- Anita Hoffman
Anita Hoffman (
March 16 ,1942 –December 27 ,1998 ) was born Anita Kushner and was aYippie activist ,writer , prankster, and the wife ofAbbie Hoffman .Hoffman helped her husband plan some of the most memorable pranks of the Yippie movement. She is also remembered for supporting Abbie Hoffman during his life underground while she raised their son, america.
Hoffman edited a book published in 1976 of letters she and Abbie had written to each other from April 1974 through early March 1975 while Abbie was "underground" to avoid a prison sentence for allegedly selling cocaine, "". She authored the novel, "Trashing", which she wrote under a
pseudonym .She died of
breast cancer onDecember 27 1998 , aged 56.Her life was dramatized in the 2000
film "Steal This Movie ", in which she was portrayed byJaneane Garofalo .International travels
As per
CNN , " [i] n one of her most audacious moves, she went on a sort of diplomatic mission toAlgeria to meet with Black Panther leaderEldridge Cleaver , and try to forge a coalition between the Panthers and the Yippies."External links
* [http://edition.cnn.com/US/9812/31/hoffman.death/ Cancer claims Anita Hoffman, Yippie activist -- (CNN.com)]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0388813] IMDb bio
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