News Paul Krassner, author and ’60s prankster who coined the name Yippies, dies at 87 July 21, 2019July 21, 2019Christopher Weber and John Rogers, Associated PressComments Off on Paul Krassner, author and ’60s prankster who coined the name Yippies, dies at 87 Satirist and activist Paul Krassner, 87, of Yippies fame, died at his home in Desert Hot Springs, California, on Sunday.