Crichton famously is the only writer to have a No. 1 book, movie and TV show at the same time – twice. For the curious, that would be: In 1995, “The Lost World,” “Congo” and “ER ...

His butler, Crichton, still believes that members of the serving class should know their place and be happy there. But when the Loam family are shipwrecked on a desert island with the self-reliant ...

and Crichton might rival Stephen King for the number of his books that have been made into movies, including Jurassic Park. The duo formed a close friendship over the years, which led to Crichton ...