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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).
A tribute to Gus Hasford, the author of The Short-Timers, a novel about the Vietnam War that inspired Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. The article recounts his life, his achievements, his troubles and his death in 1993.
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.
Aug 16, 2010 · To say that Gustav Hasford is primarily remembered as the originator of Full Metal Jacket, or as the owner of the largest library book theft case in United States history, would be inaccurate because Gustav Hasford, for the most part, is not remembered.
Mar 28, 1993 · Gus Hasford was a Vietnam veteran and novelist who created Private Joker, the protagonist of Stanley Kubrick's film "Full Metal Jacket". He had a troubled and eccentric career, marked by literary success, legal troubles, and early death.
Jan 29, 1993 · 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.
Jun 28, 1987 · Hasford had served as a combat correspondent with the 1st Marine Division during the Tet Offensive of 1968. That meant that he had carried a pencil and a notebook and...
