Hunter S. Thompson
1937 - 2005
General Information
Bio
(1937-2005) Journalist. Hunter S. Thompson was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and died in Woody Creek, Colorado.
Full Name
Hunter S. Thompson
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
1937
BIRTH
Hunter Stockton Thompson was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on July 18, 1937.
1958
OTHER
In about 1958, Mr. Thompson was a part-time student at Columbia University's School of General Studies, taking classes in short-story writing.
1959
OTHER
Mr. Thompson worked as a reporter for The Middletown Daily Record in Middletown, New York, in 1959.
1967
LITWORK
Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga
Random House
0-394-42819-6
Nonfiction.
Random House
0-394-42819-6
Nonfiction.
1972
LITWORK
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Random House
0394464354 / 978-0394464350
Nonfiction.
Random House
0394464354 / 978-0394464350
Nonfiction.
1973
LITWORK
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
Straight Arrow Books
0879320532 / 978-0879320539
Memoir.
Straight Arrow Books
0879320532 / 978-0879320539
Memoir.
1979
LITWORK
The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time (Gonzo Papers, Vol. 1)
Summit Books
0671400460 / 978-0671400460
Collection of writings.
Summit Books
0671400460 / 978-0671400460
Collection of writings.
1983
LITWORK
The Curse of Lono
Bantam
0553013874 / 978-0553013870
Memoir.
Bantam
0553013874 / 978-0553013870
Memoir.
1988
LITWORK
Gonzo Papers, Vol. 2: Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80s
Summit Books
0671661477 / 978-0671661472
Collection of writings.
Summit Books
0671661477 / 978-0671661472
Collection of writings.
1991
LITWORK
Screwjack and other Stories
Maurice Neville
Collection of stories.
Maurice Neville
Collection of stories.
1998
LITWORK
The Rum Diary: The Long Lost Novel
Simon & Schuster
0684855219 / 978-0684855219
Novel.
Simon & Schuster
0684855219 / 978-0684855219
Novel.
1999
LITWORK
Polo Is My Life
Random House
0679406948 / 9780679406945
Novel.
Random House
0679406948 / 9780679406945
Novel.
2003
LITWORK
Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child In the Final Days of the American Century
Simon & Schuster
0684873230 / 978-0684873237
Collection of writings.
Simon & Schuster
0684873230 / 978-0684873237
Collection of writings.
2005
DEATH
Hunter S. Thompson died at his home in Woody Creek, Colorado, on February 20, 2005.
2005
INTERMENT
Hunter S. Thompson was cremated and his ashes were scattered at his Owl Farm estate in Woody Creek, Colorado.
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