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Herbert Huncke
August 8, 1996
American writer and poet (1915–1996)
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Herbert Edwin Huncke is a popular culture icon of the beat generation. Writer, gay rights pioneer, drug addict, Huncke participated in many American social movements of the 20th century.
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- Anniversary · August 8
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