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Larry Flynt
American publisher / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Larry Claxton Flynt, Jr. (November 1, 1942 – February 10, 2021) was an American publisher. He published Hustler magazine. In 1978, Flynt was shot in an assassination attempt by Joseph Paul Franklin. That left him paralyzed from the waist down. Flynt had a golden wheelchair. Franklin was executed in November 2013 by lethal injection.
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![]() Flynt at the Free Speech Coalition in Los Angeles in 2009 | |
Born | Larry Claxton Flynt Jr. (1942-11-01)November 1, 1942 Lakeville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Died | February 10, 2021(2021-02-10) (aged 78) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1965–2021 |
Spouse(s) |
Mary Flynt
(m. 1961; div. 1965)Peggy Mathis
(m. 1966; div. 1969)Kathy Barr
(m. 1970; div. 1975)Althea Leasure
(m. 1976; died 1987)Elizabeth Berrios
(m. 1998; "his death" is deprecated; use "died" instead. 2021) |
Children | 5 (1 deceased) |
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