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- At the time of his death at age 45 from untreated diabetes on January 29, 1993, Hasford was residing alone in Greece. He is buried in Winston Memorial Cemetery in Haleyville.
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Jan 29, 1993 · Jerry Gustave Hasford. Birth. 28 Nov 1947. Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama, USA. Death. 29 Jan 1993 (aged 45) Aegina Island, Regional unit of Islands, Attica, Greece. Burial. Winston Memorial Cemetery.
A Gypsy Good Time. Jerry Gustave Hasford (November 28, 1947 – January 29, 1993), also known under his pen name Gustav Hasford, was an American novelist, journalist and poet. His semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers (1979) was the basis for the film Full Metal Jacket (1987). [1] He was a United States Marine Corps veteran, who served ...
Nov 28, 2023 · Hasford was active in anti-war veterans’ activities. At the time of his death at age 45 from untreated diabetes on January 29, 1993, Hasford was residing alone in Greece. He is buried in Winston Memorial Cemetery in Haleyville.
ISBN. 0-553-17152-6 (paperback edition) OCLC. 13360352. Followed by. The Phantom Blooper. The Short-Timers is a 1979 semi- autobiographical novel by U.S. Marine Corps veteran Gustav Hasford, about his experience in the Vietnam War. Hasford served as a combat correspondent with the 1st Marine Division during the Tet Offensive of 1968.
Mar 28, 1993 · Gus Hasford’s death at age 45 came as no surprise to those who knew him well. Mr. Hasford, long an emotionally troubled man, began suffering from diabetes two years ago. The official cause of...
- Marc Leepson
Jun 28, 1987 · Hasford posted us regular letters and made periodic calls and sent along generous packages of arcane books. But his struggles for recognition for his contributions to the “Full Metal Jacket ...
Jan 29, 1993 · edit data. Jerry Gustave Hasford (November 28, 1947 – January 29, 1993), also known under his pen name Gustav Hasford was the author of two major novels of the Vietnam war, The Short Timers and The Phantom Blooper, as well as a third book, A Gypsy Good Time. At the time of his death in 1993, he was perhaps best known for a screenwriting ...
