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Reasons for Hunter S. Thompson's fame
Thompson was the inspiration for the character of Duke in the [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning comic strip ''[[Doonesbury]]'', and was portrayed by [[Johnny Depp]] in a film version of ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]''.
Thompson was the inspiration for the character of Duke in the [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning comic strip ''[[Doonesbury]]'', and was portrayed by [[Johnny Depp]] in a film version of ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]''.
Many have expressed the belief that Thompson reached such levels of fame because he was as a person what so many people -especially within the drug culture -wanted to be.
Thompson, a lifelong [[gun]] enthusiast, committed [[suicide]] by by a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 2005.
Thompson, a lifelong [[gun]] enthusiast, committed [[suicide]] by by a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 2005.