Hunter S. Thompson
1937 to 2005
11 documented presences
10 places
Quo Fuit places 11 dated presences for Hunter S. Thompson across 10 places, from 1960 to 2005. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) 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.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Hunter S. Thompson was documented, and when
1960year
San Juan, Puerto Ricoattested
“In 1960, Thompson moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico, to take a job with the sporting magazine El Sportivo, which ceased operations soon after his arrival.”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
1961year
Big Surattested
“After returning to mainland United States in 1961, Thompson visited San Francisco and eventually lived in Big Sur, where he spent eight months as security guard and caretaker at Slates Hot Springs, just before it became the Esalen Instit…”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
1961year
Slates Hot Springsattested
“After returning to mainland United States in 1961, Thompson visited San Francisco and eventually lived in Big Sur, where he spent eight months as security guard and caretaker at Slates Hot Springs, just before it became the Esalen Instit…”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
1961year
San Franciscoattested
“After returning to mainland United States in 1961, Thompson visited San Francisco and eventually lived in Big Sur, where he spent eight months as security guard and caretaker at Slates Hot Springs, just before it became the Esalen Instit…”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
1964year
Cow Palaceattested
“Later that year, Thompson moved to San Francisco, where he attended the 1964 GOP Convention at the Cow Palace.”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
1964year
San Franciscoattested
“Later that year, Thompson moved to San Francisco, where he attended the 1964 GOP Convention at the Cow Palace.”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
1968year
Chicagoattested
“He used a $6,000 advance from Random House to travel the country covering the 1968 United States presidential election and attend the Democratic National Convention in Chicago for research.”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
1974year
Kinshasaattested
“As biographer William McKeen wrote, "He wrote for his own amusement, and if others came along for the ride, that was all right." Thompson's journalistic work began to seriously suffer after his 1974 trip to Kinshasa, Zaire to cover the R…”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
1975year
Vietnamattested
“In 1975, Wenner assigned Thompson to travel to Vietnam to cover what appeared to be the end of the Vietnam War.”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
20 March 1998exact date
Louisville, Kentuckyattested
“Hunter Stockton Thompson was born into a middle-class family in Louisville, Kentucky, the first of three sons of Virginia Davison Ray (1908, Springfield, Kentucky – March 20, 1998, Louisville), who worked as head librarian at the Louisvi…”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
20 February 2005exact date
Woody Creek, Coloradoattested
“At 5:42 pm on February 20, 2005, Thompson died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at Owl Farm, his "fortified compound" in Woody Creek, Colorado.”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
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Places Hunter S. Thompson is documented in
San Francisco2 presences · 1961 to 1964Chicago1 presence · 1968Vietnam1 presence · 1975
Big Sur1 presence · 1961
Cow Palace1 presence · 1964
Kinshasa1 presence · 1974
Louisville, Kentucky1 presence · 1998
San Juan, Puerto Rico1 presence · 1960
Slates Hot Springs1 presence · 1961
Woody Creek, Colorado1 presence · 2005
Other places tied to Hunter S. Thompson in the record
In each of these, a source puts Hunter S. Thompson and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Hunter S. Thompson was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1952year
Louisville Male High Schoolmentioned
“Bloom Elementary School, Highland Middle School, and Atherton High School, before transferring to Louisville Male High School in fall 1952.”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
1952year
Louisvillementioned
“Bloom Elementary School, Highland Middle School, and Atherton High School, before transferring to Louisville Male High School in fall 1952.”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
1956year
Eglin Air Force Basementioned
“In 1956, he transferred to Eglin Air Force Base near Fort Walton Beach, Florida.”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
1956year
Fort Walton Beachmentioned
“In 1956, he transferred to Eglin Air Force Base near Fort Walton Beach, Florida.”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
1957year
Fort Walton Beachmentioned
“In early 1957, he wrote a sports column for The Playground News, a local newspaper in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
19 May 1963exact date
Aspen, Coloradomentioned
“They married on May 19, 1963, shortly after returning to the United States, and lived briefly in Aspen, Colorado.”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
19 May 1963exact date
United Statesmentioned
“They married on May 19, 1963, shortly after returning to the United States, and lived briefly in Aspen, Colorado.”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
1964year
Ketchum, Idahomentioned
“One story told of his 1964 visit to Ketchum, Idaho, to investigate the reasons for Ernest Hemingway's suicide.”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
November 1971month
Las Vegas Valleymentioned
“The two trips became the basis for "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", which Rolling Stone serialized in two parts in November 1971.”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
1980year
Hawaiimentioned
“Later that year, Thompson relocated to Hawaii to research and write The Curse of Lono, a Gonzo-style account of the 1980 Honolulu Marathon.”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
1992year
Elkomentioned
“"Fear and Loathing in Elko", published in 1992, was a well-received fictional rallying cry against the nomination of Clarence Thomas to a seat on the Supreme Court of the United States.”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
1996year
Las Vegas Valleymentioned
“In 1996, Modern Library reissued Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas along with "Strange Rumblings in Aztlan", "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved, and "Jacket Copy for Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas".”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
1999year
San Franciscomentioned
“He falls in love and gets in even more trouble than he was in the sex theater in San Francisco." The novel was slated to be released by Random House in 1999, and was even assigned , but was never published.”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
2004year
Las Vegas Valleymentioned
“It is included as a special feature on the second disc of the 2004 Criterion Collection DVD release of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and labeled as Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood.”
source: Wikipedia: Hunter S. Thompson
2004year
Documented at the same place, the same year
Thích Nhất HạnhVietnam · 1975Michelle PhillipsSan Francisco · 1961AnastaciaChicago · 1968Chester W. NimitzSan Francisco · 1964Courtney LoveSan Francisco · 1964
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Sources
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