Author Michael Crichton has died:
http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.as ... >1=28101
He wrote many popular books, some of which were turned into movies and did very well at the box office, including "Jurassic Park" and "The Andromedia Strain", and one of my very favorites "WestWorld".
Here is a link with more on him:
http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0000341/
Condolences to his family, friends, and many fans.