Highgate Cemetery
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Memorial Page for Douglas Adams (née Douglas Noël Adams)
Mar 11, 1952 – May 11, 2001(49 years)Died in:Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County
British science fiction writer and humorist
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Biography
Douglas Adams (* March 11, 1952 in Cambridge; † May 11, 2001 in Santa Barbara) was a british science fiction writer and humorist. He was 49 years old. He was married to Jane Belson. His education included Brentwood School and St John's College. His faith was atheism. His awards include Inkpot Award and Ditmar Award for Best International Fiction. His cause of death was myocardial infarction. He was buried at Highgate Cemetery.
Life Events
8 EventsBorn in Cambridge, England
1952Brentwood School
1959until 1970
St John's College
1971Bachelor of Arts · until 1974
Ditmar Award for Best International Fiction
1980The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Inkpot Award
1983Married Jane Belson
1991until 2001
The Digital Village
1996Died in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County (myocardial infarction)
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- Jane Belson
- Christopher Douglas Adams
- Janet Adams
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Douglas Adams (née Douglas Noël Adams). Forever remembered.