"He is the only person to have had, at the same time, the number one book, the number one movie, and the number one TV show in the United States. "

『全美國唯一同時擁有小說榜首,電影榜首,電視影集榜首的人』


急診室的春天、剛果、侏儸紀公園一&二、地動天驚、終極戰士、火車大劫案、龍捲風、奈米獵殺、旭日東昇、時間線都在他的作品之列,

  被譽為『科幻驚悚之父』的麥克克萊頓畢業於哈佛醫學院,當年不經意地翻閱到他的其中一本書,開啟了我喜歡閱讀的習慣,還記得那時候還不會速讀的我慢慢地在新竹的大賣場中翻閱着他的書,完全沒有想要回家的意思,最後爸媽為了要把我帶回家只好把書也帶回去,麥克的書就是這樣,進入狀況之後,是停不下來的,
  一九四二年,麥克出生於芝加哥,十七歲首次投稿就被New York Times錄用,後來進入了哈佛醫學院及哈佛醫學研究所,更曾進入美國頂尖的沙克研究所,身為全美最負盛名的醫學院校的醫學博士,麥克卻在當完實習醫生之後就投入了文學這條路,
  一九六八年,他推出的第一部小說『死亡手術室』就獲得全美愛倫坡最佳驚悚獎(Recipient of Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allan Poe Award, 1968 "A Case of Need", written under pseudonym Jeffery Hudson)(註:由於當時用筆名Jeffery Hudson發表,並未列於作品表內),
  一九六九,另一部作品天外病菌於一九七一年由環球影業推出電影,
  一九七五,火車大劫案讓他再次贏得了愛倫坡年度最佳驚悚文學獎(於一九七九年改編為電影),
  一九七六,終極戰士(於一九九九年改編為電影,由安東尼奧班德拉斯主演,個人最喜歡的電影之一),幾年後,
  一九八零年,麥克以『剛果』(於一九九五年由派拉蒙影業拍成電影剛果)開創了他的科幻驚悚這個新文學類型,接着是神秘之球(一九九八年改成電影地動天驚,卡司陣容有莎朗史東、山謬傑克森、達斯丁霍夫曼三人,也是我很喜歡的電影之一),
  之後九零年代(1990, 侏儸紀公園,1992, 旭日東昇,1995, 桃色機密,1995, 失落的世界,1996, 最高危機,1999, 時間線)可以說是麥克在全球發燒的時間,只是很多人不知道麥克身為功臣的身分,
  首先是急診室的春天,本片當初由於劇情架構龐大複雜,一直沒有辦法完成,直到當時剛好有某個導演想要拍相關方向的東西,沒錯,就是史蒂芬史匹柏,兩個人在討論急診室的春天之時,史蒂芬對麥克的另一個構想產生興趣,於是九三年,侏儸紀公園就此誕生,我家還有珍藏版的黃金版LD,但是直到九四年,也就是急診室的春天寫完的二十年後,(真是個很長很長的時間…),急診室的春天終於被改成電視劇的型態問世,然後就一口氣燒遍了全世界,也讓全世界都注意到麥克這一號人物,到十多年後的今天到百視達都還能看到它和新片銷售放在一起,不過我還真是到現在才知道龍捲風也是麥克一手打造出來的作品。



Biography -



After graduating from the Harvard Medical School, Michael Crichton embarked on a career as a writer and filmmaker. Called "the father of the techno-thriller," his novels include The Andromeda Strain, Congo, Jurassic Park , Timeline, Prey and State of Fear. He has also written four books of non-fiction, including Five Patients, Travels, and Jasper Johns.



He has sold over 100 million books and his books have been translated into thirty-six languages and twelve have been made into films. He is also the creator of the television series ER. He is the only person to have had, at the same time, the number one book, the number one movie, and the number one TV show in the United States.



Always interested in computers, Crichton ran a software company, FilmTrack, which developed computer programs for motion picture production in the 1980s; for this pioneering work he won an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Technical Achievement Award in 1995. His film Westworld was first feature film to employ computer-generated special effects.



Crichton has won an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Writer's Guild of America award for ER. In 2003, a newly-discovered armored dinosaur was named for him: Crichtonsaurus bohlini. Crichton was named one of the "Fifty Most Beautiful People" by People magazine in 1992, but, he observes, never again. He is divorced and lives in Los Angeles.



