William J. (Bill) Cardoso (died February 26, 2006) was an American journalist, best known as the coiner of the word gonzo. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Somerville, Massachusetts. He was the youngest of three brothers and had one daughter, Linda Cardoso. February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gonzo is a style of reportage, film making, or any form of multimedia production in which the reporter, filmmaker or creator is intrinsically enmeshed with the subject action (rather than being a passive observer). ... Cambridge City Hall Cambridge is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. ... Seal of the city Somerville is a city located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. ...

He studied journalism at Boston University and in 1967 he joined the Boston Globe and shortly thereafter became editor of the Globe Sunday magazine. He eventually settled in California. While not as well-known as his literary friends, he wrote for many publications in the 1960s and 1970s such as Crawdaddy!, Harper's Weekly, New Times, Ramparts, and Rolling Stone. He was also a good friend of Hunter S. Thompson and was present for the legendary Rumble in the Jungle. His work was collected in a 1984 volume called The Maltese Sangweech and Other Heroes. He also fondly shared his memories of Hunter S. Thompson with E. Jean Carroll for her 1993 biography, Hunter. (For the unrelated similarly-named Jesuit-associated university in Chestnut Hill, see Boston College. ... The Boston Globe is the most widely-circulated daily newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts and in the greater New England region. ... This article is about the US rock music magazine. ... Harpers Weekly Inauguration Number 1897 Harpers Weekly (A Journal of Civilization) was an American political magazine published by Harper & Brothers from 1857 until 1916. ... Ramparts is a radical squatted social centre in the Whitechapel area of East London. ... The Rolling Stone logo, designed by Rick Griffin. ... Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) – was an American journalist and author. ... The Rumble in The Jungle was a historic boxing event that took place on October 30, 1974, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, then known as Zaire. ... Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) – was an American journalist and author. ...

He passed away in the early morning of February 26, 2006, at his home in Kelseyville, California at 68. Cause of death was heart failure. Kelseyville is a census-designated place located in Lake County, California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ...

References

1. Bill Cardoso; journalist helped define Hunter Thompson image. URL accessed on March, 2006.

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• Bill Cardoso -- journalist who coined the word 'Gonzo'
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