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Interested in sports and athletically inclined from a young age, Thompson co-founded the Hawks Athletic Club while attending I.N. Bloom Elementary School, [11] which led to an invitation to join Louisville's Castlewood Athletic Club [11] for adolescents that prepared them for high-school sports.
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Apr 3, 2014 · Best Known For: Counterculture icon Hunter S. Thompson was an American journalist best known for writing 1971's 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' and creating "Gonzo Journalism." Industries U.S ...
Jun 21, 2024 · Hunter S. Thompson was an American journalist and author who created the genre known as gonzo journalism, a highly personal style of reporting that made Thompson a counterculture icon. He is best known for the contemporary classic Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971).
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A long and candid conversation with the gonzo journalist, who talks about his life, work, politics, and style. Learn about his early literary ambitions, his famous books, his letters, and his views on the American Dream.
Sep 15, 2020 · His drug-fuelled adventures were legendary and became the basis of one of the classics of 20th century literature. Thompson’s constant questioning of authority and wild antics made him a hero...
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Feb 21, 2005 · The legendary gonzo journalist and Rolling Stone contributor took his own life in 2005 at his Colorado home. He was known for his irreverent and darkly comic writing on politics, sports and drugs.