Larry Flynt

Larry Flynt
Flynt at the Free Speech Coalition in Los Angeles in 2009
Born
Larry Claxton Flynt Jr.

(1942-11-01)November 1, 1942
DiedFebruary 10, 2021(2021-02-10) (aged 78)
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
Occupations
  • Publisher
  • activist
  • businessman
Years active1965–2021
Spouses
Mary Flynt
(m. 1961; div. 1965)
Peggy Mathis
(m. 1966; div. 1969)
Kathy Barr
(m. 1970; div. 1975)
(m. 1976; died 1987)
Elizabeth Berrios
(m. 1998)
Children5 (1 deceased)

Larry Claxton Flynt Jr. (/flɪnt/; November 1, 1942 – February 10, 2021) was an American publisher and the president of Larry Flynt Publications (LFP). LFP mainly produces pornographic magazines, such as Hustler, pornographic videos, and three pornographic television channels named Hustler TV. Flynt fought several high-profile legal battles involving the First Amendment, and unsuccessfully ran for public office. He was paralyzed from the waist down due to injuries sustained in a 1978 attempted assassination by serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin.[1]: 170–71  In 2003, Arena magazine listed him at No. 1 on the "50 Powerful People in Porn" list.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Flynt-Ross-1996 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The Porn Power 50". Arena. JasonCurious. October 2003. Archived from the original on January 4, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2012.