CRICHTON, (John) Michael. American. Born in Chicago, Illinois, October 23, 1942. Educated at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, A.B. (summa cum laude) 1964 (Phi Beta Kappa). Visiting Lecturer in Anthropology at Cambridge University, England, 1965. Henry Russell Shaw Travelling Fellow, 1964-65. Entered Harvard Medical School, M.D. 1969; spent one year as a post-doctoral fellow at the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences, La Jolla, California 1969-1970. Visiting Writer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988.



Awards: Recipient of Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allan Poe Award, 1968 ("A Case of Need", written under pseudonym Jeffery Hudson); and 1980 ("The Great Train Robbery"). Association of American Medical Writers Award, 1970 ("Five Patients"); Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Technical Achievement Award, 1995 ("for pioneering computerized motion picture budgeting and scheduling") George Foster Peabody Award, 1995 (for "ER"), Writer's Guild of America Award, Best Long Form Television Script of 1995 (for "ER"); Emmy, Best Dramatic Series, 1996 (for "ER"). New ankylosaurus species Crichtonsaurus bohlini, 2000. Recipient of Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allan Poe Award, 1968 ("A Case of Need", written under pseudonym Jeffery Hudson); and 1980 ("The Great Train Robbery"). Association of American Medical Writers Award, 1970 ("Five Patients"); Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Technical Achievement Award, 1995 ("for pioneering computerized motion picture budgeting and scheduling") George Foster Peabody Award, 1995 (for "ER"), Writer's Guild of America Award, Best Long Form Television Script of 1995 (for "ER"); Emmy, Best Dramatic Series, 1996 (for "ER").



Associations: Member of Author's Guild, Writers Guild of America, (West), Directors Guild of America, P.E.N. America Center, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa. Board of Directors, International Design Conference at Aspen, 1985-91; Board of Trustees, Western Behavioral Sciences Institute, La Jolla, 1986- 91. Board of Overseers, Harvard University, 1990-96; Author's Guild Council, 1995-



References: Contemporary Authors, 1971-; Who's Who in America, 1974-; Current Biography, April 1976; Film Encyclopedia, 1979-; International Motion Picture Almanac, 1996; International Television & Video Almanac, 1996.



Novels

THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN, Knopf, 1969

THE TERMINAL MAN, Knopf, 1972

THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY, Knopf, 1975

EATERS OF THE DEAD, Knopf, 1976

CONGO, Knopf, 1980

SPHERE, Knopf, 1987

JURASSIC PARK, Knopf, 1990

RISING SUN, Knopf, 1992

DISCLOSURE, Knopf, 1994

THE LOST WORLD, Knopf, 1995

AIRFRAME, Knopf, 1996

TIMELINE, Knopf, 1999

PREY, Harper Collins, 2002

STATE OF FEAR, Harper Collins, 2004



Non-Fiction

FIVE PATIENTS: The Hospital Explained, Knopf, 1970

JASPER JOHNS, Abrams, 1977

ELECTRONIC LIFE, Knopf, 1983

TRAVELS, Knopf, 1988

JASPER JOHNS (revised edition), Abrams, 1994



Published Screenplays

WESTWORLD, Bantam Books, 1975

TWISTER (with Anne-Marie Martin), Ballantine Books, 1996



Films

PURSUIT, ABC Movie of the Week, 1972. (Director)

WESTWORLD, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1973. (Writer/Director)

COMA, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1978. (Writer/Director)

THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY, United Artists, 1979. (Writer/Director)

LOOKER, The Ladd Company, 1981. (Writer/Director)

RUNAWAY, Tri-Star Pictures, 1984. (Writer/Director)

PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, Columbia Pictures, 1989. (Director)

JURASSIC PARK, Universal, 1993 (Co-writer)

RISING SUN, Twentieth Century Fox, 1993 (Co-writer)

DISCLOSURE, Warner Brothers, 1994 (Co-producer)

TWISTER, Warner Brothers/Universal, 1996 (Co-writer, Co-producer)

SPHERE, Warner Brothers, 1998 (Co-producer)

13th WARRIOR, Touchstone, 1999 (Co-producer)



Other Films From Crichton's Books

THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN, Universal, 1971

THE CAREY TREATMENT, MGM, 1972

DEALING: OR THE BERKLEY TO BOST0N FORTY-BRICK LOST BAG BLUES, Warner Bros, 1972

THE TERMINAL MAN, Warner Bros, 1974

CONGO, Paramount, 1995

LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK, Universal, 1997

TIMELINE, Paramount, 2003



Television

ER, NBC, 1994 Creator, (co-exec. producer)



Computer Games AMAZON, Tellarium, 1982

TIMELINE, Eidos, 2000


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