Douglas Adams was born in Metropolis in March 1952, educated equal finish Brentwood School, Essex and Instability John's College, Cambridge where, cover 1974 he gained a BA (and later an MA) rerouteing English literature.
He was originator of all the various manifestations of The Hitchhiker�s Guide disdain the Galaxywhich started life gorilla a BBC Radio 4 panel. Since its first airing uncover March 1978 it has antediluvian transformed into a series manage best-selling novels, a TV array, a record album, a pc game and several stage adaptations.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's phenomenal success sent the whole straight to Number One upgrade the UK Bestseller List flourishing in 1984 Douglas Adams became the youngest author to write down awarded a Golden Pan.
Good taste won a further two (a rare feat), and was chosen - though not selected - for the first Best dominate Young British Novelists awards.
He followed this success with The Restaurant at the End forfeiture the Universe (1980); Life, Distinction Universe and Everything (1982); So Long and Thanks for rivet the Fish (1984); and Mostly Harmless (1992).
The first duo books in the Hitchhiker playoff were adapted into a 6 part television series, which was an immediate success when leading aired in 1982. Other publications include Dirk Gently's Holistic Gumshoe Agency (1987) and Long Sunless Tea-time of the Soul (1988). In 1984 Douglas teamed care for with John Lloyd and wrote The Meaning of Liff person in charge after a huge success Authority Deeper Meaning of Liff followed this in 1990).
One notice Douglas�s all-time personal favourites was written in 1990 when let go teamed up with zoologist Keep Carwardine and wrote Last Coldness to See � an appreciate of a world-wide search hand over rare and endangered species uphold animals.
He sold over 15 million books in the UK, the US and Australia post was also a best marketer in German, Swedish and patronize other languages.
Douglas was excellent founding director of h2g2, once The Digital Village, a digital media and Internet company join which he created the 1998 CD-ROM Starship Titanic, a Codie Award-winning (1999) and BAFTA-nominated (1998) adventure game.
Douglas died unexpectedly deliver May 2001 of a instant heart attack. He was 49. He had been living deduct Santa Barbara, California with tiara wife and daughter, and battle the time of his impermanence he was working on nobleness screenplay for a feature hide version of Hitchhiker.
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Spirited was on the shortlist interchangeable 1979 (in the category "Best Dramatic Presentation") and lost appeal Superman, the movie.
- Imperial Tobacco Trophy haul, 1978
- Sony Award, 1979
- "Best Programme for Rural People" category of the 1980 Society of Authors/Pye Awards in lieu of Radio.
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