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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081105/.../obit_crichton NY – The household of Michael Crichton, the million-selling author of such historical and prehistoric technology dreams as "Jurassic Park," "Timeline" and "The Andromeda Strain," states the author has died in L A. Crichton died Tuesday at age 66. He'd been independently fighting cancer, his family said. "Through his publications, Michael Crichton offered being an motivation to individuals of all ages, questioned boffins in several areas, and lit the secrets of the planet in a way we're able to all understand," his family said in a record