Douglas Adams - Wikipedia
Adams was born in Cambridge, England, on 11 March 1952 to Christopher Douglas Adams (1927–1985), a management consultant and computer salesman, former probation officer and lecturer on probationary group therapy techniques, and nurse Janet (1927–2016), née Donovan.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Wikipedia
Adams finally settled on making the alien a roving researcher for a "wholly remarkable book" named The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. As the first radio episode's writing progressed, the Guide became the centre of his story, and he decided to focus the series on it, with the destruction of Earth being the only hold-over. [ 13 ]
Douglas Adams | Hitchhiker’s Guide, Sci-Fi, Humor | Britannica
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.
The 42 Best Lines from Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the ...
2012年5月25日 — Today is Towel Day, an annual commemoration of the life and work of Douglas Adams, which we’re celebrating with the best Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy quotes.
Douglas Adams (Author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy)
2001年5月11日 — Douglas Noel Adams was an English author, humourist, and screenwriter, best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (HHGTTG). Originally a 1978 BBC radio comedy, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy developed into a "trilogy" of five books that sold more than 15 million copies in his lifetime.
DNA/Biography - Douglas Adams
Douglas was a founding director of h2g2, formerly The Digital Village, a digital media and Internet company with which he created the 1998 CD-ROM Starship Titanic, a Codie Award-winning (1999) and BAFTA-nominated (1998) adventure game. Douglas died unexpectedly in May 2001 of a sudden heart attack. He was 49.
Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
2023年9月20日 — Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer. Douglas Adams was an acclaimed English author and humorist renowned for his science fiction writing, including the iconic The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy trilogy.
'Hitchhiker,' a Guide to Douglas Adams - NPR
2004年2月1日 — When Douglas Adams died in 2001 at the age of 49, he left behind a rich body of work including the hugely popular The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Adams, Douglas: …
1995年9月27日 — Join Douglas Adams's hapless hero Arthur Dent as he travels the galaxy with his intrepid pal Ford Prefect, getting into horrible messes and generally wreaking hilarious havoc. Dent is grabbed from Earth moments before a cosmic construction team obliterates the planet to build a freeway.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - Goodreads
1979年10月12日 — Douglas Noel Adams was an English author, humourist, and screenwriter, best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (HHGTTG). Originally a 1978 BBC radio comedy, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy developed into a "trilogy" of five books that sold more than 15 million copies in his lifetime.