Ken Krippene
Encyclopedia
Ken Krippene was a Chicago lawyer
turned Hollywood script writer
and the author of several books and magazine articles. He worked as an American journalist and travel writer.
and published work in popular men's magazines including Sir!, Argosy
,Adventure
, Real Combat Stories and Male Magazine during the 1950s through the 1970s. He also wrote several books on Central and Southern American history and contemporary culture. He was married for twenty years, until his death, to Jane Dolinger, a pin-up model and writer on Incan and Western culture
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Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
turned Hollywood script writer
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and the author of several books and magazine articles. He worked as an American journalist and travel writer.
Biography
Krippene was born in Oshkosh, WisconsinOshkosh, Wisconsin
As of the census of 2000, there were 62,916 people, 24,082 households, and 13,654 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,662.2 people per square mile . There were 25,420 housing units at an average density of 1,075.6 per square mile...
and published work in popular men's magazines including Sir!, Argosy
Argosy (magazine)
Argosy was an American pulp magazine, published by Frank Munsey. It is generally considered to be the first American pulp magazine. The magazine began as a general information periodical entitled The Golden Argosy, targeted at the boys adventure market.-Launch of Argosy:In late September 1882,...
,Adventure
Adventure (magazine)
Adventure magazine was first published in November 1910 as a monthly pulp magazine. Adventure went on become one of the most profitable and critically acclaimed of all the American pulp magazines...
, Real Combat Stories and Male Magazine during the 1950s through the 1970s. He also wrote several books on Central and Southern American history and contemporary culture. He was married for twenty years, until his death, to Jane Dolinger, a pin-up model and writer on Incan and Western culture
Western culture
Western culture, sometimes equated with Western civilization or European civilization, refers to cultures of European origin and is used very broadly to refer to a heritage of social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, religious beliefs, political systems, and specific artifacts and...
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Articles
- Male Magazine, v.4 # 9, Sept. 1954 “I Keel Gorgeous George”.
- Sir!, v.17 # 8, May 1961, "The Secret of the Sun God".
- Adventure Magazine, v. 138, #6, August 1962, "The Beast Who Lived to Kill".
- ArgosyArgosy (magazine)Argosy was an American pulp magazine, published by Frank Munsey. It is generally considered to be the first American pulp magazine. The magazine began as a general information periodical entitled The Golden Argosy, targeted at the boys adventure market.-Launch of Argosy:In late September 1882,...
, v.360 #6, June 1965, (Popular Publications) "King of the Rock Hounds". - Men in Adventure, September 1971, ed. Anon. (Rostam Publications Inc) "The Adventures of a Sex Photographer in Swinging London by Rex Stewart, as told to Ken Krippene".
Books
- Life Along the Amazon (Nelson Doubleday) Jan 1, 1957
- Buried Treasure (The Real Gold) (Permabooks) Jan 1, 1950
Unpublished works
- Manuscript: Secrets of the Left Bank... -- Typed draft, 7 pages.
- Manuscript: Ecuador: Fabulous Land of Emeralds, Gold and Inca Treasure—Two drafts, typed, 14 pages each.