Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005)
Auteur de Las Vegas parano
A propos de l'auteur
Hunter S. Thompson was born on July 18, 1937 in Louisville, Kentucky. At the age of sixteen he was inducted into the Athenaeum Literary Association and wrote for the Athenaeum Journal. During his two years in the US Air Force, Thompson wrote a sports column for The Common Courier. After he was afficher plus discharged, he moved to New York to work as a copy boy at Time Magazine and later moved to San Juan to write for a Puerto Rican bowling magazine. He also reported to the National Observer from South America. Upon his return to the US, Thompson wrote Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga, which became a national bestseller and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, which was originally published in Rolling Stone magazine. Thompson wrote for Rolling Stone, Playboy, and Esquire. Both Bill Murray and Johnny Depp portrayed Hunter in feature film movies based on his books, Where the Buffalo Roam and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, respectively. Hunter S. Thompson committed suicide on February 20, 2005 at his home in Colorado. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Séries
Œuvres de Hunter S. Thompson
Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century (2003) 1,505 exemplaires
The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967 (1997) — Auteur — 937 exemplaires
Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness Modern History from the Sports Desk (2004) 573 exemplaires
Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone: The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson (2011) 247 exemplaires
Hunter S. Thompson: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (The Last Interview Series) (2018) 20 exemplaires
Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb 3 exemplaires
The Hippies 2 exemplaires
Raising Capital for Real Estate: How to Attract Investors, Establish Credibility, and Fund Deals (2019) 2 exemplaires
Generation of Swine, Gonzo Papers Vol. 2 2 exemplaires
Fear and Loathing in Miami Beach 2 exemplaires
Fear and Loathing at the Watergate 2 exemplaires
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: Generation of Swine 1 exemplaire
Hunter's Letter 1 exemplaire
Królestwo lęku 1 exemplaire
Las Vegas 1 exemplaire
Fear and Loathing in Florida 1 exemplaire
Thompson, Hunter S.: Rolling Stone article - 1987 1 exemplaire
1977 11 01 [sound recording] 1 exemplaire
Docto Gonzo blows the lid off the Occult Underground 1 exemplaire
The Harley-Davidson reader 1 exemplaire
Fear And Loathing, Campaign 2004 1 exemplaire
Hey Rube! I Love You: Rolling Stone, May 1999 1 exemplaire
Thompson, Hunter S.: Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, A Savage Return: Rolling Stone 1992 1 exemplaire
The temptations of Jean-Claude Killy 1 exemplaire
Strange Ramblings in Aztlan 1 exemplaire
The murder of Ruben Salazar 1 exemplaire
Freak Power in the Rockies 1 exemplaire
Strah i požuda u New Yorku 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
The 50 Funniest American Writers: An Anthology of Humor from Mark Twain to The Onion (2011) — Contributeur — 245 exemplaires
Reporting Civil Rights, Part 2: American Journalism 1963-1973 (2003) — Contributeur — 217 exemplaires
The Art of Fact: A Historical Anthology of Literary Journalism (1997) — Contributeur — 214 exemplaires
The Rolling Stone Book of the Beats: The Beat Generation and American Culture (1999) — Contributeur — 167 exemplaires
Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (graphic novel) (2015) — Contributeur — 77 exemplaires
The Mammoth Book of Tales from the Road: Tales of Life on the Move (Mammoth Books) (2003) — Contributeur — 50 exemplaires
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson [2008 film] (2008) — Actor, quelques éditions — 17 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Thompson, Hunter S.
- Nom légal
- Thompson, Hunter Stockton
- Date de naissance
- 1937-07-18
- Date de décès
- 2005-02-20
- Lieu de sépulture
- The sky!!!
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Woody Creek, Colorado, USA
- Cause du décès
- Suicide
- Lieux de résidence
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Woody Creek, Colorado, USA - Études
- Columbia University
Florida State University - Professions
- journalist
author - Relations
- Thompson, Anita (wife)
- Organisations
- United States Air Force
National Observer
Rolling Stone
National Rifle Association
NORML - Agent
- Nesbit, Lynn
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 70
- Aussi par
- 20
- Membres
- 39,588
- Popularité
- #448
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 441
- ISBN
- 414
- Langues
- 21
- Favoris
- 346