Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams

Mar 11, 1952 (73 years old)

Overview

Birthday
Mar 11, 1952
Death date
May 11, 2001

Biography

Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English writer, humorist, and dramatist. He is best known as the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which started life 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, a television series, several stage plays, comics, a computer game, and in 2005 a feature film. Adams's contribution to UK radio is commemorated in The Radio Academy's Hall of Fame

Known For

Parrot Fashion
30min
DOLBY
Movie 2007

Parrot Fashion

A 30-minute documentary looking at the writing and production of...

A Matter of Time
1h
DOLBY
Movie 2007

A Matter of Time

A retrospective documentary looking at Graham Williams' three-year tenure as...

Paris in the Springtime
44min
DOLBY
Movie 2005

Paris in the Springtime

A 45-minute look at the making of City of Death,...

Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
1h 8m
DOLBY
Movie 2005

Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

An in-depth examination of the complete production of The Hitchhiker's...

StreamPrime Logo
2h 8m
DOLBY
Movie 2001

Douglas Adams: Parrots the Universe and Everything

Douglas Adams was the best-selling British author and satirist who...

Rockstar
4min
DOLBY
Movie 2000

Rockstar

In November, 1999, Apple brought together a group of people...

30 Years in the TARDIS
1h 38m
DOLBY
Movie 1993

30 Years in the TARDIS

A documentary celebrating the 30th anniversary of Doctor Who, featuring...

The Making of 'The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
59min
DOLBY
Movie 1993

The Making of 'The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

A documentary looking at the making of The Hitch Hiker's...