Hunter S. Thompson

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf author
newspaper
gonzo journalist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:ESPN
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:Rolling_Stone_Magazine
The Atlantic Monthly
The National Observer
gptkbp:awards gptkb:PEN_Center_USA_Literary_Award
gptkb:National_Magazine_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1937-07-18
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Louisville,_Kentucky,_USA
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Greenwood_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Dale_Thompson
gptkb:Juan_Thompson
gptkbp:deathDate 2005-02-20
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Aspen,_Colorado,_USA
gptkbp:famousQuote “Buy the ticket, take the ride.”
“I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.”
“We can't stop here. This is bat country!”
“I feel the same way about disco as I do about herpes.”
“The_Edge..._There_is_no_honest_way_to_explain_it_because_the_only_people_who_really_know_where_it_is_are_the_people_who_have_gone_over.”
gptkbp:firstMatch The Rum Diary
Hey_Rube
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hunter S. Thompson
gptkbp:influenced Journalism
Literature
Pop culture
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:F._Scott_Fitzgerald
gptkb:Ernest_Hemingway
gptkb:William_S._Burroughs
gptkb:Jack_Kerouac
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Gonzo_journalism
Political commentary
Countercultural critique
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Fear_and_Loathing_in_Las_Vegas
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs
gptkbp:occupation writer
political activist
gptkbp:placeOfDeath suicide
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sandra_Dawn_Thompson
gptkbp:website http://www.hunters-thompson.com