Hunter S. Thompson Achievements, Author Biography, Trivia, and Movies

Honors and Awards

Year	Award	Work
2009	Nominated - Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay	Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Title	Published	Genre
Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72	1972	Anthology
The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved	1970
Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs	1966
Kingdom of Fear		Autobiography
The Great Shark Hunt	1979	Autobiography
The Rum Diary	1998	Novel
Prince Jellyfish
The Curse of Lono	1983	Memoir
Screw-Jack
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas		Autobiographical novel
Fire in the Nuts
Generation of Swine	1988	Fiction
Mistah Leary – He Dead
Songs of the Doomed	1990
Fear and Loathing in America	2000
Better Than Sex	1994	Biography
Gonzo: Photographs by Hunter S. Thompson
Christopher Felver: The Importance of Being	2001	Coffee table book
Hell's Angels
Happy birthday, Jack Nicholson
The proud highway

Thompson (left), with Oscar Acosta, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, 1971	A modification of one of the original Gonzo flyers/Aspen Wallposters created with artist Tom Benton ...
Hunter S. Thompson at the Miami Book Fair International of 1988	Cover of The Rum Diary, showing a young Thompson at the beach in what was meant to portray San Juan,...
The Curse of Lono, with cover art by Ralph Steadman

I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.
- Hunter S. Thompson
I wouldn't recommend sex, drugs or insanity for everyone, but they've always worked for me.
- Hunter S. Thompson
That was always the difference between Muhammad Ali and the rest of us. He came, he saw, and if he didn't entirely conquer -- he came as close as anybody we are likely to see in the lifetime of this doomed generation.
- Hunter S. Thompson
Going to trial with a lawyer who considers your whole life-style a Crime in Progress is not a happy prospect.
- Hunter S. Thompson
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

Release date:2006

Directed by:Tom Thurman

Genre:Documentary

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Release date:May 15, 1998

Directed by:Terry Gilliam

Genre:Buddy film

Estimated budget:$18,500,000

Rated:

Anthem

Release date:1997

Directed by:Shainee Gabel, Kristin Hahn

Genre:Indie film

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Release date:May 15, 1998

Directed by:Terry Gilliam

Genre:Buddy film

Rated:

The Rum Diary

Release date:October 13, 2011

Directed by:Bruce Robinson

Genre:Adventure film

Rated:

Significant Other	Relationship	Date Started	Date Ended	Duration
Anita Thompson	Marriage	Apr. 23, 2003	Feb. 20, 2005	1 year
Sondi Wright	Marriage	May 19, 1963	1980	16 years

Q:
What is Hunter S. Thompson quoted as saying?
A:
A famous quote is, "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Q:
What caused Hunter S. Thompson's death?
A:
He died by committing suicide.
Q:
Which well known books have been published by author, Hunter S. Thompson?
A:
Popular works include -
- The Rum Diary
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
- Kingdom of Fear
- The Great Shark Hunt
- The Curse of Lono
- Generation of Swine
Q:
Where did Hunter S. Thompson go to school?
A:
Hunter S. Thompson went to Columbia University.
Q:
What was Hunter S. Thompson's occupation?
A:
Hunter S. Thompson was an accomplished journalist, author, writer and novelist.
Q:
Where was Hunter S. Thompson born?
A:
Hunter S. Thompson was born in Louisville.
Q:
Who was an important influence on Hunter S. Thompson?
A:
Joseph Conrad, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner and Jack Kerouac influenced Hunter S. Thompson.