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Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
[1937-2005]
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short profile
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“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.”
“I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.”
“The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where
thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side.”
“Call on God, but row away from the rocks.”
— Hunter S. Thompson
“He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.”
— Samuel Johnson [1709-84] {favorite quote of Hunter S. Thompson}
B I O
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browse books by/about Hunter S. Thompson at Amazon
Hunter S. Thompson credits [since 1978] at Internet Movie Database
Hunter S. Thompson entry at Wikipedia
Primary Works
"Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga"
[Random House, 1966] 067960331X
"Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas: A Savage Journey To The Heart of The American Dream"
[Random House, 1971] 0679785892 + 0394464354 + HB=0679602984
"Fear and Loathing: On The Campaign Trail '72" [Straight Arrow Books, 1973]
"To Aspen and Back: An American Journey" <1980]
by Peggy Clifford & Hunter S. Thompson 0312806299
"The Curse of Lono" illustrated by Ralph Steadman [Bantam Books, 1983] 3822848972
"The Rum Diary: A Novel" [Simon & Schuster, 1998]
about a burned-out New York journalist who takes a job writing for a newspaper in Puerto Rico
0786173750 Span=9875800252 + SpanHB=8433969641
"The Rum Diary" [G.K. Films / Film District Oct 2011] 
 | Written & directed by Bruce Robinson, based on Duke's novel; starring Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb |
"Screw-Jack and Other Stories" [Simon & Schuster, 2000]
"Screwjack: A Short Story" (Hardcover - Dec 13, 2000) 0684873214
"Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of A Star-Crossed Child In The Final Days
of The American Century" [Simon & Schuster, 2003] 0684873249
"The Boys On The Bus" by Timothy Crouse & Hunter S. Thompson (pb Aug 2003) 0812968204
"Hey Rube: Blood Sport, The Bush Doctrine, and The Downward Spiral of Dumbness
- Modern History From The Sports Desk" [Simon & Schuster, 2004] pb=0684873206
http://www.amazon.com/Happy-Birthday-Nicholson-Pocket-Penguins/dp/0141022434/ [2005]
"GONZO: Photographs by Hunter S. Thompson" [AMMO Books, 2006] ISBN 0-978-60760-0
"Gonzo: An Oral History" [2007] by Hunter S. Thompson & Corey Seymour 193295807X
"The Mutineer: Rants, Ravings & Missives From The Mountaintop, 1977-2005"
[Simon & Schuster, 2009] ISBN 0-684-87317-6
Collections & Other Works
"Gonzo Papers" in 4 volumes
Volume 1: "The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales From A Strange Time" [Summit Books, 1979]
Volume 2: "Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation In The '80s"
[Summit Books, 1988] pb=0743250443
Volume 3: "Songs of The Doomed: More Notes On The Death
of The American Dream" [Simon & Schuster, 1990]
0743240995
Volume 4: "Better Than Sex: Confessions of A Political Junkie" [Random House, 1994]
"The Fear and Loathing Letters, Vol. 1: The Proud Highway
- The Saga of A Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955–1967" [Random House, 1997] 0679406956
"The Fear and Loathing Letters, Vol. 2: Fear and Loathing In America
- The Brutal Odyssey of An Outlaw Journalist, 1968–1976" [Simon & Schuster, 2000]
collection of papers first appeared in Time Magazine, 1997
"Fear and Loathing At Rolling Stone: The Essential Hunter S. Thompson" [2008]
Edited by Jann S. Wenner 0316007951
Works About Hunter S. Thompson
"Hunter: The Strange & Savage Life of Hunter S. Thompson" []
by E. Jean Carroll (pb - Sep 1993) 0452271290
"When The Going Gets Weird: The Twisted Life & Times of Hunter S. Thompson
- A Very Unauthorized Biography" by Peter O. Whitmer (Paperback - Dec 10, 1999) 0967738407
"Fear and Loathing: The Strange and Terrible Saga of Hunter S. Thompson"
by Paul Perry (pb Mar 18, 2004)
1560256052
 | "The Joke's Over: Bruised Memories - Gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson & Me" [2006] by Ralph Steadman Harvest Books 8x5¼ pb [10/2007] for $10.20 Harcourt 9x6¼ hardcover [10/2006] for $17.16 |
"The Gonzo Way: A Celebration of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson"
by Anita Thompson & Douglas Brinkley (Hardcover - Aug 15, 2007) 1555916228
"Conversations With Hunter S. Thompson" by Beef Torrey & Kevin Simonson
(Paperback - Jun 2008) 1934110779
"9 1/2 Years Behind The Green Door: A Mitchell Brothers Stripper Remembers
Her Lover Artie Mitchell, Hunter S. Thompson & The Killing That Rocked San Francisco" []
by Simone Corday (pb Nov 15, 2007) 1934248622
"Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson" [2007] by Corey Seymour
(Hardcover - Oct 31, 2007) 0316005274 (Paperback - Oct 20, 2008) 0316005282
"Outlaw Journalist: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson" []
by William McKeen (Hardcover - Jul 7, 2008) 0393061922
"The Kitchen Readings: Untold Stories of Hunter S. Thompson" []
by Michael Cleverly and Bob Braudis
(pb Feb 5, 2008) 9780061159282
A ramshackle selection of anecdotes about the gonzo practitioner
"Ancient Gonzo Wisdom: Interviews With Hunter S. Thompson"
by Anita Thompson (pb Feb 9, 2009) 0306816512
new autobio of pal Oscar Zeta Acosta
Movies, Plays, Other Media
Hunter S. Thompson credits [1978-2011] at Internet Movie Database
"Where The Buffalo Roam" feature [1980] w/Bill Murray + music by Neil Young
"Hunter S. Thompson: The Crazy Never Die" documentary [1988] by the Mitchell brothers
"Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas" [1998]
directed by Terry Gilliam; starring Johnny Depp & Benicio del Toro
"Breakfast With Hunter" documentary [2003] directed by Wayne Ewing
"When I Die" documentary [2005] directed by Wayne Ewing
"Free Lisl: Fear and Loathing In Denver" documentary [2006] directed by Wayne Ewing
"Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride" short [2006] by Tom Thurman
"F*ck" documentary film [2006] about the famous four-letter word
"Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson" [2008]
from Oscar-wining director Alex Gibney
"Prisoner of Denver" feature film [to be released in ?]
In May 2010, Motion Picture Corporation of America bought the films rights to a Vanity Fair article co-written by Thompson and the magazine’s contributing editor Mark Seal about 21-year-old Lisl Auman who was charged with murder & convicted even though the crime occurred while she was in the back of a patrol car, already in police custody. Thompson's unrelenting pursuit of the case, including the June 2004 magazine article, helped overturn Auman’s sentence in 2005.
"The Rum Diary" [FilmDistrict Oct 2011] /tt0376136/
adapted & directed by Bruce Robinson; starring Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart & Richard Jenkins
Links
Thompson family's Gonzo Store website
Hunter S. Thompson entry at Wikipedia
Hunter S. Thompson credits [1978-2011] at Internet Movie Database
CO's Hunter S. Thompson fansite
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