Oscar Zeta Acosta | |
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| Born | Oscar Acosta Fierro[1] April 8, 1935 |
| Disappeared | May 27, 1974 (aged 39) Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico[2] |
| Status | Missing, presumed dead |
| Education | San Francisco State University (BA) San Francisco Law School (JD) |
| Occupation(s) | Attorney, author, activist |
| Known for | Activism, friendship with Hunter S. Thompson |
| Notable work | Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo The Revolt of the Cockroach People |
| Movement | Chicano Movement |
Oscar "Zeta" Acosta Fierro (/əˈkɒstə/; April 8, 1935 – disappeared 1974) was a Mexican American attorney, author and activist in the Chicano Movement. He wrote the semi-autobiographical novels Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo (1972) and The Revolt of the Cockroach People (1973),[3] and was friends with American author Hunter S. Thompson. Thompson characterized him as a heavyweight Samoan attorney, Dr. Gonzo, in his 1971 novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Acosta disappeared in 1974 during a trip in Mexico and is presumed dead.[4][5]
- ^ "Birth certificate of Oscar Acosta". Texas State Department of Health. 8 April 1935. Archived from the original on 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ^ Doss, Yvette C. (June 5, 1998). "The Lost Legend of the Real Dr. Gonzo". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Guide to the Oscar Zeta Acosta PapersCEMA 1". California Digital Library. Archived from the original on 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
- ^ Martinez Wood, Jamie (2007). Latino Writers and Journalists. Infobase. pp. 1–2. ISBN 9781438107851. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Top 10 Famous Disappearances: Oscar Zeta Ocasta". Time Magazine. 3 October 2008. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.