Hunter S. Thompson

Hunter S. Thompson dating history

Relationships

Hunter S. Thompson was previously married to Anita Thompson (2003 - 2005) and Sondi Wright (1963 - 1979).

Hunter S. Thompson had an encounter with Tracy Richman (1999).

About

American Journalist Hunter S. Thompson passed away on 20th Feb 2005 Owl Creek, Colorado aged 67. Born Hunter Stockton Thompson on 18th July, 1937 (Cancer) in Louisville, Kentucky and educated at Louisville Male High School, Hunter S. Thompson is most remembered for creator of `Gonzo journalism`, author, iconoclast. His zodiac sign is Cancer.

Relationship Statistics

Type	Total	Longest	Average	Shortest
Married	2	17 years	10 years	3 years, 1 month
Encounter	1	-	-	-
Total	3	17 years	6 years, 8 months	3 years, 1 month

Details

First Name	Hunter
Middle Name	Stockton
Last Name	Thompson
Full Name at Birth	Hunter Stockton Thompson
Birthday	18th July, 1937
Birthplace	Louisville, Kentucky
Died	20th February, 2005
Place of Death	Owl Creek, Colorado
Cause of Death	Suicide (gunshot Wound To The Head)
Height	6' 0" (183 cm)
Build	Athletic
Hair Color	Brown - Dark
Zodiac Sign	Cancer
Sexuality	Straight
Ethnicity	White
Nationality	American
High School	Atherton High School, Louisville Male High School
University	Columbia University (School of General Studies, part time classes on short story writing)
Occupation Text	Journalist, author
Occupation	Journalist
Claim to Fame	creator of `Gonzo journalism`, author, iconoclast
Music Genre (Text)	Gonzo journalism
Father	Jack Robert Thompson (September 4, 1893 - July 3, 1952)
Mother	Virginia Ray Davison (1908 – March 20, 1998)
Brother	Davison Wheeler (born June 18, 1940), James Garnet (February 2, 1949 – March 25, 1993)

Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) was an American journalist and author, regarded as a pioneer of New Journalism along with Gay Talese, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Joan Didion, and Tom Wolfe. He rose to prominence with the book Hell's Angels (1967), for which he lived a year among the Hells Angels motorcycle club to write a first-hand account of their lives and experiences. In 1970, he wrote an unconventional article titled "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved" for Scanlan's Monthly, which further raised his profile as a countercultural figure. It also set him on the path to establish the subgenre of New Journalism that he called "Gonzo", a style in which the writer becomes central to, and participant in the narrative.

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