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| Author Michael Crichton dies, 66 | |
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| Michael Crichton, author of Jurassic Park has died, aged 66, after a "courageous and private battle against cancer," his family has said. | |
| He penned the books Congo, Twister and the popular Jurassic Park trilogy, all of which were adapted into films. | He penned the books Congo, Twister and the popular Jurassic Park trilogy, all of which were adapted into films. |
| He also created the long-running US hospital drama ER and his books have sold more than 150 million copies. | |
| "He will be profoundly missed by those whose lives he touched," his family said in a statement. | |
| Crichton has won an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Writer's Guild of America Award for ER. | Crichton has won an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Writer's Guild of America Award for ER. |
| He became the toast of Hollywood when his 1971 novel The Andromeda Strain was turned into a film. |