Douglas Adams

Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English writer, dramatist, and musician. He is best known as the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which started life in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy before developing into a "trilogy" of five books that sold over 15 million copies in his lifetime, a television series, several stage plays, comics, a computer game, and in 2005 a feature film. Adams' contribution to UK radio is com... more

Date of birth:

  • Mar 11, 1952

Date of death:

  • May 11, 2001 (age 49 years)

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  • Doughlas Adams,
  • BBC Radio - Douglas Adams,
  • Duglas Adams,
  • The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy . ,
  • Dougls Adams,
  • Read by Douglas Ada,
  • Douglous Adams,
  • Douglas Noel Adams
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, was a BBC television adaptation of Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy broadcast in January and February 1981 on BBC Two. The adaptation followed the original radio series in 1978 and 1980, the first novel and double LP, in 1979, and the stage...

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The Digital Village

The Digital Village (TDV) was a digital media company based in Covent Garden, London WC2 in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1994. The science fiction/comedy writer Douglas Adams was one of the founding members, along with Robbie Stamp, who is the Executive Producer of the Hitchhiker's Guide...
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