Gustav Hasford

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gustav Hasford
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Nov 28, 1947(1947-11-28)
Age	77
Date Of Death	1993-01-29
Birthplace	Russellville
Country	United States
Birth City	Alabama
Horoscope	Scorpio

Gustav Hasford Biography

Gustav Hasford is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on November 28, 1947 in Russellville, Alabama, United States. A writer, journalist and former Marine Corps officer, he has a little wrote about the details of his Vietnam War experiences in The Short-Timers The Short-Timers, a novel published in 1979 that influenced the Full Metal Jacket. Full Metal Jacket. Other literary works of his are The Phantom Blooper (1990) as well as a Gypsy Good Time (1992).

Stanley Kubrick turned Hasford’s novel into a movie classic. turned the novel of Hasford into a film classic.

The wife of his, Charlene has given her name to the gun belonging to Private Pyle the character in The Short-Timers.

Gustav Hasford Net Worth

Gustav Hasford is one of the richest Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gustav Hasford 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a correspondent for combat for The Marines in Vietnam He also wrote for a variety of magazines of the armed forces.

The screenplay he wrote to create Full Metal Jacket earned an Academy Award nomination in 1988.

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Who is Gustav Hasford Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Gustav Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Gustav Hasford celebrates birthday on November 28 of every year.

Is The Short-Timers a true story?

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.

Was Full Metal Jacket Based on a true story?

Full Metal Jacket was based on Gustav Hasford’s 1979 novel The Short- Timers. Hasford was a Marine who had also served as a combat correspondent during the Vietnam War. Kubrick wrote the screenplay with Hasford and Michael Herr. War correspondent Herr wrote the Vietnam War memoir Dispatches.

Why is The Short-Timers out of print?

For starters, his books have been out of print since 1992, partially because Hasford refused to let The Short-Timers be reprinted under the title of `Full Metal Jacket’ and in doing so passed up the chance to reap the financial benefits of added royalties or the exposure another reprinting would have brought him.

Is Full Metal Jacket based off book?

Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 war drama film directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Herr and Gustav Hasford. The film is based on Hasford’s 1979 novel The Short-Timers and stars Matthew Modine, Lee Ermey, Vincent D’Onofrio and Adam Baldwin.

Who is Private Joker based on?

Private Joker, the grimly iconoclastic Marine who wisecracks his way through boot camp and Vietnam in the memorable Stanley Kubrick film “Full Metal Jacket,” is based on a real person: his creator Gustav Hasford , the Alabama-born novelist who died Jan.