Douglas Adams

Born

March 11, 1952

Died

May 11, 2001 (aged 49)

Known as

playwright, screenwriter, novelist, children's writer, science fiction writer, comedian

Douglas Noël Adams was an English author, humourist, and screenwriter. He wrote The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which originated in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy, before developing into a "trilogy" of five books that sold more than 14 million copies in his lifetime. He also adapted it into a 1981 television series, a 1984 video game and a posthumously-released 2005 feature film.

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