Crich ‧ ton, Michael /ˈkraɪtn/ BrE AmE
(1942–) an American writer of very popular books. His most famous books include The Andromeda Strain , Jurassic Park , and Sphere . Many of his books have been made into films, and he has ↑ produce d films and television programmes. He also had the idea for and produced the television programme ER .