Sci-fi author Michael Crichton dies at age 66: family

November 5, 2008

Michael Crichton, author of best-selling science fiction adventures including "Jurassic Park" and "The Andromeda Strain," died of cancer in Los Angeles, aged 66, his family said Wednesday.

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