Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author, screenwriter, essayist, humorist, satirist and dramatist. Adams was 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 video game, and in 2005 a feature film. Adams's contribution to UK radio is commemorated in The Radio Academy's Hall of Fame.
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Full name at birth | Douglas Noël Adams
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Claim to fame | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Date of birth | 11 March 1952
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Place of birth | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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Date of death | 11 May 2001
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Age | 49 (age at death)
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Place of death | Montecito, California, USA
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Cause of death | Heart attack due to undiagnosed coronary artery disease
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Resting place | Highgate Cemetery (East), Highgate, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England, UK
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Occupation | Author, screenwriter, essayist, humorist, satirist, dramatist
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Height | 6' 5" (196 cm)
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High school | Primrose Hill Primary School
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University | St John's College, Cambridge
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Douglas Adams is known for his role in the film Here After (2020) as thank you.
He is also known for his role in the video Doctor Who: Shada (2017) as writer.
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