Best-selling author Michael Crichton, who wrote such novels as The Andromeda Strain and Jurassic Park, and created the popular TV drama ER, has died at 66, his family said today.
Crichton, a medical doctor turned novelist whose books have sold more than 150 million copies worldwide, died “unexpectedly" Tuesday in Los Angeles after a private battle with cancer, his family said.
“While the world knew him as a great story teller that challenged our preconceived notions about the world around us -- and entertained us all while doing so -- his wife Sherri, daughter Taylor, family and friends knew Michael Crichton as a devoted husband, loving father and generous friend who inspired each of us to strive to see the wonders of our world through new eyes," his family said in a statement on the website.
“He did this with a wry sense of humor that those who were privileged to know him personally will never forget."
