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Birthday: Nov 30, 1936
Place of Birth: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Abbie Hoffman

Abbot Howard Hoffman (November 30, 1936 – April 12, 1989) was an American political and social activist who co-founded the Youth International Party ("Yippies") and was a member of the Chicago Seven. He was also a leading proponent of the Flower Power movement. As a member of the Chicago Seven, Hoffman was charged with and tried―for activities during the 1968 Democratic National Convention―for conspiring to use interstate commerce with intent to incite a riot and crossing state lines with the intent to incite a riot under the anti-riot provisions of Title X of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Five of the Chicago Seven defendants, including Hoffman, were convicted of crossing state lines with intent to incite a riot;  all of the convictions were vacated after an appeal and the U.S. Department of Justice declined to pursue another trial. Hoffman, along with all of the defendants and their attorneys were also convicted and sentenced for contempt of court by the judge; these convictions were also vacated after an appeal. Hoffman continued his activism into the 1970s and remains an icon of the anti-Vietnam war movement and the counterculture era. He died by suicide with a phenobarbital overdose in 1989 at age 52. Description above from the Wikipedia article Abbie Hoffman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Mayday Self 1970
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries Self 2018
WBCN and the American Revolution Self (archive footage) 2019
Heavy Petting Self 1989
Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon Self (archive footage) 2020
Yippie Himself 1968
Chicago 10 Self (archive footage) 2008
My Dinner with Abbie Himself 1990
Emergency: The Living Theatre Self 1968
Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family Self 1971
American Swing Self (archive footage/uncredited) 2009
Brand X Policeman (Lawren Order) 1970
The Last Debate Himself 1986
Prologue Himself (Archival Footage) 1970
The Lord of the Universe Himself 1974
Last Summer Won't Happen Himself 1968
Growing Up in America Self 1989
My Name is Abbie Self 1981
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune Self (archive footage) 2011
Series Cast Year
The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest 1968
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