Some dream of being a sports star or an astronaut, others of being the president or a doctor, Michael Crichton dreamed of becoming a writer. Crichton's books have earned millions of dollars around the world and continue to sell even after his untimely death in 2008. Michael Crichton began writing at an early age, his brilliance took him to Harvard Medical School where Crichton studied graduated and continued his career as a writer. Michael Crichton's work was influenced by the brilliant writers and scientific achievements that Crichton grew up around, which led Crichton to write many scientific thrillers. Michael Crichton was born on October 23, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. Crichton's family included his parents, John Henderson Crichton and Zula Miller Crichton, his siblings, Douglas Crichton, Kimberly Crichton and Catherine Crichton. Michael Crichton married five times: Joan Radum (1965-1970), Kathy St. Johns (1978-1980), Suzanne Childs (1981-1983), Annie-Marie Martin (1987-2003), and Sherri Alexander (2005-2008) . . Crichton had two children, Taylor Crichton who he had with Annie-Marie Martin, and John Michael Todd Crichton who was born after Crichton's death. Taylor Crichton was born on February 2, 1989 and John Michael Todd Crichton was born on February 12, 2009. Michael Crichton lived in Los Angeles, California for the latter part of his life. Crichton died on November 4, 2008 after losing a secret battle with cancer, Crichton was 66 years old at the time of death. Michael Crichton was born with writing, his father was a journalist so he grew up around creative writing. At the age of fourteen Crichton had an article published in the New York Times, while the article was about travel, it would be the beginning of Crich...... middle of paper... being made into a major motion picture success. Then, Crichton created the hit TV show ER, which would win numerous awards. Crichton would later reside in Los Angeles, California, where he would end up losing a private battle with cancer. Crichton's book Jurassic Park was undoubtedly his most popular book. The writing is fantastic, Crichton keeps you on the edge throughout the story. Jurassic Park has captured a new nightmare for readers, dinosaurs. Crichton created the slow-moving, frenetic and deadly giants, instilling fear in readers. The novel is a great read and easily a favorite of many readers. But Jurassic Park isn't the only Crichton book with spectacular writing, all of Michael Crichton's books have amazing writing, keeping the reader interested and keeping them turning the pages. Michael Crichton's writing was scientific and creative, Crichton was a spectacular author.