Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005)
Autore di Paura e delirio a Las Vegas
Sull'Autore
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 mostra altro 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) mostra meno
Serie
Opere di Hunter S. Thompson
Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century (2003) 1,512 copie
Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness Modern History from the Sports Desk (2004) 577 copie
Hunter S. Thompson: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (The Last Interview Series) (2018) 20 copie
The Hippies 2 copie
Raising Capital for Real Estate: How to Attract Investors, Establish Credibility, and Fund Deals (2019) 2 copie
Fear and Loathing in Miami Beach 2 copie
Las Vegas 1 copia
Hunter's Letter 1 copia
Królestwo lęku 1 copia
The murder of Ruben Salazar 1 copia
Strange Ramblings in Aztlan 1 copia
1977 11 01 [sound recording] 1 copia
The Harley-Davidson reader 1 copia
Fear And Loathing, Campaign 2004 1 copia
Fear and Loathing in Florida 1 copia
Freak Power in the Rockies 1 copia
Strah i požuda u New Yorku 1 copia
Opere correlate
The 50 Funniest American Writers: An Anthology of Humor from Mark Twain to The Onion (2011) — Collaboratore — 246 copie
The Rolling Stone Book of the Beats: The Beat Generation and American Culture (1999) — Collaboratore — 167 copie
Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (graphic novel) (2015) — Collaboratore — 77 copie
The Mammoth Book of Tales from the Road: Tales of Life on the Move (Mammoth Books) (2003) — Collaboratore — 50 copie
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson [2008 film] (2008) — Actor, alcune edizioni — 17 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Thompson, Hunter S.
- Nome legale
- Thompson, Hunter Stockton
- Data di nascita
- 1937-07-18
- Data di morte
- 2005-02-20
- Luogo di sepoltura
- The sky!!!
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Woody Creek, Colorado, USA
- Causa della morte
- Suicide
- Luogo di residenza
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Woody Creek, Colorado, USA - Istruzione
- Columbia University
Florida State University - Attività lavorative
- journalist
author - Relazioni
- Thompson, Anita (wife)
- Organizzazioni
- United States Air Force
National Observer
Rolling Stone
National Rifle Association
NORML - Agente
- Nesbit, Lynn
Utenti
Recensioni
Liste
Overdue Podcast (1)
Best First Lines (1)
1970s (1)
Find (1)
Books I've Read (1)
Books (1)
Favourite Books (1)
1960s (1)
Read These Too (1)
Best Satire (2)
2005-2010 (2)
Unread books (1)
A Novel Cure (1)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 72
- Opere correlate
- 20
- Utenti
- 39,737
- Popolarità
- #444
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 441
- ISBN
- 413
- Lingue
- 21
- Preferito da
- 346