Douglas Adams (1) (1952–2001)
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Sull'Autore
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 mostra altro 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) mostra meno
Serie
Opere di Douglas Adams
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency / The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (1994) — Autore — 1,058 copie
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Scripts: The Tertiary, Quandary and Quintessential Phases (2005) 105 copie
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 6: Hexagonal Phase: BBC Radio 4 Full Cast Dramatisation (2018) 33 copie
Don't Panic: The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe: The Original… (2020) 9 copie
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: The Complete Radio Series (Hitchhiker's Guide (radio plays)) (2019) 7 copie
Last Chance to See: The original BBC Radio series: In Search of the World's Most Endangered Species (2020) 4 copie
Douglas Adams (Three book set, includes The Salmon of Doubt, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, and The Long Dark… (2013) 3 copie
The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Part Two - The Restaurant at the End of the Universe {album} (1980) 3 copie
Guia do Mochileiro das Galáxias 2 copie
Skating 2 copie
And Everything [essay] 1 copia
Robot Dreams 1 copia
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The… 1 copia
Works of Douglas Adams 1 copia
Deuses ̀solta 1 copia
Opere correlate
Not So Funny When It Happened: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure (2000) — Collaboratore — 233 copie
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [complete BBC TV series - 1981] (1981) — Screenwriter; Actor — 162 copie
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Authorized Collection (1993) — Original Author — 125 copie
The Frood: The Authorised and Very Official History of Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2014) — Introduzione, alcune edizioni — 91 copie
In●Vision: Season 17 Overview (1993) — Contributor "The Script Editor's Guide to the Doctor Who Galaxy" and "Adams appeal" — 2 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Adams, Douglas Noël
- Altri nomi
- DNA
- Data di nascita
- 1952-03-11
- Data di morte
- 2001-05-11
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Highgate Cemetery, London
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- England, UK
- Nazione (per mappa)
- England, UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Luogo di morte
- Montecito, California, USA
- Causa della morte
- heart attack
- Luogo di residenza
- Santa Barbara, California, USA
Islington, London, England, UK - Istruzione
- St. John's College, Cambridge (BA|1974)
- Attività lavorative
- writer
editor - Relazioni
- Fry, Stephen (friend)
Belson, Jane (wife) - Organizzazioni
- BBC
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Asteroid Namesake ("1861 Arthurdent")
Asteroid Namesake ("2592 Douglasadams") - Agente
- Ed Victor
- Breve biografia
- 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.
Utenti
Discussioni
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy LE 2023 in Folio Society Devotees (Novembre 2023)
EP Douglas Adams HitchHikers Guide to the Universe All in One Release in Easton Press Collectors (Settembre 2023)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in Book talk (Mag 2023)
September Fantasy Thread - SPOILERS - Dirk Gently's in The Green Dragon (Settembre 2012)
September Fantasy Thread - NO SPOILERS - Dirk Gently's in The Green Dragon (Agosto 2012)
1001 Group Read:Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in 1001 Books to read before you die (Luglio 2011)
Douglas Adams - Remembering 10 years on! in Science Fiction Fans (Mag 2011)
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Five star books (2)
Favourite Books (5)
Overdue Podcast (1)
First Novels (1)
Big tags (1)
Futurism Works (1)
Read in 2021 (1)
Great Audiobooks (1)
ORCID Book list (1)
Favorite Series (1)
1970s (1)
2023 Reads (1)
Luetut kirjat (1)
um actually (1)
Big Jubilee List (1)
A Novel Cure (1)
Carole's List (1)
Best Young Adult (1)
Mooie titels (1)
BBC Top Books (1)
Read in 2014 (1)
Books Read in 2018 (14)
Best Satire (3)
SF Masterworks (3)
SF Masterworks (3)
Unread books (8)
Funny Books (6)
Read (4)
Folio Society (5)
1980s (5)
BBC Big Read (1)
Books I've read (1)
BBC Big Read (1)
My TBR (1)
al.vick-series (2)
Best Pern Books (1)
Premi e riconoscimenti
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 6: Hexagonal Phase: BBC Radio 4 Full Cast Dramatisation (Vincitore – Fantascienza – 2019)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [Live in Concert] (Finalista – Audiobook Adapted from Another Medium – 2008)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 107
- Opere correlate
- 25
- Utenti
- 172,842
- Popolarità
- #31
- Voto
- 4.1
- Recensioni
- 2,158
- ISBN
- 1,227
- Lingue
- 34
- Preferito da
- 1,568
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