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Douglas Noel Adams (sometimes referred to Bop Ad because of his distinctive signature) was born in Cambridge, England, on March 11, 1952 and educated at St. John's College at Cambridge University. He graduated with honors in English Literature in 1974. In addition to being a writer/editor for mehr anzeigen radio, television, and stage, Adams has worked as a hospital reporter, barn builder, and radio producer. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 1979, one of his bestselling humor and science fiction novels, was originally a radio series. It was the first in a four-book series that includes The Restaurant at the End of the Universe; Life, the Universe, and Everything, and So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish. He once stated that the idea for his first novel came while he was "lying drunk in a field in Innsbruck and gazing at the stars." He pokes fun at humanity by mixing science fiction with humor. Adams's additional books include The Meaning of Liff; The Deeper Meaning of Liff; Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency; The Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul; and Mostly Harmless. He has also co-authored the book Last Chance to See, about endangered species. Douglas Adams died May 11, 2001 of a heart attack in Santa Barbara, California at the age of 49. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in four Parts. The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy / The… (1979) 2,802 Exemplare
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency / The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul. (1994) — Autor — 1,058 Exemplare
Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis / Das Restaurant am Ende des Universums: Zwei Romane in einem Band (1993) 181 Exemplare
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Scripts: The Tertiary, Quandary and Quintessential Phases (2005) 105 Exemplare
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 6: Hexagonal Phase: BBC Radio 4 Full Cast Dramatisation (2018) 33 Exemplare
The Private Life of Ghengis Khan [short story] 24 Exemplare
Don't Panic: The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe: The Original… (2020) 9 Exemplare
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: The Complete Radio Series (Hitchhiker's Guide (radio plays)) (2019) 7 Exemplare
Last Chance to See: The original BBC Radio series: In Search of the World's Most Endangered Species (2020) 4 Exemplare
Douglas Adams (Three book set, includes The Salmon of Doubt, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, and The Long Dark… (2013) 3 Exemplare
The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Part Two - The Restaurant at the End of the Universe {album} (1980) 3 Exemplare
The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy {album} 3 Exemplare
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2 Exemplare
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Skating 2 Exemplare
And Everything [essay] 1 Exemplar
Robot Dreams 1 Exemplar
A Short Story From Eagle and Boys World 1 Exemplar
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The… 1 Exemplar
Works of Douglas Adams 1 Exemplar
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Two 5 1 Exemplar
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe 1 Exemplar
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Not So Funny When It Happened: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure (2000) — Mitwirkender — 233 Exemplare
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [complete BBC TV series - 1981] (1981) — Screenwriter; Actor — 162 Exemplare
The Frood: The Authorised and Very Official History of Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2014) — Einführung, einige Ausgaben — 91 Exemplare
In●Vision: Season 17 Overview (1993) — Contributor "The Script Editor's Guide to the Doctor Who Galaxy" and "Adams appeal" — 2 Exemplare
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Adams, Douglas Noël
- Andere Namen
- DNA
- Geburtstag
- 1952-03-11
- Todestag
- 2001-05-11
- Begräbnisort
- Highgate Friedhof, London, UK
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- England
UK - Land (für Karte)
- UK
- Geburtsort
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Sterbeort
- Montecito, Kalifornien, USA
- Todesursache
- heart attack
- Wohnorte
- Santa Barbara, Kalifornien, USA
- Ausbildung
- University of Cambridge (St John's College)
Brentwood School, Essex - Berufe
- Schriftsteller
- Beziehungen
- Fry, Stephen (friend)
Belson, Jane (wife) - Organisationen
- BBC
- Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Asteroid Namesake ( [1861])
Asteroid Namesake ( [2592]) - Agent
- Ed Victor
- Kurzbiographie
- Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English writer, humorist, and dramatist. Adams is best known as the author of 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 15 million copies in his lifetime and generated a television series, several stage plays, comics, a computer game, and in 2005 a feature film.
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EP Douglas Adams HitchHikers Guide to the Universe All in One Release in Easton Press Collectors (September 2023)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in Book talk (Mai 2023)
September Fantasy Thread - SPOILERS - Dirk Gently's in The Green Dragon (September 2012)
September Fantasy Thread - NO SPOILERS - Dirk Gently's in The Green Dragon (August 2012)
1001 Group Read:Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in 1001 Books to read before you die (Juli 2011)
Douglas Adams - Remembering 10 years on! in Science Fiction Fans (Mai 2011)
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 6: Hexagonal Phase: BBC Radio 4 Full Cast Dramatisation (Gewinner – Science-Fiction – 2019)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [Live in Concert] (Finalist – Audiobook Adapted from Another Medium – 2008)
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