“Arthur shook his head and sat down. He looked up.“I thought you must be dead …” he said simply.“So did I for a while,” said Ford, “and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. I kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic.”

English author, humourist, and screenwriter

Douglas Noël Adams was an English author, humourist, and screenwriter. He is best known for creating The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a work that began as a BBC radio comedy in 1978 and later grew into a much larger franchise. He expanded it into a set of five books that sold more than 14 million copies during his lifetime. Adams also adapted the story for television in 1981, for a video game in 1984, and for a feature film in 2005.