at 8:14 pm
I agree!
What a creative spirit he had and how the entertainment landscape will be impacted by his passing.
My heart goes out to his family and friends.
Catherine
Tracy Saville said,
November 5, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Chrichton was a superior artistic force who achieved ubiquity in our culture, when the field of authors and filmakers was littered with masters. He was proIific and consistently good. I remember watching Andromeda Strain as an eleven year-old and falling in love with science fiction. I’ve read every book and watched every film or television series made based on his work. It was through his novels that I practiced pace, plot, and character, and decided thrillers were my playground.
The skies, the netherworld, and the dark underbelly of our imaginations will miss him. Thanks for sparing time and sentiment to acknowledge the life and passing of such a great force in the story telling world.
jdars1804 said,
November 5, 2008 at 8:26 pm
He did write with an imagination and an intelligence that made everything we penned seem like reality. Even though I am not all that familiar with his works, reading this has left me speachless. I have heard of and read his works many times. He is an inspiration and can’t wait to see what sort of writers he inspires
edenchanges said,
November 5, 2008 at 8:40 pm
This is damned shame. He had a great imagination and great scientific mind yet he wrote with real humanity.
He will be missed.
This is very sad.
photobeetle said,
November 5, 2008 at 8:45 pm
This is truly unfortunate. My condolences to the fans and his family.
bloowillbooks said,
November 5, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Michael Chrichton wrote physics text books before he began writing fiction; did you know that? As a Biology/English teacher, I’ve always loved the way his science fiction precisely that, strongly based in real science, with just enough imagination to spring into that which had yet to be discovered. Perhaps if he could write for us now, he’d be springing into yet another new adventure!
wgreen said,
November 5, 2008 at 9:04 pm
We’ll miss him.
Alan Bradford said,
November 5, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Wow. What a surprise.
He had wonderful gift. Once I picked up a book of his, I was guaranteed to finish it within a couple of days. He could reach out of the page and grab a reader in a strangle hold.
I remember being so disappointed in the theatre when I saw Jurassic Park because it didn’t live up to the expectations of my imagination. Thanks, Michael for helping me realize the power that can be harnessed in words on a page.
Sad news…
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