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John Michael Crichton Biography and Timeline

Follow John Michael Crichton through 27 dated historical records for United States of America.

John Michael Crichton, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

27Distinct records
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1942–2008Years on this page

1942

Birth of John Michael Crichton

Chicago · Arts / Literature

Birth of John Michael Crichton

1969

The Andromeda Strain

Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Andromeda Strain"

1972

Persuit

Arts / Cinema

Writes & directs, "Persuit"

1973

Westworld

Arts / Cinema

Writes & directs, "Westworld". "Westworld" is the first feature film that uses 2D computer-generated imagery (CGI)

CGI

Science / Technology

"Westworld" is the first feature film that uses 2D computer-generated imagery (CGI)

1976

Eaters of the Dead

Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Great Train Robbery". Publication of "Eaters of the Dead"

The Great Train Robbery

Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Great Train Robbery". Publication of "Eaters of the Dead"

1978

Coma

Arts / Cinema

Writes & directs, "Coma"

1979

The First Great Train Robbery

Arts / Cinema

Writes & directs, "The First Great Train Robbery"

1980

Congo

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Congo".

1981

Looker

Arts / Cinema

Writes & directs, "Looker"

1984

Runaway

Arts / Cinema

Writes & directs, "Runaway"

1987

Sphere

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Sphere"

1989

Physical Evidence

Arts / Cinema

Writes & directs, "Physical Evidence"

1990

Jurassic Park

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Jurassic Park"

1992

Rising Sun

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Rising Sun"

1993

Jurassic Park

Arts / Cinema

Writes & directs, "Jurassic Park"

1994

ER

Arts / Drama

Writes & directs, "ER"

Disclosure

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Disclosure"

1995

The Lost World

Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Lost World"

1996

Twister

Arts / Cinema

Writes & directs, "Twister"

Airframe

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Airframe"

1999

Timeline

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Timeline"

2002

Prey

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Prey"

2004

State of Fear

Arts / Literature

Publication of "State of Fear"

2006

Next

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Next"

2008

Death of John Michael Crichton

Los Angeles · Arts / Literature

Death of John Michael Crichton

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.