Bill Cardoso
William J. "Bill" Cardoso (born September 24, 1937 in Cambridge , Massachusetts , † February 26, 2006 in Kelseyville , California ) was an American journalist and representative of New Journalism . Cardoso is best known for coining the term gonzo journalism , the trademark of his friend Hunter S. Thompson .
life and work
Cardoso was of Portuguese descent. He studied journalism at Boston University . From 1967 he worked for the Boston Globe . In the 1960s and 1970s, Cardoso et al. a. for Crawdaddy! , Harper's Weekly , New Times , Ramparts and Rolling Stone . During this time he was a close friend of Hunter S. Thompson . Cardoso reported on the legendary boxing match, the Rumble in the Jungle , between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman . Some of his work appeared in 1984 in the anthology The Maltese Sangweech and Other Heroes .
Cardoso died of heart failure on February 26, 2006 in Kelseyville , California.
Web links
- Bill Cardoso - journalist who coined the word 'Gonzo' , SFGate, March 5, 2006
- Bill Cardoso, entry on gonzo.org
swell
- ↑ Cardoso on gonzo.org
- ↑ SFGate: Bill Cardoso - journalist who coined the word 'Gonzo' , March 5, 2006
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cardoso, Bill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cardoso, William J. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cambridge , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 26, 2006 |
| Place of death | Kelseyville , California |