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Michael Crichton: 1942-2008 Photos

Author Michael Crichton poses at The Peninsula Hotel in New York, Dec. 7, 2004. The best-selling author who made scientific research terrifying and irresistible in such thrillers as "Jurassic Park," "Timeline" and "The Andromeda Strain," died of cancer Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, in Los Angeles. He was 66.

(Photo: AP Photo/Jim Cooper)

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