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Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge in March 1952. He was creator of all the various manifestations of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Douglas died unexpectedly in May 2001 of a sudden heart attack at the age of 49.

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English science fiction writer and humorist (1952–2001)

Born 11 March 1952
Died 11 May 2001

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  • Cover of: The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    Cover of edition peranhalterdurch0000adam_s3m1 Cover of edition leguidegalactiqu0000adam_p2w1 Cover of edition peranhalterdurch0000adam Cover of edition otostopcunungala0000doug Cover of edition hitchhikersguide0000unse_x7s3 Cover of edition leguidegalactiqu0000adam Cover of edition hitchhikersguide0000adam_l7n8 Cover of edition hitchhikersgu00adam Cover of edition hitchhikersguide0000adam_a6x9 First published in 1979 — 116 editions
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  • Cover of: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

    Cover of edition yuzhoujintoudeca0002adam Cover of edition restauracjanakon0000adam Cover of edition restaurantatendo0000unse Cover of edition dasrestaurantame0000doug Cover of edition restaurantatendo00adam Cover of edition restaurantatendo00doug Cover of edition restaurantatendo0000adam_u3f6 Cover of edition restaurantatendo00adam_1 Cover of edition restaurantatendo0000adam_a8x2 First published in 1980 — 90 editions
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  • Cover of: So long and thanks for all the fish: Volume Four in the Trilogy of Five

    Cover of edition machtsgutunddank0000adam_r0j5 Cover of edition douglasadamsmach0000vari Cover of edition salutetencoremer0000doug Cover of edition solongthanksfora0000adam_q2q7 Cover of edition solongthanksfora0000unse_j1m3 Cover of edition solongthanksfora0000unse Cover of edition solongthanksfora0000unse_t2u0 Cover of edition solongthanksfora00adam Cover of edition solongthanksfora0000adam_b8b1 First published in 1984 — 73 editions
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  • Cover of: Life, The Universe And Everything: Volume Three in the Trilogy of Five

    Cover of edition lifeunivers00adam Cover of edition lifeuniverseever0000adam_o1c1 Cover of edition lifeuniverseever00adam Cover of edition lifeuniversee00adam Cover of edition lifeuniverseev00adam Cover of edition lifetheuniversee0000unse Cover of edition lifeuniverseev00doug Cover of edition lifeuniverseever0000adam_c8l9 Cover of edition lifeuniverseever0000adam_f6t0 First published in 1900 — 64 editions
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  • Cover of: Mostly Harmless

    Cover of edition grotendeelsongev0000doug Cover of edition unhasurulyohaeng0000adam Cover of edition h2g2vglobalement0000adam Cover of edition mostlyharmlessbk0000adam Cover of edition mostlyharmless00adam Cover of edition mostlyharmless0000adam_k8q9 Cover of edition mostlyharmless0000adam_b1n4 Cover of edition mostlyharmless0000doug Cover of edition mostlyharmless0000adam_j4q7 First published in 1991 — 53 editions
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  • Cover of: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

    Cover of edition dirkgentlysholis00doug_0 Cover of edition dirkgentlysholis0000adam Cover of edition dirkgentlysholis00adam Cover of edition dirkgentlysholis00doug Cover of edition isbn_9780671692674 Cover of edition bwb_W6-AWA-375 Cover of edition dirkgentlysholis0000adam_q6h5 First published in 1987 — 36 editions
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  • Cover of: The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

    Cover of edition derlangedunklefn0000doug Cover of edition derlangedunklefu0000adam Cover of edition longdarkteatimeo0000adam Cover of edition longdarkteatimeo0000adam_s1d6 Cover of edition longdarkteatimeo00adam Cover of edition bwb_W6-AHD-253 Cover of edition longdarkteatime00adam Cover of edition longdarkteatimeo0000adam_c3z2 Cover of edition derlangedunklefu00adam First published in 1988 — 34 editions
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  • Cover of: The Salmon of Doubt

