Hunter S. Thomson (1937-2005)
Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005)
Cult legend journalist Dr. Hunter Stockton Thompson, 67, took his own life on Sunday, February 20th, with a bullet to the head in his fortified compound in Woody Creek, Colorado. He shot himself after weeks of pain from a plethora of physical problems including a broken leg and a hip replacement. Famous for "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", Thompson was a founder of gonzo journalism, an extension of New Journalism, based around the notion that journalism can be more truthful without strict observance of traditional rules of factual reportage, often characterized by a novelistic twist, with accuracy subjugated to catching the mood of the place or event. The family is looking into whether Thomson’s ashes can be blasted out of a cannon, a wish the gun loving writer often expressed.