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Richard Adams is an English novelist, best known for his 1972 novel Watership Down. He was born on 9 May 1920 in Wash Common, near Newbury, Berkshire, England, the son of Evelyn Mary (née Hooper) and George Beadon Adams. He was educated at Bradfield College and at Worcester College, Oxford, where he read modern history. Adams served in the British Army during World War II, and was a part of the D-Day landings. After the war, he worked for the British Civil Service. Adams began writing in the late 1960s, and his first novel, Watership Down, was published in 1972. The novel was an immediate success, and has since been adapted into an animated film, a television series, and a video game. Adams has written several other novels, including Shardik (1974), The Plague Dogs (1977), The Girl in a Swing (1980), Maia (1984), and Traveller (1988). He has also written several non-fiction books, including The Day Gone By (1989) and Nature Through the Seasons (1993). Adams was awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours of 2001. He died on 24 December 2016, at the age of 96. As of 2021, Richard Adams's net worth is estimated to be around $10 million.

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2004

In 2004 Adams was appointed Resident Artist, Chambre Avec Vue, Saignon, France.

1989

In 1989 Adams and John Quigley formed the Nairobi Trio. The trio consists of Adams (violin/vocals), Quigley (guitar/vocals), and Peter Koopman (bass/vocals). They play improvised jazz and re-worked standard jazz pieces. They are best known for their original compositions. On tour they perform as a quartet with Andrew Dixon on saxophones/flute/vocals. The trio's name was chosen as a bit of a joke because none of the members came from Nairobi.

1982

From 1982 to 1988 Adams was head scenic artist for the New Zealand Film Industry. In 1988 he co-founded Pro Art, specialising in commissioned artworks and sculptural pieces.

Adams first exhibited his works in 1982 at the Molesworth Gallery in Wellington. Since then his work has been exhibited in Tokyo, Sydney, New York, London and more recently at Gallery Thirty Three in Wanaka, The Arthouse in Christchurch, and the McPherson Gallery in Auckland.

1979

Adams' first studio in 1979 was the dome that was built in the garden at Rita Angus' cottage in Wellington before it became a residence for painters. Adams worked in the kitchen. When he moved to Auckland he rented the Gillies Ave studio that belonged to painter Louise Henderson. Later he worked in writer Barry Crump's former studio in Devonport.

1977

In 1977 Adams co-scripted, co-produced, and co-directed the New Zealand feature film Artman which was released at Wellington Film Festival in July 1979. In 1979 he published Translations, a book of poems and etchings.

1957

Richard Adams (born 1957) is a New Zealand jazz violinist, abstract artist, poet and actor.