Michael Crichton Overview

You've got to feel a little annoyed at Michael Crichton for being so successful. On top of that, he's tall (6' 9"), good looking and, of course, his success has made him a millionaire many, many times over. His producing fee alone for his latest book-into-film, Airframe, is said to be $2 million. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, but grew up in a suburb of New York. His journalist father encouraged him to write, and write he did. After abandoning English studies at Harvard, he spent a... See All