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February 20, 2005 (67 years old)
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Cancer
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Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter Stockton Thompson is an American journalist and author and founder of the Gonzo press movement. He became famous for the first time with the publication of The Angels of Hell, a book on which he spent a year living and riding with the Hells Angels Motor Club to write a live account of life and scripture. experience of members. In 1970 he wrote a unique magazine article titled "The Battle of Derby Kentucky is Decadent and Depraved" for Scanlan's Monthly, both of which enhanced his profile and established him as a charismatic writer. cultural feedback. It also puts him on the path of forming his own new journalism sub-genre which he calls "Gonzo", essentially an ongoing experiment in which the writer becomes the central figure and even participate in story events.
BornHunter Stockton Thompson, July 18, 1937, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedFebruary 20, 2005, Woody Creek, Colorado, U.S.
GenreGonzo journalism
Literary movementNew Journalism
Notable worksHell's Angels (1967), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971), Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 (1973), The Curse of Lono (1983), The Rum Diary (1998)
ChildrenJuan Thompson

About Hunter S. Thompson

Journalist Hunter S. Thompson was born on July 18, 1937 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States (He dies at the age of 67, on February 20, 2005).

Founder of the Gonzo journalist movement whose legacy includes Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs. For his drug use, patriotism, and powerful literary voice, he became a counter-culture icon.

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Hunter S. Thompson before becoming famous

Hunter S. Thompson was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1937 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Ox (牛).

He had a lot of problems in high school and was sentenced to prison for aiding and abetting a robbery. He was raised on Novelist Jack Kerouac and the Beat Generation.

Achievement of Hunter S. Thompson

Civil Rights Leader Oscar Zeta Acosta, a fellow writer and old acquaintance, was the inspiration for the character Dr. Gonzo in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Hunter S. Thompson's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Hunter was the eldest son of Virginia Ray Davison and Jack Robert Thompson, both of whom died while he was a kid. From 2003 until his death in 2005, he was married to Anita Thompson. Juan Fitzgerald Thompson was his son's name.

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He was a passionate opponent of Movie Actor Richard Nixon, and he used to dress up like him for Halloween.

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Hunter S. Thompson Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Hunter S. Thompson updated on March 19 2023.