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- Father of the Underground Press
- Paul Krassner was born on April 9, 1932 in Queens, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Last of the Manson Girls (2018), Independent Lens (1999) and Chicago 10 (2007). He was married to Nancy Cain and Jeanne Johnson. He died on July 21, 2019 in Desert Hot Springs, California, USA.
- SpousesNancy Cain(April 1, 1999 - July 21, 2019) (his death)Jeanne Johnson(June 30, 1963 - 1967) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenHolly Krassner
- Co-founder of the Youth International Party (Y.I.P., or "Yippie!") with Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, and is often credited with coining the group's name.
- Received an ACLU Uppie (Upton Sinclair) Award in May 2004 for "dedication to freedom of expression".
- Was the publisher/editor of the publication "The Realist", which ran from 1958 to 1974 as a magazine, and from 1985 to 2001 as a newsletter.
- Published his memoir Confessions of a Raving, Unconfined Nut in 2004.
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