Douglas Adams

Quick Facts

Full Name	Douglas Adams
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Mar 11, 1952(1952-03-11)
Age	72
Date Of Death	May 11, 2001, Montecito, CA
Birthplace	Cambridge
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Pisces

Douglas Adams Biography

Douglas Adams is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on March 11, 1952 in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom. English author of the popular science fiction series The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, which originated as a BBC radio comedy. His other works include The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (1988) and The Meaning of Liff (1983).

He studied piano with Denny Laine, the pianist for Paul McCartney‘s post- Beatles band Wings.

Adams was born on 11 March 1952 to Janet (née Donovan; 1927–2016) and Christopher Douglas Adams (1927–1985) in Cambridge. The family moved to the East End of London a few months after his birth, where his sister, Susan, was born three years later. His parents divorced in 1957; Douglas, Susan, and their mother moved to an RSPCA animal shelter in Brentwood, Essex, run by his maternal grandparents.

Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author, screenwriter, essayist, humorist, satirist and dramatist. Adams was 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 video game, and in 2005 a feature film. Adams’s contribution to UK radio is commemorated in The Radio Academy’s Hall of Fame.

He and his younger sister, Susan, were the children of Christopher and Janet Adams. He married Jane Belson in 1991, and the couple welcomed their daughter, Polly, in 1994, less than a decade before Adams’ untimely death from a heart attack.

Douglas Adams Net Worth

Douglas Adams is one of the richest Novelist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Douglas Adams 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He attended The Brentwood School, a prestigious preparatory academy, and went on to study English at St John’s College, Cambridge. Following his graduation, he moved to London to pursue a career in television and radio writing.

He was a self-proclaimed atheist.

Two days before Adams died, the Minor Planet Center announced the naming of asteroid 18610 Arthurdent. In 2005, the asteroid 25924 Douglasadams was named in his memory.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Douglas Adams height 6 feet 5 inches Douglas weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Douglas Adams Dating?

According to our records, Douglas Adams married to Jane Belson. As of December 1, 2023, Douglas Adams’s is not dating anyone.

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Adams had two brief appearances in the fourth series of Monty Python’s Flying Circus. At the beginning of episode 42, “The Light Entertainment War”, Adams is in a surgeon’s mask (as Dr. Emile Koning, according to on-screen captions), pulling on gloves, while Michael Palin narrates a sketch that introduces one person after another but never gets started. At the beginning of episode 44, “Mr. Neutron”, Adams is dressed in a pepper-pot outfit and loads a missile onto a cart driven by Terry Jones, who is calling for scrap metal (“Any old iron…”). The two episodes were broadcast in November 1974. Adams and Chapman also attempted non-Python projects, including Out of the Trees.

Facts & Trivia

Douglas Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Douglas Adams celebrates birthday on March 11 of every year.

During this time Adams continued to write and submit sketches, though few were accepted. In 1976 his career had a brief improvement when he wrote and performed Unpleasantness at Brodie’s Close at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. By Christmas, work had dried up again, and a depressed Adams moved to live with his mother. The lack of writing work hit him hard and low confidence became a feature of Adams’s life; “I have terrible periods of lack of confidence [..] I briefly did therapy, but after a while I realised it was like a farmer complaining about the weather. You can’t fix the weather – you just have to get on with it”.

What is Douglas Adams most famous for?

Adams is best known for the mock science-fiction series known collectively as The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Adams received an M.A. (1974) in English literature from the University of Cambridge, where he wrote comedy sketches for the performing arts society.

What happened to Douglas Adams?

We lost Adams tragically young, to a heart attack aged 49. He lived to see his legacy extend to the real part of his science fiction: days before he died, the Minor Planet Center announced the naming of asteroid 18610 as Arthurdent. In 2005, the asteroid 25924 Douglasadams was named in his memory.

Why is May 25th Towel Day?

Towel Day on May 25 is an annual holiday created to celebrate author Douglas Adams by his fans. Adams wrote the classic sci-fi novel, “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” This day was organized in memory of him after he suffered a sudden heart attack at the age of 49.

What inspired Douglas Adams to write the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?

Inspiration. Adams conceived of the Guide while hitchhiking from London to Istanbul in 1971. Drunk and penniless in a field in Innsbruck, Austria, Adams looked up at the stars and then at his stolen copy of Hitch-hiker’s Guide to Europe and thought that someone should write The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

Who said so long and thanks for all the fish?

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Quotes by Douglas Adams.