MICHAEL CRICHTON
(Executive Producer/Creator)

After graduating from Harvard Medical School, Michael Crichton embarked on a career as a writer and filmmaker. Called "the father of the techno-thriller," he counts among his novels The Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park, Disclosure and his latest best seller, Timeline. He has also written four books of nonfiction, including Five Patients, Travels and Jasper Johns. His novels have been translated into 24 languages. Nine have been made into films, including "The Andromeda Strain," "A Case of Need," "The Terminal Man," "The Great Train Robbery," "Rising Sun," "Jurassic Park," "Disclosure" and "Congo." Crichton has directed six films, including "Westworld," "Coma" and "The Great Train Robbery."