Paul Krassner
Paul Krassner | |
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Krassner at City Lights Bookstore in 2009 | |
| Born | April 9, 1932 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | July 21, 2019 (aged 87) |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, satirist, activist, comedian |
| Spouse |
Jeanne Johnson
(m. 1963, divorced)Nancy Cain (m. 1987) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | www |
Paul Krassner (April 9, 1932 – July 21, 2019) was an American writer and satirist. He was the founder, editor, and a frequent contributor to the freethought magazine The Realist, first published in 1958. Krassner became a key figure in the counterculture of the 1960s as a member of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters and a founding member of the Yippies, a term he is credited with coining.