Jurassic Park author robbed at gunpoint

Jurassic Park Author Michael Crichton was robbed at gunpoint and tied up by two men who ransacked his California home, but he wasn’t harmed, his publicist said.

Crichton, who also created the hit TV hospital drama series ER, was robbed shortly before 5 am on Monday.

“An incident did occur, but everybody is fine, and that’s all I can say because a kid is involved,” said publicist Joseph Marich.

Crichton, 59, has a daughter in her early teens.

Police said some items were taken from the Santa Monica house but the value was not immediately determined.

Since his 1971 novel, The Andromeda Strain, was made into a film, Crichton has enjoyed a string of literary and Hollywood successes.

More than a dozen of his novels and original screenplays have been turned into feature films, including Twister, Disclosure and West World.

The 1969 graduate of Harvard Medical School is also the creator of TV’s long-running series ER.

Earlier this month, Crichton’s wife filed for divorce to end their 13 year marriage.

Anne Marie Martin Crichton and her husband have lived apart since August 2001, when they moved from New York to Santa Monica.