Michael Crichton earned an MD from Harvard that he never put to use in a hospital, but the author's prolific knowledge and understanding of science and biology helped elevate most of his writings.

A lawsuit filed by the estate of Michael Crichton over the alleged similarities between "ER" and the new Max medical drama "The Pitt" has been allowed to proceed, a judge ruled this week.

Crichton received his MD from Harvard Medical School in 1969, but decided to forgo a career in medicine to be a writer. He published more than two dozen novels throughout his lifetime, including ...

A judge has allowed the estate of Michael Crichton to pursue its lawsuit over the Max show “The Pitt,” which the estate argues is an unauthorized reboot of “ER.”. Crichton’s widow, Sherri, sued Warner ...

Michael Crichton’s estate has overcome a challenge and can move ahead with its lawsuit alleging the Max medical drama The Pitt is derivative of Crichton’s 1990s TV hit ER, a Los Angeles judge ...

Michael Crichton received an M.D. from Harvard Medical School. Though he never practiced medicine, he interned at an emergency room for a short time, and based the script for the ER pilot on his own ...

For this week’s Infinite Scroll column, Cal Newport is filling in for Kyle Chayka.. In 1968, a young Michael Crichton, still a student at Harvard Medical School, sent a manuscript to Robert ...

Michael Crichton Late filmmaker Michael Crichton went to medical school before he started making movies. He got his undergraduate degree in biological anthropology from Harvard University and ...

This week marks the 30th anniversary of the premiere of ER, one of the most seminal and groundbreaking series in TV history. The drama ran on NBC for 15 seasons and 331 episodes from 1994-2009 ...

Author Michael Crichton in New York on Dec. 7, 2004. Crichton's estate is suing Warner Bros. Television over a dispute about an upcoming series it says is a rebranded version of an unauthorized ...