Douglas Adams

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human humorist novelist radio dramatist science fiction writer screenwriter writer

Douglas Adams was a British author and humorist best known for creating the science fiction comedy series "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy."

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → humorist → novelist → radio dramatist → science fiction writer → screenwriter → writer →
birthName	Douglas Noel Adams →
causeOfDeath	heart attack →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom →
dateOfBirth	1952-03-11 →
dateOfDeath	2001-05-11 →
educatedAt	Brentwood School, Essex → St John's College, Cambridge →
familyName	Adams →
gender	male →
genre	comedy → satire → science fiction →
givenName	Douglas →
hasChild	Polly Adams →
hasSignatureWork	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy novel series → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series →
influencedBy	Monty Python → P. G. Wodehouse →
knownFor	creating The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy franchise →
language	English →
memberOf	Footlights →
name	Douglas Adams →
nationality	British →
notableWork	Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency → Last Chance to See → Life, the Universe and Everything → Mostly Harmless → So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy → The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul → The Restaurant at the End of the Universe →
occupation	author → humorist → radio producer → scriptwriter →
placeOfBirth	Cambridge, England →
placeOfDeath	Santa Barbara, California, United States →
religion	atheism →
spouse	Jane Belson →
website	http://www.douglasadams.com/ →
workedOn	Doctor Who →

Referenced by (76)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
"Don't Panic" (Hitchhiker's Guide slogan) → Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen → Don't Panic → Fenchurch → Ford Prefect → Genuine People Personalities → Heart of Gold → Heart of Gold → Infinite Improbability Drive → Marvin the Paranoid Android → Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster → President of the Galaxy → Random Dent → Sirius Cybernetics Corporation → Slartibartfast → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) → Ursa Minor Beta → Vogon → Wikkit Gate → Wikkit Key → Wonko the Sane → Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged → Zaphod Beeblebrox →	creator
Arthur Dent → Betelgeuse Five → Betelgeusian → Krikkit war → Megadodo Publications → Milliways → The Guide → The Restaurant at the End of the Universe → Tricia McMillan → Trillian → Wonko the Sane →	createdBy
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency → Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen → Last Chance to See → Life, the Universe and Everything → Mostly Harmless → So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish → The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul → The Restaurant at the End of the Universe →	author
And Another Thing... → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (stage show) →	basedOnWorkBy
Adams → Douglas →	hasNotableBearer
P. G. Wodehouse → Pelham Grenville Wodehouse →	influenced
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (computer game) →	writer
Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen →	associatedWithWriter
And Another Thing... ("Douglas Adams’s estate") →	authorizedBy
Douglas Adams ("Douglas Noel Adams") →	birthName
Mark Carwardine →	coAuthorWith
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (computer game) →	coDesigner
And Another Thing... ("Douglas Adams's estate") →	commissionedBy
Mark Carwardine →	coPresenterWith
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish ("Douglas Adams estate") →	copyrightHolder
Polly Adams →	father
Last Chance to See →	featuresCharacter
Infinite Improbability Drive →	firstAppearanceAuthor
Trinity Hall, Cambridge →	hasAlumni
Random Dent →	hasAuthor
Mark Carwardine →	hasCollaboratedWith
Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club →	hasMember
Brentwood School, Essex →	hasNotableAlumnus
Highgate Cemetery →	hasNotableBurial
Yurii Rubinsky Memorial Award →	hasNotableRecipient
Douglas Adams →	name
Polly Adams →	notableFamilyMember
Golden Pan Award →	notableRecipient
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (stage show) →	originalAuthorOfSourceMaterial
Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged →	relatedAuthor
Jane Belson →	spouse