Douglas Adams

(1952 – 2001)

Douglas Noel Adams was an English SF writer, humorist, and dramatist.

He is best known as the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which originated in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy before developing into a series of five books that sold millions of copies in his lifetime. The books also generated a television series, stage plays, comics, a computer game, and a feature film in 2005.

He was Ghost of Honor at Loscon 42, Conjecture 2013, Balticon 42, and DemiCon 16.

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1980 -- Pat Terry Award for Humour in SF
• 2005 -- DemiCon 16
• 2008 -- Balticon 42
• 2013 -- Conjecture 2013
• 2015 -- Loscon 42

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