Paul Krassner

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Born

Apr 09, 1932

Died

Jul 21, 2019 (87 years old)

Place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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.

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