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EARLY NOVELS UNDER PSEUDONYM Michael Crichton started writing very early, partly in order to earn some money as a student. As many of his characters could be traced back to colleagues or professors at his medical school, he chose to publish under pseudonyms. He used three of them -John Lange, Jeffery Hudson and Michael Douglas- but the first one he used most often.
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his first novel refers to a technological novelty and its possible
misuses. In Odds On, the then latest computer, an IBM 7090, is used to
plan the robbery and improve the odds of its success. |
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This is John Lange’s first and only novel that was made into a movie, directed by Michael Crichton himself. To avoid giving away John Lange’s real identity, the movie’s credits stated: based on a novel by John Lange, directed by Michael Crichton. Could this be a unique instance of such a case? | |
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Jeffery Hudson’s only novel, which was adpated to screen as The Carey Treatment, and published under Michael Crichton’s real name some years later. The Carey Treatment is not available on VHS or DVD, but is broadcast on TV every now and then. |
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 | Written by MICHAEL Crichton and his brother DOUGLAS, this novel also made it to the screen, with the same title, which has earned it rank 210 in the longest movie titles listing (amazing that there are 209 even longer ones!). This movie has been released on DVD in 2010. |  |
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