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Over decades, he became a familiar presence as a writer and on-air pundit.

O'Rourke died Tuesday morning, according to Grove Atlantic Inc. Books publisher and president Morgan Entrekin. The cause was complications from lung cancer.

Over decades, he became a familiar presence as a writer and on-air pundit.

The prolific author re-fashioned the irreverence and “Gonzo” journalism of the 1960s counterculture into a distinctive brand of conservative and libertarian commentary.

P.J. O'Rourke, the prolific author and satirist who re-fashioned the irreverence and "Gonzo" journalism of the 1960s counterculture into a distinctive brand of conservative and libertarian commentary, has died at age 74.

Over decades, he became a familiar presence as a writer and on-air pundit.

O'Rourke died Tuesday morning, according to Grove Atlantic Inc. Books publisher and president Morgan Entrekin. The cause was complications from lung cancer.

Renowned journalist, satirist and author P.J. O’Rourke has died. He was 74. The cause was complications of lung cancer, his publisher said.

O'Rourke, who had been ill in recent months, died Tuesday morning