Bestselling author Michael Crichton dies

Bestselling autthor ... Michael Crichton has died from cancer. Michael Crichton, author of best-selling science fiction adventures including Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain, has died of cancer in Los Angeles, aged 66."Michael Crichton died unexpectedly in Los Angeles on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, after a courageous and private battle against cancer," a family statement posted on the author's website said.He wrote numerous blockbusters, some of which sold more than 100 million copies, translated into 30 languages worldwide.Many of his books became major Hollywood movies, including Jurassic Park, Rising Sun and Disclosure. (...more)