John Michael Crichton was an American author, screenwriter, producer, film director, certified medical doctor, and television creator active through the late 20th and early 21st centuries, and his books alone have sold over 200 million copies worldwide in 38 languages with over a dozen adapted into films. And yes, you heard me right. Crichton was a licensed medical doctor out of Harvard Medical School, just to give you a frame of reference for how intelligent he was. His novel writing took off while he was still in Medical School with Crichton hoping the sales of a few books might help pay for his education. Instead, Crichton saw huge commercial success and decided writing was the passion he wished to pursue over medicine. From there, it was a steady stream of incredible and groundbreaking action-adventure stories that focused heavily on technology and science, a path that led him to unbelievable success with his novels, in film, and on television. But who was Michael Crichton beneath his talent for writing a damn good story? Well, for one thing, he was a VERY tall man, coming in at a whopping 6’9”. He was very good friends with Mr. Steven Spielberg, the man who took on Jurassic Park to turn it into a feature film almost immediately after its publication. And third, as you could guess for a man with a resume like this, he was a workaholic, which would explain the five wives, four of which divorced him for that very reason. I don’t know about you guys but I am a DIE HARD Jurassic Park fan, and I absolutely cannot wait to dive into the life behind the amazingly talented and driven, Mr. Michael Crichton, this week on the podcast. So let’s get rolling, shall we?