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Mar 7, 2024 · Douglas Adams (born March 11, 1952, Cambridge, Eng.—died May 11, 2001, Santa Barbara, Calif., U.S.) was a British comic writer whose works satirize contemporary life through a luckless protagonist who deals ineptly with societal forces beyond his control. Adams is best known for the mock science-fiction series known collectively as The ...
Biography. Awards. Trivia. FAQ. IMDbPro. All topics. Douglas Adams (1952-2001) Writer. Script and Continuity Department. Actor. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 1:01. Growing Up in the Universe (1991– ) 1 Video. 1 Photo. Born Douglas Noel Adams on March 11, 1952 in Cambridge.
Douglas Noël Adams was an English author, comic radio dramatist, and musician. He is best known as the author of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. Hitchhiker's began on radio, and developed into a "trilogy" of five books (which sold more than fifteen million copies during his lifetime) as well as a television series, a comic book ...
Mar 22, 2024 · The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the first book (1979) in the highly popular series of comic science fiction novels by British writer Douglas Adams. The saga mocks modern society with humor and cynicism. Its hero, a hapless Englishman, finds himself adrift in a universe characterized by randomness and absurdity.
Biography. Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge in March 1952, educated at Brentwood School, Essex and St John's College, Cambridge where, in 1974 he gained a BA (and later an MA) in English literature. He was creator of all the various manifestations of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy which started life as a BBC Radio 4 series.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the first book in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction "trilogy of five books" by Douglas Adams, with a sixth book written by Eoin Colfer.
Douglas Adams's Official Home On The Web. Latest Headlines: 16.Dec.2014 The Thirteenth Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture - Presented by Neil Gaiman. 2.Dec.2014 'Unseen Douglas Adams' and Hitchhiker's Guide Marathon 1.Mar.2014 The Twelfth Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture - The Science of Harry Potter and the Mathematics of The Simpsons 1.Mar.2013 The eleventh Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture - Dr Adam ...
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