What is Hunter S. Thompson?
{{Infobox writer|name=Hunter Stockton Thompson|caption=Thompson in 2002|image=Hunter S. Thompson in Fuck film (cropped).jpg}} '''Hunter Stockton Thompson''' (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) was an [[Americans|American]] [[writer]]. He was known for a unique style of writing which he called '''[[Gonzo journalism]]''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/bill-murray-hunter-s-thompson-invented-shotgun-golf/|title=Hunter S. Thompson and Bill Murray once invented a new sport: 'Shotgun Golf'|date=2019-10-05|website=Far Out Magazine|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-10-18|archive-date=2019-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018031110/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/bill-murray-hunter-s-thompson-invented-shotgun-golf/|url-status=dead}}</ref> where the writer writes about himself trying to write about what was happening around him. He was born and raised in [[Louisville, Kentucky]] and spent most of his adult life on his ranch in [[Colorado]]. He committed [[suicide]] in [[Woody Creek, Colorado]] by shooting himself in the head. His main topic was the health of the [[American Dream]]. == Works == His books include: * ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/featured/hunter-s-thompson-may-1986-interview-fear-and-loathing-in/|title=Here's How Hunter S. Thompson Tried to Get on Our Cover|date=2019-10-07|website=Spin|access-date=2019-10-18}}</ref> * ''The Rum Diary'' * ''Hell's Angels'' * ''The Great Shark Hunt'' * ''The Kingdom of Fear'' * ''The Curse of Lono'' == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == *{{imdb|0860219}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Hunter}} [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:2005 deaths]] [[Category:Journalists from Kentucky]] [[Category:American novelists]] [[Category:Suicides by firearm in the United States]] [[Category:Writers from Louisville, Kentucky]] [[Category:Writers who committed suicide]]