    Cover of edition salmonofdoubthit0000adam_t7w7 Cover of edition salmonofdoubthit0000adam_t9t2 Cover of edition salmonofdoubthit0000adam Cover of edition salmonofdoubthit00adam Cover of edition salmonofdoubtoth0000adam Cover of edition salmonofdoubt00doug_0 Cover of edition salmonofdoubthit0000adam_s5i4 Cover of edition lachsimzweifelzu00adam First published in 1995 — 29 editions
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  • Cover of: Last Chance to See

    Cover of edition dieletztenihrera0000adam Cover of edition isbn_9780007859078 Cover of edition lastchancetosee0000adam_p4e6 Cover of edition lastchancetosee0000adam_f3x9 Cover of edition lastchancetosee0000adam_f3x9 Cover of edition lastchancetosee0000adam_w4v8 Cover of edition lastchancetosee0000adam Cover of edition lastchancetosee00adam Cover of edition dieletztenihrera00adam First published in 1990 — 19 editions
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  • Cover of: The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts

    Cover of edition hitchhikersguide0000adam_f9g2 Cover of edition hitchhikersguide0000adam_d5y6 Cover of edition bwb_KR-413-683 Cover of edition hitchhikersguide0000adam Cover of edition hitchhikersguide0000adam_u8f2 First published in 1979 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts

    First published in 1979 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: The original Hitchhiker radio scripts

    Cover of edition hitchhikersguide0000adam_p6q2 Cover of edition hitchhikersguide0000adam_f5g9 Cover of edition originalhitchhik00adam_780 First published in 1985 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: The deeper meaning of liff

    Cover of edition deepermeaningofl0000adam_f8s8 Cover of edition deepermeaningofl0000adam_p7z2 Cover of edition deepermeaninglif00adam First published in 1990 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Five Novels and One Story

    Cover of edition ultimatehitchhik0000adam_j6z1 Cover of edition ultimatehitchhik0000adam_n0o9 Cover of edition isbn_9788970135472 Cover of edition ultimatehitchhik0000adam First published in 1996 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- A Trilogy in Five Parts: The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy; The Restaurant at the End of the Universe; Life, the Universe and Everything; So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish; Mostly Harmless

    First published in 1993 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The More than Complete Hitchhiker's Guide

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  • Cover of: Time Traveller's Almanac: The Ultimate Treasury of Time Travel Fiction - Brought to You from the Future

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  • Cover of: Two Complete Novels: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency / The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

    First published in 1993 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Literature: reading and writing with critical strategies

    Cover of edition isbn_9780321010544 First published in 2003 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The meaning of Liff

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English science fiction writer and humorist (1952–2001)

Born 11 March 1952
Died 11 May 2001

Subjects

Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, humorous, general, Dent, arthur (fictitious character), fiction, Prefect, ford (fictitious character), fiction, English literature, Interplanetary voyages, Science Fiction, Interstellar travel, Arthur Dent (Fictitious character), Fiction, humorous, Ford Prefect (Fictitious character), English Science fiction, Humorous fiction, Humorous stories, Life on other planets, English Humorous stories, English language, Fantasy, Imaginary voyages, Vogons, comic science fiction, wit and humour, Dirk Gently (Fictitious character), English wit and humor

Places

Earth, London, Galaxy, Heart of Gold, Islington, Krikkit, Lord's Cricket Ground, Magrathea, Milliways, Stavromula Beta, England, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Cambridge, Cambridge (England), Nursing home, Porlock, St Cedd's College, United States, University of Cambridge, Valhala

People

Ford Prefect, Arthur Dent, Zaphod Beeblebrox, Slartibartfast, Agrajag, Deep Thought, Hactar, Marvin, Marvin the Paranoid Android, Trillian, Trisha MacMillan, Vogons, Arthur Dent (Fictitious character), Mark Carwardine, Tricia McMilan, Trillian MacMillan, the Vogons, Dirk Gently, Douglas Adams (1952-), Douglas Adams (1952-2001), Electric Monk, Gordon Way, Johann Sebastian Bach, Michael Wenton-Weakes, Norse Gods

Time

19th century, 20th century, Four billion years in Earth's past, Murder

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