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NEWS ABOUT: Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton stories: 5 news summaries

 Highest Earning Dead Celebs 

Michael Jackson, predictably, made the list—but not at No. 1

Oct 28, 09 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The stars on Forbes ' annual list of the top-earning dead celebrities number, appropriately, 13. To make the list, a "deleb" must have brought in at least $6 million in the past year. This year's list is notably missing former mainstays Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, and Steve McQueen,... More »

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entertainment • Dr. Seuss • Andy Warhol • John Lennon • Jimi Hendrix • celebrity • Elvis Presley • Albert Einstein • Michael Jackson • Yves Saint Laurent • J. R. R. Tolkien • Rodgers and Hammerstein • Charles Schulz • Michael Crichton • Aaron Spelling • celebrity death

Two More Crichton Novels to Be Released

Late author left behind pirate yarn, and part of techno-thriller

Apr 6, 09 7:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Crichton fans will have at least two posthumous releases to look forward to, the New York Times reports. The late author left behind a completed 17th-century adventure yarn called Pirate Latitudes that publisher HarperCollins plans to release this November, and the company is seeking an author to finish a... More »

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publishing • author • HarperCollins • Michael Crichton

 NBC Flatlines ER 

The last patient will be rushed into County General on March 12

Dec 5, 08 4:52 AM CST
(Newser) - NBC will pull the plug on ER’s 15-season run with a March 12 series finale, reports Access Hollywood. The long-running medical drama, created by the late Michael Crichton, will be replaced by Kings—a series chronicling the life of King David in modern times and starring Deadwood's Ian McShane.... More »

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television • NBC • network television • Michael Crichton • network dramas

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 Crichton Was Master Craftsman 


Nov 5, 08 5:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Michael Crichton's seemingly endless output may not be literature (a statement the late Crichton himself might take issue with), but don't discount the "fine craftsmanship" they entailed, writes Charles McGrath in the New York Times. From Andromeda Strain to Jurassic Park, his "intricately engineered entertainment systems" relied on... More »

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obituary • author • book • science fiction • Michael Crichton

 Crichton Dead 
 of Cancer at 66 

Jurassic Park author, 66, sold more than 150M copies worldwide

Nov 5, 08 12:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Jurassic Park author and ER creator Michael Crichton died yesterday at 66 after a battle with cancer, Entertainment Tonight reports. “While the world knew him as a great storyteller," Crichton was "a devoted husband, loving father, and generous friend who inspired,” his family said in a... More »

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cancer • obituary • death • ER • Michael Crichton • Jurassic Park

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