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Also Known As John Michael Crichton
Born October 23, 1942 • Chicago • Illinois
Died November 4, 2008 (aged 66) • Los Angeles • California
Notable Works “Congo” • “Dragon Teeth” • “ER” • “Eaters of the Dead” • “Jurassic Park” • “Micro” • “Pirate Latitudes” • “Rising Sun” • “The Andromeda Strain” • “The Great Train Robbery” • “The Terminal Man”
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