james baldwin (1924-1987): alcohol
francois sagan (1935-2004): alcohol, lots of drugs
Ernest Hemingway (1899 - 1961): Booze
Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967): Alcohol
William Faulkner (1897 - 1962): Alcohol
all photos and titles via life
life ran a photo piece called famous literary drunks & addicts. it's incredible and bizarre. beyond the decision to highlight this part of the literary culture, there is also the choice of titles. the subtitles posted above, are taken directly from the life piece. i love the inconsistencies--parker and baldwin are alcohol, hemingway is booze, sagan, lots of drugs.
and then, there's hunter s thompson:
Hunter S. Thompson (1937 - 2005): Everything
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