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Michael Crichton: 1942-2008 Photos

Author Michael Crichton poses at The Peninsula Hotel in New York, Dec. 7, 2004. Crichton, 66, died after a long battle with cancer Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, in Los Angeles. A new novel by Crichton had been tentatively scheduled to come out on December, but publisher HarperCollins said the book was postponed indefinitely because of his illness.

(Photo: AP Photo/Jim Cooper)