Douglas Adams is the creator of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a work that was first presented to the public as a radio series on BBC Radio 4. It was later adapted into novels, a television series, a film, a stage production, a video game, and a record. Adams gave lectures and presented programmes around the world, and was also a supporter of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and Save the Rhino International.
He was born in Cambridge, United Kingdom, and died unexpectedly of a heart attack in May 2001. He was 49 years old.
