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Any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still know where his towel is is clearly a man to be reckoned with.

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Douglas Adams
Age: 49 †
Born: 1952
Born: March 11
Died: 2001
Died: May 11
Comedian
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Playwright
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
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Douglas Noel Adams
Douglas Noël Adams
Douglas N. Adams
Terrible
Towels
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Odds
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