Two years later he wrote “Binary” and “The Terminal Man” which was eventually made into a film in 1974 but didn’t receive much attention.Ĭrichton would continue to show his versatility with the historical novel “The Great Train Robbery”, and the scientific “Eaters of the Dead”. In 1970, he wrote “Grave Descent”, Drug of Choice”, and “Dealing: or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues” which he made with his younger brother. The book was a bout a group of scientists discovering an extra-terrestrial microorganism that causes death via blood clotting. The following year, he would make more books including “Zero Cool”, “The Venom Business”, and “The Andromeda Strain” which solidified his status as a best-selling author. In 1968, he wrote two novels “A Case of Need” and “Easy Go” which was about an Egyptologist who discovers a hidden message leading to an un-named Pharaoh whose tomb is yet to be discovered. A year later he wrote “Scratch One” which was about a lawyer who is mistaken for an assassin. He graduated from Harvard in the same year but never pursued a medical license, instead opting to fully dedicate himself to writing.Ĭrichton’s first novel was called “Odds On” which he wrote under the pen name John Lange. In 1969, he won his first Edgar Award for Best Novel for his work “A Case of Need”. He then attended Harvard Medical School where he started writing once again, making novels under pen names such as John Lange. He was then given a Henry Russel Shaw Travelling Fellowship and also taught in the University of Cambridge in the UK. He studied literature, but then decided to switch to biological anthropology because of politics with one of his professors. At the age of 14, he had already published an article in The New York Times and later attended Harvard College in 1960. Michael had developed an interest in writing at a very young age and it may have been due to the journalistic influence of his father. He was called one of the pioneers of the techno-thriller genre and all of these ensured the position of his wealth. He was responsible for the creation of many hits including “Disclosure”, “Jurassic Park”, and “ER”. How rich is Michael Crichton? As of mid-2016, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $175 million, mostly earned through a successful career as a writer. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it was prior to his passing. He has written books that have sold over 200 million copies internationally and a lot of them have been made into films. He was an author, director, screenwriter, and producer, best known for his various best-selling novels. John Michael Crichton was born on 23 October 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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