Research Report: "The Lost World", Michael Crichton

Born in Chicago and raised in Roslyn, Long Island, Michael Crichton was exposed to the technicalities of the English language at a young age. Though his relationship with his father, a former journalist and president of Advertising Age was not pleasant. He credits his parents in the fact that they actively encouraged him to go past his limits and explore. "They were always saying, 'You can do that.' So I never had the feeling there was some area that I was incompetent in" (Michael Crichton." Newsmakers 1995, Issue 4). An eager reader, Crichton loved mystery stories and movies from an earl…