Acosta, Oscar Zeta
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Birthname | Acosta, Oscar | ||||
born on | 8 April 1935 at 10:50 (= 10:50 AM ) | ||||
Place | El Paso, Texas, 31n46, 106w29 | ||||
Timezone | MST h7w (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
American attorney, politician, novelist and activist in the Chicano Movement. He was most well known for his novels, "Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo" (1972) and "The Revolt of the Cockroach People" (1973), and his friendship with American author Hunter S. Thompson. Thompson characterized him as a heavyweight Samoan attorney, Dr. Gonzo, in his novel "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas." Acosta disappeared in 1974 during a trip in Mazatlan, Mexico, and is presumed dead.
Relationships
- friend relationship with Thompson, Hunter S. (born 18 July 1937)
Events
- Death, Mysterious 1974 (Disappeared, presumed dead)
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield found birth certificate online.
Categories
- Vocation : Law : Attorney
- Vocation : Politics : Activist/ political (Chicano Movement)
- Vocation : Writers : Fiction (Novelist)