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 Aristocrats
2005Nominee

Best Performance

The Aristocrats

The Source
1999Nominee

Best Performance

The Source

The U.S. vs. John Lennon
2006Nominee

Best Performance

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

Career Highlights

Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties
2017Highlight

Best Performance

Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties

Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
2011Highlight

Best Performance

Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune

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