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Person    | Male  Born 18/7/1937  Died 20/2/2005

Hunter S. Thompson

Categories: Journalism / Publishing, Literature

Countries: USA

Hunter S. Thompson

Author and journalist. Born in Louisville, Kentucky. Best known for writing 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, and at his funeral, his ashes were fired from a cannon, accompanied by red, white, blue and green fireworks.

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