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About Douglas Adams
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.
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