July 18, 1939 –
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they’ve always worked for me.
Hunter Stockton Thompson was born on this date.
He was once considered, armed, and dangerous. Now he is no more than soot on the window sills of his and his neighbors homes. Dr. Thompson founded the Gonzo school of journalism in the 1970s; graduates from that school can today be seen every night on cable news.
Dr. Thompson inspired the character “Uncle Duke” in the comic strip Doonesbury, by former Canadian Prime Minister Gary Trudeau.
(Uncle Duke first appeared in Doonesbury was on July 8, 1974.) Several movies have been made about Dr. Thompson’s life and work and psychotic episodes. He is perhaps the only American journalist to have been played on-screen by both –
Bill Murray
and Johnny Depp.
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