Journalist
Hunter S. Thompson
Invented gonzo journalism by missing a deadline and sending his notes, and wrote Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. His ashes were fired from a cannon.
Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author, regarded as a pioneer of New Journalism along with Gay Talese, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Joan Didion, and Tom Wolfe. He rose to prominence with the book Hell's Angels (1967), for which he lived a year among the Hells Angels motorcycle club to write a first-hand account of their lives and experiences. In 1970, he wrote an unconventional article titled "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved" for Scanlan's Monthly, which further raised his profile as a countercultural figure. It also set him on the path to establish the subgenre of New Journalism that he called "Gonzo", a style in which the writer becomes central to, and a participant in, the narrative.
- Born
- 1937-07-18, Louisville, Kentucky, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 2005-02-20, Woody Creek, Colorado, USAA Sunday, aged 67
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1937-07-18, Louisville, Kentucky, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Kentucky/Louisvillethe zone used then
America/Kentucky/LouisvilleThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 25°39′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 2°17′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 7°06′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 11°19′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 22°26′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 21°58′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aries | 5°07′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 13°16′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 16°52′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 28°14′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2005-02-20, Woody Creek, Colorado, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Denverthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 2°14′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 24°35′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 7°29′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 22°42′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 9°56′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 18°18′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer | 21°10′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 6°29′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 15°42′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 24°11′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Hunter S. Thompson was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.