Oscar Zeta Acosta

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Oscar Zeta Acosta was a prominent Chicano lawyer, activist, and writer best known for his autobiographical novels and his role as Hunter S. Thompson’s real-life inspiration for the character Dr. Gonzo in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas."

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Oscar Zeta Acosta canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chicano movement activist ⓘ
activist ⓘ
human ⓘ
activeIn Los Angeles, California ⓘ
causeOfDeath disappeared under mysterious circumstances ⓘ
closeFriendOf Hunter S. Thompson ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1935-04-08 ⓘ
dateOfDisappearance 1974 ⓘ
educatedAt San Francisco Law School ⓘ
San Francisco State College ⓘ
ethnicGroup Chicano ⓘ
familyName Acosta ⓘ
fieldOfWork Chicano rights ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ
genre Chicano literature ⓘ
autobiographical novel ⓘ
givenName Oscar ⓘ
hasInfluenced Chicano literature ⓘ
Latino legal activism in the United States ⓘ
hasLiteraryStyle gonzo-influenced nonfiction ⓘ
inspiredCharacter Dr. Gonzo ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf California State Bar ⓘ
movement Chicano Movement ⓘ
linked to: Chicano movement
name Oscar Zeta Acosta ⓘ
notableFor Chicano civil rights legal advocacy ⓘ
autobiographical Chicano literature ⓘ
inspiration for Dr. Gonzo in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ⓘ
notableWork The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo ⓘ
The Revolt of the Cockroach People ⓘ
occupation essayist ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
political activist ⓘ
placeOfBirth El Paso, Texas, United States ⓘ
placeOfDisappearance Mexico ⓘ
politicalAlignment radical left ⓘ
portrayedAs Dr. Gonzo ⓘ
represented Chicano activists in court ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
subjectOf Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (book) ⓘ
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film adaptations) ⓘ
wroteAbout Chicano identity ⓘ
legal struggles of Mexican Americans ⓘ
racism in the United States ⓘ

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Chicano literature → hasNotableAuthor → Oscar Zeta Acosta ⓘ
Dr. Gonzo → basedOn → Oscar Zeta Acosta ⓘ
Oscar Zeta Acosta → name → Oscar Zeta Acosta ⓘ