According to the Chicago Tribune, Michael Crichton passed away. He was the author of a number of works, several of which were made into movies. They included Jurassic Park and the Andromeda Strain.
I was a huge fan of his Jurassic Park as a teenager. I would visit one of my friends or they’d come to my house and we’d play the video game our Sega Genesis. I remember first watching the movie at a friend’s house and being scared. And I later remember picking up his books and then passing them along to friends. To a degree, it was one of my early off-line fandoms. For that, I won’t forget him.
Michael Crichton on Fan History.