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- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
- Actor
Born Douglas Noel Adams on March 11, 1952 in Cambridge. From 1959 until 1970 he went to Brentwood school in Essex, and his main interest was science. As a student in Cambridge he decided to hitch-hike through Europe to Istanbul, and in order to raise funds for this he took a lot of small jobs. In 1970 he left school to become a writer, certain that success was just around the corner. But nothing happened. He worked with the late Monty Python member Graham Chapman and John Lloyd, but hardly anything they did was published.
On February 4 1977 he met Simon Brett, who then was doing Radio 4's 'The Burkiss Way'. They agreed to produce a science fiction comedy show on radio. This was the birth of the Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy.
Douglas Adams married Jane Belson on November 24 1991 and they have a daughter by the name Polly Jane, born on June 22, 1994. They lived in Islington, but in 1999 they moved to California, USA. In 1997 Douglas signed a deal with Disney to make a feature movie, and he immediately started working on the screenplay. Jay Roach, of Austin Powers fame, was signed as director.
On the morning of May 11 2001, Adams went to the local gym to work out. There he suffered a massive heart attack and all attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. He died, and left his 6 year old daughter Polly, his wife Jane, his mother Jan Thrift, brother James and countless other family members and friends, not to mention thousands and thousands of fans all over the world, in shock and mourning.
Author of the hysterically funny series of books, summarized as "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", which also include a radio series, a TV series, stage play, record albums, computer game, graphic novels and a bath towel.
He also wrote the Dirk Gently novels and a non fiction book, "Last Chance to See", about endangered species. Apart from being a writer, he was also a chicken shed cleaner, bodyguard for an Arab royal family and he actually at one time played guitar for Pink Floyd (42nd birthday gift from David Gilmour, an old friend).
Douglas co-founded the company The Digital Village (now h2g2), producing nearly everything that has to do with media: TV, movies, computer games etc. He was one of the creators of Starship Titanic, a combined book (co-written with Terry Jones of the Monty Python bunch) and computer game.
It was often claimed that P.G. Wodehouse had influence on him and his work, and when once asked about this he replied: "Yes, a huge impact. But not an early impact. I didn't start reading Wodehouse until I was writing 'Restaurant at the end of the universe'. I can see the impact starting almost immediately. I think that Wodehouse, without exaggeration, was a genius on the English language."- Michael J. Bird was born on 31 October 1928 in London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Journey to the Unknown (1968), Special Branch (1969) and Secret Agent (1964). He was married to Olive ?. He died on 11 May 2001 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
- Music Department
Heskel Brisman was born on 12 May 1923 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Carnival of Blood (1970). He died on 11 May 2001 in Ocean County, New Jersey, USA.- Jesús Aguirre was born on 9 June 1934 in Madrid, Spain. He was an actor, known for Gigantes y cabezudos (1969), Sabor a Lolas (1992) and Bla, bla, bla (1981). He was married to Cayetana de Alba. He died on 11 May 2001 in Madrid, Spain.
- Wolfgang Arps was born on 23 February 1926 in Hamburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Fliegen und Stürzen - Porträt der Melitta Schiller-Stauffenberg (1974), Hambacher Frühling (1982) and Hoftheater (1975). He died on 11 May 2001 in Kreuth, Bavaria, Germany.
- Klaus Schlesinger was born on 9 January 1937 in Berlin, Germany. He was a writer, known for Ikarus (1975), Kotte (1979) and Leben im Winter (1982). He died on 11 May 2001 in Berlin, Germany.
- Balázs Szuhay was born on 20 October 1935 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor and writer, known for Frici, a vállalkozó szellem (1993), Gyuszi ül a füben (1989) and Hattyúdal (1964). He died on 11 May 2001 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Actor
Jan Kropácek was born on 15 February 1920 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a costume designer and actor, known for On the Comet (1970), Distant Journey (1949) and Temné slunce (1980). He died on 11 May 2001 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Emilio Vesce was born on 17 May 1939 in Cairano, Campania, Italy. He died on 11 May 2001 in Padua, Veneto, Italy.