Biography

Robert Hunter was born on June 23, 1941 in San Luis Obispo, California, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The Box (2009), Great Expectations (1998) and Wild (2014). He was married to Maureen Hunter. He died on September 23, 2019 in San Rafael, California, USA.

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of the Grateful Dead) in 1994.

Songwriter partner of Jerry Garcia: he wrote the words, Garcia wrote the music.

Wrote the lyrics to over 100 Grateful Dead songs, the majority with Jerry Garcia.