Hunter S. Thompson

Birthday:: 07/18/1937
Place of birth:: Louisville, Kentucky, USA:
Biography:: Hunter S. Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) was an American journalist and author born in Louisville, Kentucky, and the originator of Gonzo journalism, a style in which the reporter becomes a central participant in the story. After gaining attention with Hell's Angels, he published Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, first serialized in Rolling Stone, followed by Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72. His work was adapted into the films Where the Buffalo Roam, Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, in which he made a brief appearance, and The Rum Diary. He died by suicide at his home in Woody Creek, Colorado.

Credits

	Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb (2020) as Self (archive footage)
	Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (2020) as Self (Archive Footage)
	TVTV: Video Revolutionaries (2018) as Self
	For No Good Reason (2012) as Self (archive footage)
	Animals, Whores & Dialogue: Breakfast with Hunter Vol. 2 (2010) as Self (archive footage)
	Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) as Self (archive footage)
	Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2007) as Self (archive footage)
	Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride (2006) as Self
	Free Lisl: Fear & Loathing in Denver (2006) as Self
	Fuck (2006) as Self (archive footage)
	When I Die (2005) as Self
	Come on Down: Searching for the American Dream (2005) as Self
	Breakfast with Hunter (2003) as Self
	Hunter Goes to Hollywood (2003) as Self
	Tripping (1999) as Self
	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) as Other Duke in Matrix Flashback (uncredited)
	Anthem (1997) as Self
	Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary (1993) as Self
	Hunter S. Thompson: The Crazy Never Die (1988) as Self
	Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood (1978) as Self

	The Rum Diary (2011) Novel
	Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) Other
	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) Novel
	Where the Buffalo Roam (1980) Novel