Pj orourke cancer

O'Rourke, the prolific author and satirist who re-fashioned the irreverence and 'Gonzo' journalism of the s counterculture into a distinctive brand of conservative and libertarian commentary, has died aged O'Rourke passed away on Tuesday morning after battling lung cancer, according to his publisher Grove Atlantic Inc. He had been ill in recent months.

The author became known for his work as editor-in-chief of the National Lampoon in the s, which included contributions to the stage show National Lampoon's Lemmings, which helped launch the performing careers of John Belushi, Christopher Guest and Chevy Chase.

Pj o'rourke obituary

O'Rourke, the prolific author and satirist who re-fashioned the irreverence and 'Gonzo' journalism of the s counterculture into a distinctive brand of conservative and libertarian commentary, has died at age He is pictured in with his novel. O'Rourke pictured in became known for his work as editor-in-chief of the National Lampoon in the s, which included contributions to the stage show National Lampoon's Lemmings, which helped launch the performing careers of John Belushi, Christopher Guest and Chevy Chase.

I glimpsed him in a crowd. The satirist shared how he 'cursed God' when he received the news he had been diagnosed with a malignant hemorrhoid and found himself contemplating death. Of course death continues to be so, sometimes, with heroes in Fallouja and Kandahar.

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It remains unclear when O'Rourke went into remission for his anal cancer and when he was diagnosed with lung cancer. O'Rourke's writing style suggested a cross between the hedonism of Hunter S. Thompson and the patrician mockery of Tom Wolfe: Self-importance was a reliable target. But his greatest disdain was often for the government — not just a specific administration, but government itself and what he called 'the silken threads of entitlement spending.

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