Douglas Adams

Douglas Noel Adams was an English author, humourist and screenwriter who lived from 11 March 1952 to 11 May 2001. He wrote 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 fourteen million copies in his lifetime. He also adapted it into a 1981 television series, a 1984 video game and a posthumously released 2005 feature film. The radio series is listed here as a work.