마이클 크라이턴

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마이클 크라이튼(본명: 존 마이클 크라이튼, John Michael Crichton, 1942년 10월 23일 ~ 2008년 11월 4일)은 미국의 과학소설가이자 텔레비전·영화 프로듀서이다. 시카고에서 태어나 하버드 대학교에서 학부와 메디컬 스쿨을 졸업했다. 로스앤젤레스에서 혈액암의 일종인 림프종으로 사망했다.

John Michael Crichton was an American author, screenwriter and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres. Crichton's novels often explore human technological advancement and attempted dominance over nature, both with frequently catastrophic results; many of his works are cautionary tales, especially regarding themes of biotechnology. Several of his stories center on themes of genetic modification, hybridization, paleontology and/or zoology. Many feature medical or scientific underpinnings, reflective of his own medical background.