# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/michael-crichton
# Generated: 2026-09-07T20:28:09.187Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/michael-crichton"
name: "Michael Crichton"
slug: "michael-crichton"
description: "John Michael Crichton was an American author, screenwriter and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres. Crichton's novels often explore human technological advancement and attempted dominance over nature, both with frequently catastrophic results; many of his works are cautionary tales, especially regarding themes of biotechnology. Several of his stories center on themes of genetic modification, hybridization, paleontology and/or zoology. Many feature medical or scientific underpinnings, reflective of his own medical background."
tagline: "American author, screenwriter, film director (1942–2008)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MichaelCrichton_2.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1942-10-23"
deathDate: "2008-11-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           27.830184
  currentAttention:     11.53125
  sourceConfidence:     90
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 675
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-category-fill