Paul Krassner

Paul Krassner

Actor · Writer

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
April 9, 1932

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Krassner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Source
1999Nominee

Best Performance

The Source

The Aristocrats
2005Nominee

Best Performance

The Aristocrats

Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
2011Nominee

Best Performance

Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune

Career Highlights

The U.S. vs. John Lennon
2006Highlight

Best Performance

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

Dynamite Chicken
1971Highlight

Best Performance

Dynamite Chicken

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