Sad news of the death of Michael Crichton, the author famous for penning several blockbusters that later became massive movies, such as The Andromeda Strain, Congo and of course Jurassic Park.
A little-known fact about the man is that he was a fully qualified medical doctor, and it was this expertise and his love of science that was behind a lot of his writing and movie making.
My personal favourite Crichton tale was one of the earliest that he himself adapted for the big screen - Westworld. The tale of an executive team-building exercise at a Wild West theme park that goes horribly wrong; the icy performance of Yul Brynner as he ruthlessly stalks the hapless Richard Benjamin is an image that still startles me to this day...
RIP to a great storyteller.
Michael Crichton obituary
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